SAN DIEGO – The No. 15 San Diego men's tennis program (8-1, 1-0 WCC) improved to 5-1 against the PAC-12 this season, rolling past No. 41 Oregon (10-3, 0-0 PAC-12) on Sunday afternoon at the Hogan Tennis Center.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a tight doubles point on Friday against Cal Poly, the Toreros came out with more energy in doubles on Sunday.
- Stian Klaassen and Oliver Tarvet jumped out to an early break, while Oregon led on court one.
- Savriyan Danilov and Lambert Ruland would be the next to jump ahead and ultimately secure the opening match, while Sacchitt Sharrma and Iiro Vasa rallied from 5-2 down to lead 6-5 at the conclusion of the doubles point.
- In singles, the Toreros proved just as energetic, taking all six opening sets.
- Tarvet shined on court one, cruising to a 6-1 first set win over his ranked opponent, while Vasa was right behind him on court three with a 6-2 opening set.
- Danilov fought through an even first set and rolled in his second set, 6-0, to put San Diego up 2-0.
- Tarvet was close behind to make it 3-0, but Oregon began to push back, securing the second set on court six and forcing Vasa into a tiebreaker.
- Ruland stopped the Ducks momentum with a critical break point at 4-4 in the second set and successfully served out the match for a 6-4, 6-4 win, which ended the match in favor of the Toreros.
NEXT UP
- The Toreros will face another PAC-12 opponent, hosting No. 34 Stanford on Thursday at 1 p.m., at the Hogan Tennis Center.
RESULTS
#15 San Diego 4, #41 Oregon 0
Doubles
No. 1 –
Sacchitt Sharrma/
Iiro Vasa (San Diego) vs. Matthew Burton/Quinn Vandecasteele (Oregon) – 6-5 (UF)
No. 2 –
Stian Klaassen/
Oliver Tarvet (San Diego) def. David Cierny/Ray Lo (Oregon) – 6-3
No. 3 –
Savriyan Danilov/
Lambert Ruland (San Diego) def. Lachlan Robertson/Avi Shugar (Oregon) – 6-3
Order of Finish: 3, 2
Singles
No. 1 – No. 5
Oliver Tarvet (San Diego) def. No. 103 Quinn Vandecasteele (Oregon) – 6-1, 6-2
No. 2 –
Lambert Ruland (San Diego) def. David Cierny (Oregon) – 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 – No. 89
Iiro Vasa (San Diego) vs. Vlad Breazu (Oregon) – 6-2, 6-6 (UF)
No. 4 –
Savriyan Danilov (San Diego) def. Zian Vanderstappen (Oregon) – 6-3, 6-0
No. 5 –
Sacchitt Sharrma (San Diego) vs. Matthew Burton (Oregon) – 6-4, 3-6, 3-1 (UF)
No. 6 –
Stian Klaassen (San Diego) vs. Ray Lo (Oregon) – 7-5, 4-5 (UF)
Order of Finish: 4, 1, 2
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