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EUGENE, Ore. – The 2023 Oregon women’s tennis season gets underway Friday, as the Ducks host a pair of matches over the weekend against Portland State (3 p.m., Friday) and Seattle U (11 a.m., Sunday) at the Student Tennis Center.
The Ducks return eight players from last season’s NCAA Tournament team, including All-Pac-12 Second Team selection Sophie Luescher, while adding five-star freshman Jo-Yee Chan. Luescher went 13-7 from the No. 1 singles position with a 5-4 mark in conference action.
UO earned its ninth postseason appearance in 2022 and first since the 2018 season, finishing with a No. 38 national ranking in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) poll.
Oregon boasted a 15-9 record (5-5 Pac-12) a season ago, its highest winning percentage since the 2005 season. Head coach Courtney Nagle enters her fifth season at Oregon and owns a 43-39 career dual record.
MATCH #1
Oregon (0-0) vs. Portland State (1-0)
When: Friday, Jan. 20 | 3 p.m. PT
Where: Student Tennis Center (Eugene, Ore.)
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MATCH #2
Oregon (0-0) vs. Seattle U (1-2)
When: Sunday, Jan. 22 | 11 a.m. PT
Where: Student Tennis Center (Eugene, Ore.)
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The two matches mark the Ducks’ only home contests in the month of January before hitting the road for the ITA Kickoff Weekend at No. 13 Oklahoma State Jan. 28-29.
All home matches are open to the public and take place at the Student Tennis Center on the UO campus. Follow Oregon women’s tennis on Twitter @OregonWTennis with live results are available at Oregon.statbroadcast.com.
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