Kost leads Ducks' upset win against Washington
Junior Manuel Kost beats
third-ranked Alex Vlaski
to beat the Huskies in
Sunday’s final match
High emotion and high intensity
characterized the dual match be
_ tween the
dent Tennis Center.
The result came down to the last
singles match between the No. 1
player on both squads, and, in the
end, the Ducks came out on top by
overcoming the 18th-ranked
Huskies, 4-3.
Oregon head coach Chris Russell
said he is proud of the way his team
competed toward the end and how
they overcame the emotion of the
By Alex Tam
Freelance Reporter
DUCK
TENNIS
Oregon and
Washington
men's tennis
teams on Sun
day at the Stu
loud and raucous crowd cheering af
ter every point.
"I think the guys did a good job of
putting emotion aside," Russell said.
'"They kept their heads down and tried
to take care of their own business."
The dual match tiebreaker came at
the No. 1 position between Oregon
junior Manuel Kost and the Huskies'
Alex Vlaski, who is ranked third in
the country. All eyes were on this in
tense three-setter as Kost triumphed
5-7, 7-6(12-10) and 6-4.
After the contest, teammates
rushed onto the court, and the
crowd gave a standing ovation to the
third-year Duck. Kost, who is 8-0 in
singles play, used a strong first serve
and forehand to give Vlaski his sec
ond singles loss of the year.
What does this victory against one
of the top players in the nation
mean to Kost?
"It means more to me that we
beat Washington," Kost said. "We
haven't beaten them in years. We
played great."
The Ducks (7-2 overall) ended
their losing streak against Washing
ton that dated back to 1947.
"We have been haunted (by the
streak) for a while," Russell said. "But
finally, we're no longer haunted."
Oregon took a 2-0 lead after win
ning two of the three doubles
matches and sophomore Thomas
Bieri's straight-set match against
Christoph Palmanshofer, 6-3 and 6
4 at the No. 3 position.
Doubles were led by the duo of
Kost and Bieri, who overcame the
45th-ranked team of Vlaski and
freshman Alex Slovic, 8-4.
The Huskies came back to tie the
dual match at 2-2 when the Ducks
lost both singles contests at the No.
5 and No. 6 positions.
Junior Sven Swinnen, who is rat
ed No. 92 in the country, gave Ore
gon a 3-2 lead with two matches left
after he beat the left-handed Slovic
in three sets, 6-2, 3-6, and 6-3 at the
No. 2 position.
Needing one more singles win to ce
ment the victory, sophomore Markus
Schiller could not get past Huskies
freshman Daniel Chu despite winning
the first set in a 6-7,6-3, and 6-3 loss.
Danielle Hickey Photo Editor
Oregon's Thomas Bieri defeated the Huskies’ Christoph Palmanshofer, 6-3 and 64.
The dual match tiebreaker was up to
Kost, who said he can still play better
and is not yet satisfied with the victory.
"It's great beating the No. 3 player in
the country," Kost said. "(But) I'm still
trying to get better. It is not over yet."
Alex Tam is a freelance reporter
for the Emerald.
SPORTS BRIEF
Softball goes undefeated
in Aggie invitational
The No. 17 Ducks were the only
squad to end the Texas A&M-hosted
Aggie Invitational with a perfect 5-0
record Sunday.
In Oregon's first game of the tour
nament, designated hitter Beth
Boskovich and catcher Jenn Poore led
the team with two hits each. Pitcher
Ani Nyhus gave up one hit in five in
nings as the Ducks claimed a 4-0 vic
tory against Penn State.
The Ducks (13-4) then took two
consecutive games from Southern
Mississippi. Oregon earned a 13-3
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accomplishment for our players."
The Ducks play at the Speedline In
vitational in Clearwater, Fla., begin
ning Thursday.
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