EUGENE, Ore. – BYU men’s tennis was swept by Oregon in the second match of a two-match series at the UO Student Tennis Center Saturday, falling to 2-2 on the season.

"I'm very disappointed with the outcome, both in terms of the loss and in terms of the score," said BYU head coach Dave Porter. "There's some things that we did well, but there’s a lot of things that we need to work on, and one of them is playing big points well. We won a very low percentage of deuce points, and with no-ad scoring, that's sort of the key, is stepping up when it matters, and we've got to work on that. We've got to do a better job of preparing and we've got a long week of work to be ready for New Mexico next Friday."

The Ducks came to play, quickly earning the doubles point with 6-3, 6-2 victories and No. 2 and No. 3 doubles, respectively. Mateo Vereau Melendez and Matheus Ferreira Leite held a lead over Joshua Charlton and Brandon Lam at No. 1 doubles, but fell in the tiebreaker, losing 7-6 (6).

Oregon then made their way through singles play, winning every singles match without dropping more than five games in a set on their way to a 7-0 sweep.

The Cougars will be back in action next week, hosting New Mexico at the BYU Indoor Tennis Courts on Friday, Feb. 5, at 3 p.m. MST. Attendance is still limited to family members, but the match can be watched via live stream, and live stats will also be available. 

MATCH RESULTS

Oregon 7, BYU 0

Doubles

1. Joshua Charlton/Brandon Lam (UO) def. Mateo Vereau Melendez/Matheus Ferreira Leite (BYU), 7-6 (6)

2. Luke Vandecasteele/Quinn Vandecasteele (UO) def. Sam Tullis/Ben Gajardo (BYU), 6-2

3. Emmanuel Coste/Jesper Klov-Nilsson (UO) def. Sean Hill/Jack Barnett (BYU), 6-3

Order of finish: (2, 3, 1)

Singles

1. #76 Emmanuel Coste (UO) def. #98 Sean Hill (BYU), 6-0, 6-4

2. #30 Joshua Charlton (UO) def. Jack Barnett (BYU), 6-1, 2-1 (ret.)

3. Quinn Vandecasteele (UO) def. Mateo Vereau Melendez (BYU), 6-2, 6-2

4. Brandon Lam (UO) def. Sam Tullis (BYU), 6-1, 7-5

5. Jesper Klov-Nilsson (UO) def. Ben Gajardo (BYU), 6-3, 6-1

6. Ryoma Matsushita (UO) def. Dominik Jakovljevic (BYU), 6-1, 6-4

Order of finish: (2, 3, 5 ,4, 6, 1)

PROVO, Utah — BYU men's tennis will head to Eugene this weekend for a two-match series against the Ducks. This is the Cougars’ (2-0) second match in a row where they face an opponent playing their first match of the season. 

The first match will be at 3 p.m. PST on Friday, Jan. 29, and the second match will take place at 12 p.m. PST the following day, Saturday, Jan. 30. Both matches will be streamed live.

In the 6-1 victory over Weber State last weekend, doubles pairs Sam Tullis/Ben Gajardo and Sean Hill/Jack Barnett earned their second wins of the season. Hill, Barnett, Tullis, Gajardo, and Dominik Jakovljevic each earned their second singles wins against the Wildcats.

Doubles Records

1. Mateo Vereau Melendez & Matheus Ferreira Leite (1-1)
2. Sam Tullis & Ben Gajardo (2-0)
3. Sean Hill & Jack Barnett (2-0)

Singles Records

1. Sean Hill (2-0)
2. Jack Barnett (2-0)
3. Mateo Vereau Melendez (0-1)
4. Sam Tullis (2-0)
5. Ben Gajardo (2-0)
6. Dominik Jakovljevic (2-0)
7. Matheus Ferreira Leite (0-1)

Oregon returns six players with 2019-2020 season experience and welcomes two freshmen to the team. The Ducks finished 11-5 in the COVID shortened season last year.

Both matches will be played at Oregon’s Student Tennis Center. In accordance will local health protocols, no fans will be allowed to attend.

Match Information – January 29

• Time: 3 p.m. PST
• Live Stream: Oregon Men’s Tennis Live Stream 
• Live Stats: StatBroadcast

Match Information – January 30

• Time: 12 p.m. PST
• Live Stream: Oregon Men’s Tennis Live Stream 
• Live Stats: StatBroadcast