EUGENE, Ore. – The Eastern Washington University men's tennis squad traveled to Eugene, Ore., to face the Oregon Ducks today (Jan. 11) and fell short 7-0 in their first match of the 2020 season. After today's match, the Eagles are 0-1 while the Ducks are 1-0 to begin the year.
"Today was a good test to see where the team is at and what we need to improve on. We played well in singles today," said head coach
Jared Burnham. "We still need some work on doubles but we are prepared and excited to host Seattle this weekend."
Official Match Results
Doubles Results
#14 Joshua Charlton (ORE) def.
Mikayel Khachatryan (6-3, 6-1)
Ty Gentry (ORE) def.
Manuel Balce (6-2, 6-2)
Riki Oshima (ORE) def.
Jeremy Mueller (6-2, 6-0)
Jesper Klov-Nilsson (ORE) def.
Martin Bats (6-1, 6-3)
Luke Vandecasteele (ORE) def.
Wout Doumen (6-1, 6-2)
Brandon Lam (ORE) def.
Erik Grimes (6-2, 6-3)
Singles Results
#8 Ty Gentry/Joshua Charlton (ORE) def.
Mikayel Khachatryan/
Manuel Balce (6-2)
Charles Roberts/Luke Vandecasteele (ORE) def.
Wout Doumen/
Martin Bats (6-1)
Riki Oshima/Jesper Klov-Nilsson (ORE) def.
Jeremy Mueller/
Erik Grimes (7-5)
What's Next
The Eagles return home this Sunday, Jan. 19 to host Seattle University at the Jim Thorpe Fieldhouse with the match time set to begin at 10 a.m. Pacific time.
