Oregon (5-2, 0-0 Pac-12) faced off against the Portland Pilots (4-2, 0-1 West Coast) in the Student Tennis Center for their eighth match of the regular season. After some extremely close singles matches, Portland narrowly came away with a 4-3 victory.
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Oregon women’s tennis team lose two players, gain one
Daily Emerald, Recaps, Tennis, University of OregonAs of February 21, sophomores Allie and Kadie Hueffner are no longer a part of the Oregon women’s tennis team, Oregon Athletics has confirmed. The sisters had been walk-ons for the last two seasons, but had regularly started in matches. The two were the only walk-ons.
Oregon women’s tennis: Ducks sweep Santa Clara University 7-0
Daily Emerald, Recaps, Tennis, University of OregonIt was Oregon’s second consecutive road game, but their fourth consecutive win. After a more difficult meet against UC Santa Barbara yesterday, today the Ducks made easy work of Santa Clara and swept the Broncos 7-0.
Oregon women’s tennis: UCSB falls to Oregon 5-2
Daily Emerald, Recaps, Tennis, University of OregonThe Ducks flew south to Santa Barbara, California to face off against UCSB in their first game of their two-match road trip. The Ducks made work of the Gauchos, winning 5-2.
Nia Rose and Alyssa Tobita find instant chemistry as freshmen
Daily Emerald, Stories & Features, Tennis, University of OregonFreshman Alyssa Tobita’s first impression of her current doubles partner, freshman Nia Rose, was less than ideal. It was the women’s tennis team’s first practice of the year and Rose was already late.
“I was like, ‘Oh my gosh. Who is this girl on our team? She can’t even make the first practice on time,’” Tobita said, laughing.
Season recap: Oregon hockey wins I-5 Cup, Nick Sciabarra and Danny Cockriel make Pac-8 All Stars
Daily Emerald, Hockey, Recaps, University of OregonWith the Oregon club hockey team’s season ending last week, here’s a recap of what happened this season:
Oregon women’s tennis beats Iowa 4-3 in final game of homestand
Daily Emerald, Recaps, Tennis, University of OregonEarlier this afternoon Oregon (2-2, 0-0 Pac-12) took on Iowa (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten) for what would be the Ducks’ final game of their homestand before heading to Santa Barbara, California next weekend. The Ducks edged out Iowa 4-3.
Oregon claimed the doubles point, but not without effort. After splitting the first two matches, clinching the point came down to the No. 1 doubles match between Nia Rose/Alyssa Tobita and Iowa’s Annette Dohanics/Shelby Talcott. Originally the Hawkeyes duo was up 5-2 and needed only one more point, but Rose/Tobita rallied a comeback eventually winning the set 7-6.
Emerald Quick Hits: Marcus Mariota, Steve Prefontaine featured on Pac-12 Network’s Mount Rushmore
Daily Emerald, Recaps, University of OregonThis article was written by Joseph Hoyt, but contains reference to one of my pieces.
Oregon hockey falls 5-1 to Utah in Pac-8 Championship
Daily Emerald, Hockey, Recaps, University of OregonIn the Pac-8 Championship, No. 3 Oregon hockey fell to No. 1 Utah, 5-1. Both teams were evenly matched at 5-on-5 play, but frequent penalties cost the Ducks the opportunity to pull ahead. Of the 47 penalties in the game, 31 of them belonged to Oregon. There were 134 penalty minutes total.
Podcast Appearance: Overtime w/ Justin Wise and Joseph Hoyt
Daily Emerald, Hockey, University of OregonSports reporters Justin Wise and Joseph Hoyt had me on their podcast Overtime to discuss my recent feature story “Into Battle: The Bruises and Bonds of Brotherhood.” Since the piece has started to gain traction within the sports and larger journalism community, we sat down to talk about the writing process, how the story came to be, and what I learned about myself as someone trying to reconcile the norms of hockey culture inculcated into me at a young age with caring about the players with whom I had worked for years.
Below is a the original episode description as well as a way to listen to it.
From the original post:
For most people, a concussion is a good sign for you to stop doing what you’re doing, and go to the hospital. But for a UO hockey player, it’s just a sign to play even harder.