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■ Women’s tennis
Panova drops out
of national ranks,
remains top Duck
Oregon hopes to rebound against 'dangerous' Boise State
on Saturday after being shutout by No. 2 7 Arizona State
BY ALEX TAM
DAILY EMERALD FREELANCE REPORTER
For the first time in her four-year
career, Daria Panova dropped from the
national singles rankings last week.
Panova, ranked as high as No. 8 to
begin the season, still holds a
respectable 8-2 singles record for the
Ducks (9-2 overall, 1-1 Pacific-10
Conference) entering their dual match
against Boise State (3-3) at noon
Saturday at the Student Tennis Center.
Oregon head coach Nils Schyllander
said he is not at all disappointed that
his No. 1 player in the lineup is now
unranked, because “she’s got nothing
left to prove.” Panova is Oregon’s
leader in season and career victories
and also has captured three Pac-10
singles titles.
“She’s one of the best players in the
country; she knows it, and I know it,”
he said. “She just needs to get on a roll
and get some good wins, and she’ll be
back where she needs to be.”
The Oregon women, as a team, are
also looking to bounce back after get
ting a split against the Arizona schools.
The Ducks suffered a 7-0 shutout loss
to No. 27 Arizona State on Saturday,
which was the first shutout of the
Ducks since Feb. 28,2004.
“Arizona State is one of the top
teams in the country,” Schyllander
said. “Their ranking doesn’t reflect that
yet, but they’re a good, solid team.”
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Schyllander added his team’s
confidence hasn’t wavered as it had
several chances to get some points
against the Sun Devils. Four of the six
singles matches involved tiebreakers
and close sets ending 7-5.
“The score might not reflect that,
but we were in every single singles
match and there was opportunities to
be had,” Schyllander said.
In this weekend’s matchup against
unranked Boise State, Schyllander
and the Oregon players used the
word “dangerous” to describe their
opponent. Last season, the Ducks
handed the Broncos a 6-1 loss.
“They’re pretty much dangerous
in every spot (in the lineup),”
Schyllander said. “They’re a team that
if you’re a little bit off, they can pull off
the upset.”
Senior Davina Mendiburu said her
team is confident about returning
home to Eugene to play. So far this
season, Oregon has a 6-1 home record
with the only loss coming to No. 8
Washington on Feb. 12.
“Boise State is very dangerous,”
Mendiburu said. “They’re very talent
ed and we’re all going to have to show
up and play our best, because if we’re a
little off, they can be very dangerous.”
The Broncos are coming off a
5-2 loss to Denver at home —
they were defeated in four of the six
singles matches.
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