EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon men’s tennis got down early, before tying things up at three, and eventually falling four to three.
Oregon got the first win of the day with a 6-0 win on court two from Keremedchiev and Lo, leaving the Ducks one win away from the doubles point. On court three, Luke Vandecasteele and Jesper Klov-Nilsson dropped a tight 6-4 match to even things up.
Court one was back-and-forth throughout and was even at six-all, forcing the tiebreak. The Ducks and Dawgs traded points with the tiebreak at five-all. The Huskies then got the next two, clinching the doubles point with a 7-6 (7-5) win on court one.
Singles were nail-biters, neither team pulling away. The next points of the match came in quick succession after Keremedchiev dropped his match on court three. Lo fell in straight sets on six and UW was quickly up 3-0.
Quinn Vandecasteele (6-3, 7-6(6) got one back for the Ducks to give Oregon life. Vlad Breazu completed his sweep on five and it was a 3-2 match. Klov-Nilsson made it three-all after a 6-3, 6-3 sweep. The match would be decided on court one, where Charlton was trailing 6-4. The second set went the distance, but Charlton was unable to force a third set and Washington won 4-3.
Washington 4, Oregon Ducks 3
Singles competition
1. Han-Chih Lin (WASH) def. Joshua Charlton (ORE) 6-4, 7-5
2. Quinn Vandecasteele (ORE) def. Dzianis Zharyn (WASH) 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
3. Cesar Bouchelaghem (WASH) def. Ivailo Keremedchiev (ORE) 6-4, 6-3
4. Jesper Klov-Nilsson…
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