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UO tennis teams
enter ‘03 season
with confidence
After rough finishes in 2002
for both teams, Oregon
tennis returns with ranked
veterans for the 2003 season
By Alex Tam
Freelance Reporter
Optimism can describe the upcom
ing season for the Oregon men's and
women's tennis teams.
Both squads endured difficult sea
sons last year
with injuries ~~ _
and grueling
schedules that T|j”|^jN|5
left them at the
bottom of the
Pacific-10 Conference standings.
However, many key players are re
turning with more experience and de
termination to greatly improve on last
year's results.
For the women, who finished 10
15 overall in 2002, with a 2-6 confer
ence record, second-year head coach
Nils Schyllander is confident about
what's to come.
"We're looking forward to this
year," Schyllander said. "We broke
through a lot of barriers (in 2002).
Unfortunately, we had some un
timely injuries, but I think the future
is bright."
The Ducks return with junior
Daria Panova, the reigning Pac-10
Women's Tennis Player of the Year
who won both the indoor and out
door championships last year. The
Intercollegiate Tennis Association re
cently ranked Panova No. 7 in the
country in singles play.
"She is a world-class player," Schyl
lander said. "She pretty much did
everything you could do in one year."
The women's team is also anticipat
ing the comeback of senior Davina
Mendiburu, who missed last season
due to an anterior cruciate ligament
tear. The team expects her to be close
to 100 percent by January.
"Before her injury, Davina was one
of our best singles and doubles play
ers," Schyllander said. "To get her
back will be extremely important for
the team's success."
Senior Courtney Nagle, named an
All-American in doubles last season,
will also return to provide veteran
leadership. The ITA ranked Nagle No.
35 in the nation.
On the men's side, the team re
mains confident in the upcoming
season despite losing senior Oded
Teig, the Ducks' career singles victo
ries leader.
"We're positive," Oregon head
coach Chris Russell said. "We have a
good nucleus of guys coming back
this year."
Oregon welcomes back senior
Manuel Kost, a member of the All
Pac-10 Second Team, after finishing
8-12 overall and winless in confer
ence play.
Kost appeared in the NCAA tourna
ment but went out in the first round,
despite recently receiving the highest
ITA ranking of his career at No. 31.
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