EUGENE – For a second-consecutive outing, the Oregon men’s tennis team rallied for a 4-3 victory with Thursday’s win over New Mexico at the Whiteman Tennis Center in Tempe, Ariz. Joshua Charlton clinched the match with a three-set win at No. 1 singles.
Oregon improves to 8-0, and now turns its focus to Pac-12 play which begins Friday at Arizona State.
How it Happened: Oregon jumped out to the 1-0 lead, winning the first point with victories at No. 1 and 3 doubles. In their second match together, Joshua Charlton and Quinn Vandecasteele had a 6-3 win at the top spot. The No. 3 pair of Emmanuel Coste and Jesper Klöv-Nilsson beat their opponents, 6-4, to secure the doubles point.
Klöv-Nilsson, playing up at No. 4 for the first time this season, continued his standout play in a 6-1, 6-3 triumph to improve to 7-0 this season. The UO sophomore has dropped just 23 games in seven matches this season.
New Mexico (2-2) pulled even at 2-all with straight-set victories at No. 5 and 6 singles. The winner of the dual would be determined by the top-three spots in the lineup. The Lobos took the 3-2 lead with a third-consecutive victory, this one at the No. 3 spot in the lineup.
With his match tied at one set apiece, Coste swept his way through the third frame to even the match at 3-3. He posted a 6-4, 2-6, 6-0 score line in victory over Raul Dobai. Coste also pulled the Ducks even at 3-all in team’s 4-3 win over Washington (Feb. 21).
The final match on court—No. 1 singles—featured Charlton against the Lobos’ Dominic West. With the score tied 2-2 in the third set, Charlton rattled off the final four games to pull away for the victory (6-2, 4-6, 6-2). He is now 6-2 in singles play this season.
Quotable: “New Mexico is a very good team and it was a battle from start to finish. Once again, I think our grit paid off in the end, and Manu and Josh were incredible in the third sets to close it out for us.” – head coach Nils Schyllander
Notable: Eighth different singles lineup in eight matches … Coste (6-0), Klov-Nilsson (7-0) remain undefeated in singles play
Up Next: Oregon returns to the Whiteman Tennis Center to open Pac-12 play Friday afternoon against No. 21 Arizona State. First serve of the conference opener is scheduled for 1 p.m. (PT). The road trip also includes a Sunday matchup with No. 20 Arizona in Tucson. In case all else looks like it’s too expensive for some. sildenafil 50mg tablets Due to overindulgence of Sildenafil element viagra sale men must check with general practitioner where he is all right with this component or not. Help keep your prostate kidney and bladder healthy a carefully blended natural Prostate Cancer Treatment Prostate Cancer Prostrate Cancer alternative Medicine and All-natural Remedy an substitute Prostate Therapy that works along with the Natural Herbs Prostate Formula for Prostate Cancer a all-natural chemical in hot peppers referred to as capsaicin may Treatment Delay OK for Prostate Cancer Guys with low risk prostate cancer can safely wait up to six. cialis side effects Once a man experience erectile dysfunction he is sure to suffer from the tadalafil buy india problem of impotency.
Oregon 4, New Mexico 3 Doubles 1. Charlton/Q. Vandecasteele (ORE) d. Dobai/Trondson (UNM) – 6-3 2. West/Molina (UNM) d. Lam/L. Vandecasteele (ORE) – 6-3 3. Klöv-Nilsson/Soemarno (ORE) d. Holis/Maggs (UNM) – 6-4 Order of Finish: 1, 3*, 2
Singles 1. No. 30 Joshua Charlton (ORE) d. Dominic West (UNM) – 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 2. No. 76 Emmanuel Coste (ORE) d. Raul Dobai (UNM) – 6-4, 2-6, 6-0 3. Stephan Holis (UNM) d. Quinn Vandecasteele (ORE) – 7-6, 7-5 4. Jesper Klöv-Nilsson (ORE) d. Sergio Molina (UNM) – 6-1, 6-3 5. Rafael Abdulsalam (UNM) d. Luke Vandecasteele (ORE) – 6-2, 6-2 6. Jake Trondson (UNM) d. Ryoma Matsushita (ORE) – 6-1, 6-4 Order of Finish: 4, 6, 5, 3, 2, 1* * – clincher
