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rachelhawks | Posted: 25 Mar 2011 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
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Women's Tennis Takes Down Ducks

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PROVO -- The BYU women’s tennis team recorded its first win in more than a month, defeating No. 63 Oregon Saturday at the BYU Indoor Tennis Courts after a two-week break from matches.

“I’m really happy with the way we came out today,” BYU head coach Lauren Jones Spencer. “We came out positive with a lot of energy. Practicing the last two weeks and not having matches gave us the chance to focus and reset.”

Elle Carney and Aubrey Paul, a native of Sandy, Utah, came out strong in doubles for BYU (5-7), delivering a sound defeat to Oregon’s Pascale Neubert and Lana Buttner on Court 3 (8-3). Oregon (7-9) tied the doubles score with a win on Court 1 against Cougars Callie Craig, of Orem, Utah, and Megan Price 8-5.

Elizaveta Ezhova and Desiree Tran stayed strong on Court 2, pushing the match against Ducks Julia Metzger and Trudie du Toit to a tiebreaker and winning 9-8 (3). The Court 2 match clinched the doubles point for BYU, putting the team ahead 1-0.

The Ducks put their first point on the board with Pavlina Smatova defeating Price 6-4, 6-0.

The Cougars responded with three singles wins in a row to take the match. Tran defeated Neubert in straight sets (6-4, 6-2), followed by Craig’s 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win against Skowronski. Carney wrapped up the win with a 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 victory against Metzger.

BYU starts conference play on the road with a match against TCU April 1 at 2 p.m.

BYU vs. No. 63 Oregon

 

BYU-4 UO-1

Doubles

1. Skowronski/Smatova (UO) def. Craig/Price (BYU) 8-5

2. Ezhova/Tran (BYU) def. du Toit/Metzger (UO) 9-8 (3)

3. Carney/Paul (BYU) def. Neubert/Buttner (UO) 8-3

Order of finish: 3, 1, 2

Singles

1. Pavlina Smatova (UO) def. Megan Price (BYU) 6-4, 6-0

2. Callie Craig (BYU) def. Patricia Skowronski (UO) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3

3. Elle Carney (BYU) def. Julia Metzger (UO) 6-7, 6-3, 6-2

4. Desiree Tran (BYU) def. Pascale Neubert (UO) 6-4, 6-2

5. Elizaveta Ezhova (BYU) vs. Trudie du Toit (UO) 6-2, 4-0 susp.

6. Aubrey Paul (BYU) vs. Lana Buttner (UO) 6-7, 1-0 susp.

Order of finish: 1, 4, 2, 3

 

 
rachelhawks | Posted: 23 Mar 2011 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
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Women's Tennis Takes on No. 63 Oregon

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PROVO -- Ending a two-week break, the BYU women’s tennis team takes on No. 63 Oregon at the BYU Indoor Tennis Courts Friday at 8:30 a.m.

BYU (4-7) last played at UC Irvine, recording a 5-2 loss March 5. The Cougars are looking to bounce back with their first home match in almost two months.

Freshman Callie Craig of Orem, Utah, leads the Cougars in singles with a 16-8 record. Craig and doubles partner Megan Price are ranked No. 75 and hold a 15-7 record.

Oregon (7-8) suffered a loss to the University of Utah Wednesday. The Ducks’ last win was against Washington March 11. Oregon's Pavlina Smatova ranks No. 79 nationally in singles.

The Oregon match is BYU’s last before conference play begins.

As usual, admission to the match is free.