Oregon tennis delivered a two-win weekend at the UO Student Tennis Center, with the men surviving a 4-3 thriller against Utah State on Friday and the women cruising to a 6-1 victory over in-state rival Portland on Saturday. Both squads stayed unbeaten at home this spring behind strong doubles play and key singles performances.

Men’s Tennis: Oregon 4, Utah State 3

Oregon battled through a back-and-forth match Friday night, clinching a 4-3 win over Utah State to remain undefeated at home. The Ducks (7-2) grabbed momentum early by taking the doubles point, earning wins on courts two and three. Vlad Breazu and Declan Galligan earned a 6-2 victory, while Cameron Burton and Lachlan Robertson secured the point with a 6-4 win. The top doubles match was left unfinished with Oregon leading 5-3.

In singles, Breazu extended Oregon’s lead with a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 1, and Russell Soohoo followed with a 6-4, 6-3 victory at No. 6 to push the Ducks within a point of winning the match. Utah State responded with singles wins on courts two, three, and four to tie the score at 3-3, setting up a deciding point.

Robertson delivered the clincher at No. 5, outlasting Jakub Medved in a three-set battle, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, to seal the 4-3 decision.

Women’s Tennis: Oregon 6, Portland 1

The Oregon women followed Saturday with a dominant showing, defeating Portland 6-1 to stay unbeaten at the Student Tennis Center this spring. The Ducks (5-1) improved to 4-0 at home after securing the doubles point and winning five singles matches.

Tilde Jagare and Olivia Symons started the day with a 6-1 win at No. 1 doubles, and freshmen Hadley Appling and Virginia Crocker completed a 6-3 victory on court three to put Oregon up 1-0. Appling and Crocker remained perfect together, moving to 3-0 when paired this season.

Oregon then won the first five singles matches to clinch the dual. Jagare rebounded after dropping the first set at No. 1, rallying for a three-set win (2-6, 6-4, 6-1). Sophomores Patsy Daughters (No. 4) and Bridget Mihulka (No. 6) added points in straight sets, with Mihulka picking up her fifth straight win and staying unbeaten in the spring at the sixth position. Crocker earned a 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 3 to improve to 4-1 in dual play, and freshman Hinata Furutani battled to a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory at No. 5 to move to 3-0.

Saturday’s match marked the 40th all-time meeting between Oregon and Portland, with the Ducks improving to 39-1 in the series.

Up Next

Oregon men’s tennis hosts Liberty on Friday at 5 pm while women’s tennis returns to the UO Student Tennis Center next Saturday for a doubleheader, hosting UC Riverside at 10 a.m. followed by Seattle U at 5 pm.