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Ducks lose to the Cardinal
for first time in nine years
The Ducks can’t continue
their winning streak against
Stanford, losing 31-6 and
falling to 1-6 on the season
By Scott Archer
Freelance Reporter
It's hard to know where to start with
the Ducks.
Each step forward is met with a step,
or even two, backward.
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win.
Tire Ducks were coming off a close
win over Army, something coaches
and players alike felt was a stepping
stone during a grueling stretch in their
schedule.
Instead, Oregon received a reality
check in the form of a 31-6 loss at the
hands of the Cardinal.
The loss was the first to Stanford
since the 1995 season.
Oregon entered the match against
Stanford 1-5 overall and 0-1 in Pacific
10 Conference play and in desperate
need of a Pac-10 victory. Now, the
Ducks head into more Pac-10 action
with a ledger of 1-6 overall and 0-2 in
conference play.
"We are a young team and when
you have starters out of the lineup it
makes those matches even that much
more important to win and we didn't
get the job done," Oregon head coach
Chuck Kearney said. "We lost five
close matches that we were in and ca
pable of winning."
On the bright side for the Ducks, jun
ior Luke Larwin continues to impress
after earning his fourth straight dual vic
tory. Me defeated Brian Perry, 3-1. Lar
win upped his record to 17-6.
Oregon also received a strong per
formance from senior Jake Leair. Leair
out-dueled Ian Bork, 5-3, for his second
dual win of the year.
Oregon started two fresh faces in the
loss at Stanford. Freshman Elliott Tracy
earned the first start of his career, filling
in for fellow freshman Cyle Hartzell.
Also, Johnny Lugo received his first
taste of competition this season, but
lost to No. 12 Brad Metzler.
Oregon has a chance to put the
loss behind it quickly with a quick
turnaround into today's match
against UC Davis.
Oregon will face the Aggies looking
to even its overall record to 4-4. The
Ducks have never lost to UC Davis in
eight previous meetings dating back to
the 1980-81 season. Davis lost to Boise
State 21-12, for its first Pac-10 loss.
However, Davis beat Cal State-Fullerton
Nov. 21,33-9.
Derek Moore leads the Aggies in the
133-pound weight division. With a
record of 14-5 Moore is ranked fifth
in the Pac-10, along with teammates
Tommy Schurkamp, who is fifth in
the 125-pound class. Jeff Bristol is
third in the 141-pound class, while
Kevin Jones is fourth in the 149
pound class. Mike Font is second in
the 165-pound class, followed by
Brandon Bear, fourth in the 184
pound class.
Oregon will then stay in Davis
where it will participate in the Aggie
Open Saturday. It will be an open
event with potential matches in the
shape of No. 21 Cal-Sate Bakersfield,
Cal Poly, Menlo College, Southern
Oregon and Fresno State.
"The key for us now is to learn from
this, bounce back and be ready to
compete," Kearney said.
Scott Archer is a freelance reporter
for the Emerald.
Panova unavailable for Ducks
as team heads north to Seattle
The Duck women will open
up at the Pac-10 Indoors,
but without their top player
By Alex Tam
Sports Freelancer
After nearly two months off,
the Oregon
women's and
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court for com
petition this weekend to start off the
2004 regular season.
The women will open up the new
year at the Pacific-10 Indoor Champi
onships in Seattle beginning today.
Following a fall season that saw jun
ior Daria Panova become the ITA
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Northwest Regional singles champion
and strong play from newcomers Mon
ica Hoz De Vila and Dominika Diesko
va, head coach Nils Schyllander said he
wants his team to continue to build on
that success.
"I'd just like to see how they compete
after the break," Schyllander said. "I'd
like to see them make a statement and
show that they're ready to go. That's
what we expect."
The Ducks, however, received some
bad news over the break when it was
learned that Panova will be held out
of the tournament due to a finger in
jury. The injury has prevented Panova
from hitting backhands the past week.
It is a tough break for the Russia na
tive, who won the Pac-10 Indoor sin
gles title last year and will not be able
to defend her crown.
Oregon will now look to senior
Courtney Nagle to lead the team over
the weekend. Nagle was ranked No. 35
nationally in the preseason.
The Pacific-10 Conference is ar
guably the nation's premier conference
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with five teams in the top 11 national
ly. Second-ranked Stanford has already
developed a dynasty in women's tennis
after winning the national title two
times in the last three years and 12
times overall. Oregon currently stands
at No. 40 in the nation.
"Every match you play (in the con
ference) is tough," Schyllandersaid. "It
doesn't matter where you play. They are
all national type players."
No. 7-ranked Washington will host
this weekend's tournament. The
Huskies are eager to take advantage of
their home court and compete in front
of their fans at the Lloyd Nordstrom
Tennis Center on campus.
"(This tournament) has been an av
enue for all of the northwest teams to
gain access to the powerhouses in the
Pac-10," Washington head coach Patty
McCain said. "Having the opportunity
to get on the court and compete with
those teams means that our players are
less intimidated later in the season
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