■ Duck tennis
Oregon women take three in weekend sweep
Jamie Marshall wins all three of her singles matches to
lead the Ducks past L/C Irvine, Portland and Utah
BY ALEX TAM
DAILY EMERALD FREELANCE REPORTER
Jamie Marshall has had the poten
tial to be one of Oregon’s top tennis
players, but several nagging injuries
throughout her career have impeded
that development.
The 5-foot-6 junior, however, now
feels the best she has been in a long
time and had one of many standout
performances for the Ducks this
weekend. The Oregon women (3-0
overall) won all three home dual
matches, including a 6-1 victory
over UC Irvine on Sunday at the Stu
dent Tennis Center.
Marshall, a diabetic, said she re
cently switched to an insulin pump
to help control her blood sugar lev
els, which in turn has contributed to
her improved performances.
“I feel a lot healthier and every
thing is working right now,” Mar
shall said.
The 21-year-old won all three of
her singles matches over the week
end, including a straight-set, 7-5,6-1,
win over UC Irvine’s Hui Leow that
clinched the dual match victory.
“I feel like I’m playing a lot better
and I feel like I’m in better shape
and moving better and everything,”
Marshall said.
The flu and minor injuries also
became concerns during the week
end. However, Oregon head coach
Nils Schyllander said he was “really
proud” of how his team battled
through it.
“I think the team came a long
ways this weekend because we
dealt through a lot of adversity,”
Schyllander said.
Sunday’s victory was also the
Ducks’ 11th straight win at home in
the Student Tennis Center — a streak
that dates back to last season when
Oregon held a perfect 8-0 record.
“We’re comfortable in here, we
practice here and we got great fans,
so it’s a great venue to play at,”
Schyllander said.
The bottom half of the singles
lineup was one of the big reasons
for the Ducks’ success over the
weekend. Throughout the weekend,
the quartet of Marshall, Anna
Leksinska, Monica Hoz de Vila and
Ester Bak combined for an 8-1
singles record.
“They played pretty solid,” Schyl
lander said. “Jamie Marshall played
great all weekend and we just don’t
make mistakes down in the lineup
right now. I just feel like we played
solid tennis.”
Oregon also captured a pair of 6-1
victories over Portland and Utah
on Friday.
The Ducks will next travel to Min
neapolis for the Minnesota Court
Classic on Saturday.
Men take two
The Oregon men (3-1 overall)
continued their tennis success with
two dominating 7-0 home victories
over Gonzaga and Linfield Saturday.
“We just had to make sure we fo
cused,” senior Sven Swinnen said.
“We knew coming into the match, if
we focused we would win, and I
guess that’s what we did.”
Swinnen, ranked 16th in the na-'
tion, picked up his team-leading
10th win of the season when he de
feated Linfield’s Tim Layman in
straight sets, 6-0, 6-1.
Oregon continues dual-match
play at home with a doubleheader
Saturday against St. Mary’s at 11
a.m. and Eastern Washington at
5 p.m. in the Student Tennis Center.
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Oregon football lands
highly touted recruit
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many recruiting sources as the na
tion’s top running back prospect,
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The 5-foot-10, 220-pound Stewart
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career-low-tying 10 points. Diogu
also grabbed 10 rebounds.
Arizona State forward Serge An
gounou led all scorers with 20
points on 7-of-ll shooting and
grabbed 10 rebounds.
Jordan Kent grabbed a career
high 10 rebounds for the Ducks in
15 minutes.
Despite consecutive home losses,
the Ducks said they’re not panick
ing and are capable of turning
things around.
“We hope the character is strong
enough on this team,” Hairston said.
“We need to stick together and just
continue to move forward and learn
from our losses. ”
jonroetrnan@dailyemerald.com
Oregon's Malik
Hairston looks
for an opening
in the Ducks' loss
to Arizona State
Saturday. Hairston
led the Ducks with
17 points, but went
8-of-18from the
field, including
l-of-8 from
behind the arc.
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