Ducks Women's Tennis Faces WSU Friday

The Cougars are coming off of back-to-back losses to the Arizona schools.

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EUGENE - The No. 41st-ranked Oregon Ducks (6-2, 0-0 Pac-10) return to the courts off of a bye week to face No. 55 Washington State (8-3, 0-2 Pac-10) in a non-conference dual meet on Friday at noon in the Student Tennis Center.

Scouting Washington State:

The Cougars are coming off of back-to-back losses to the Arizona schools, both ranked in the Top 50.

They were swept by the Sun Devils, 7-0 and fell to the Wildcats, 6-1.

The Cougars are led by Ekaterina Burduli, who is only 5-5 on the year in dual matches.

Ducks vs. Cougs:

The Ducks swept the season series with the Cougars last yeat, winning the non-conference dual, 5-2, and the conference dual match, 4-3.

Dominika Dieskova split her matches against Ekaterina Burduli at the top position, falling in their last meeting. Burduli returns in the top spot as a junior this year.

LAST TIME OUT:

Dominika Dieskova returned to her winning ways and the Ducks followed suit, defeating the No. 51 Colorado Buffaloes, 5-2.

Dieskova defeated the Buffaloes’ Monica Milewski in three sets, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.

Carmen Seremeta, Anna Powaska, Monica Hoz de Vila and Claudia Hirt each won in straight sets in the three through six positions.

Hoz de Vila battled to a 7-6, 7-5 victory over Colorado’s Gleisy Torres Torres in the five spot.

Colorado swept the Ducks in doubles before Oregon went to work, taking five of the six singles matches for the decisive victory.

28th ranked Dieskova and Ceci Olivos fell, 8-4, at the hands of Colorado’s Torres Torres and Camila Belassi.

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