Oregon women’s tennis: Ducks lose 4-1 in third-straight conference match

Daily Emerald, Recaps, Tennis, University of Oregon

The Ducks took on No. 40 Washington in its third-straight match against a ranked team and came away with its fourth-straight lost.

The doubles point was lost by the Ducks in a tiebreaker match between Washington’s Elianne Douglass-Miron and Riko Shimizu and Oregon’s Sofia Hager and Nicole Long.

Oregon women’s tennis: Sofia Hager earns only win for Ducks in 4-1 loss to UNLV

Daily Emerald, Recaps, Tennis, University of Oregon

The road woes continue for Oregon women’s tennis as the team leaves Las Vegas with another loss under their belts. The Ducks took on the University of Nevada Las Vegas and fell 4-1. The Lady Rebels were 7-3 when playing at home in the Fertitta Tennis Complex, but split their season record 7-7. The Ducks are 7-8 on the season and 1-3 in the Pac-12.

Only singles were played at today’s meet.

Oregon women’s tennis: Ducks win 4-1 against Northern Arizona after back-to-back losses

Daily Emerald, Recaps, Tennis, University of Oregon

The Ducks returned to Tempe, Ariz. three days after their 4-0 loss to Arizona State to take on the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks. Unlike the match against Arizona State, the Ducks came out on top with a 4-1 victory and swept doubles for the first time since Jan. 26, when they faced Eastern Washington.

The win against NAU was the first of the Ducks’ current nine-game road stint.

Kristen Shafer honors deceased friend by keeping her promise to fence

Daily Emerald, Fencing, Stories & Features, University of Oregon

Everyone has different reasons for joining club fencing. Some got into it by chance, some through a friend. Kristen Shafer, however, had very different reasons for fencing.

Because two years ago, Shafer watched the fencing trials in the London Olympics and thought: “I want to try that.”

Because deep down she wanted to be like the Olympians she had watched that day — even though she had never even held a sword.

Because she doesn’t break promises.