Ducks Victorious in Pac-12 Tournament

OJAI, Calif. – Oregon men’s tennis secured a come-from-behind victory in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament today. The Ducks had previously come up just short against the Sun Devils twice this season, making the victory that much sweeter.
 
Things started off strong for the Ducks in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament. Oregon’s No. 1 doubles team of Joshua Charlton and Quinn Vandecasteele got back on track, winning their match 6-2. Doubles partners Luke Vandecasteele and Vlad Breazu continue to develop their chemistry and put it on display this afternoon, winning 6-1 on court three to give the Ducks an early lead.
 
Momentum quickly swung in favor of Arizona State, as the Sun Devils grabbed three straight-set wins on courts one, three and four to take a 3-1 lead. The Ducks then slowly shifted the match in their favor. Freshman Vlad Breazu grabbed his 15^th win of the season, taking a straight-set 7-5, 7-5 win on court five. Oregon would need both Vandecasteele brothers to win their matches, both of which were headed to a third set.
 
Luke trailed 5-3 in the third set and was at match-point, before consecutive points made it 5-4 in favor of ASU. Back on serve, Luke tied things up and 5-5. The match would end up in a tiebreaker, where Luke would come away victorious 8-6. With the match even at 3-3, Luke’s brother Quinn would need a win to clinch it. In the final set, things were even at 4-4, when Quinn got a break point for a 5-4 lead and the serve. He took care of business on the serve for the match-clinching win.
 
 
First Round // Wed., April 26 // Libbey Park
No. 9 Oregon 4, No. 8 Arizona State 3
DOUBLES:
1. Joshua Charlton/Quinn Vandecasteele (ORE) def. Jacob Bullard/Constantinos Koshis (ASU) – 6-2
2. Murphy Cassone/Max McKennon (ASU) def. Ivailo Keremedchiev/Jesper Klov-Nilsson (ORE) – 6-0
3. Luke Vandecasteele/Vlad Breazu (ORE)def. Roi Ginat/Nicola Cigna (ASU) – 6-1
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1
 
SINGLES:
1. Murphy Cassone (ASU) def. Joshua Charlton (ORE) – 6-2, 6-3
2. Quinn Vandecasteele (ORE) def. Max McKennon (ASU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
3. Constantinos Koshis (ASU) def. Jesper Klov-Nilsson (ORE) – 6-3, 6-4 
4. Jacob Bullard (ASU) def. Ivailo Keremedchiev (ORE) – 6-4, 6-1
5. Vlad Breazu (ORE) def. Roi Ginat (ASU) – 7-5, 7-5 
6. Luke Vandecasteele (ORE) def. Spencer Brachman (ASU) 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6)
Order of finish: 4, 1, 3, 5, 6, 2