EUGENE, Ore. – Leading Oregon to a 2-0 opening weekend while going unbeaten across four combined singles and doubles matches, Patsy Daughters was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week, the conference office announced Wednesday.
Playing at the top doubles spot in addition to No. 3 singles, Daughters helped the Ducks begin their spring campaign with a pair of 4-0 sweeps over Portland State and Montana last Friday at the Student Tennis Center.
Playing with partner Karin Young, the duo began the day with a 6-1 win over the Vikings top pair before a 6-3 triumph against the Grizzlies to help clinch both doubles points.
Daughters, a Eugene native, then picked up a pair of straight-set victories in singles, dropping a total of five games across her two matches. Facing PSU’s Hana Abdelhamid on court three, Daughters came away with a 6-3, 6-1 win. Later that afternoon, she took down Montana’s Piper Freeman 6-1, 6-0.Dating back to the fall season, Daughters is a combined 5-0 in singles action in her freshman season. Daughters earns her first conference weekly honor and the first by the Ducks as members of the Big Ten.
Oregon continues a season-opening seven-match homestand at the Student Tennis Center this weekend, hosting Seattle on Friday (1 p.m.) and Long Beach State on Sunday (11 a.m.).
