After a tough loss to No. 12 USC the day before, the Oregon women’s tennis team stayed in Los Angeles for one more day to take on the No. 2 UCLA Bruins. Oregon came away pointless in a 4-0 loss. The match was the last of a nine-day, six-game road trip for the Ducks.
Oregon women’s tennis: Sofia Hager earns only win for Ducks in 4-1 loss to UNLV
Daily Emerald, Recaps, Tennis, University of OregonThe 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 OregonThe 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.
Oregon women’s tennis: Ducks defeated by Arizona 4-0 for second straight loss
Daily Emerald, Recaps, Tennis, University of OregonAfter losing 4-0 to the No. 25 Arizona State, the Ducks moved down south to play the University of Arizona (14-1, 3-0 Pac-12) for their second of nine road games. Oregon fell 4-0 to the Wildcats, making them 0-4 on the road this season, excluding neutral matches.
Oregon women’s tennis: Ducks lose 4-0 to No. 25 Arizona State
Daily Emerald, Recaps, Tennis, University of OregonThis Friday, Oregon women’s tennis lost 4-0 to the No. 25 Arizona State Sun Devils in Tempe, Ariz. The game was the first of nine that the Ducks will spend away from home.
Kristen Shafer honors deceased friend by keeping her promise to fence
Daily Emerald, Fencing, Stories & Features, University of OregonEveryone 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.
Club fencing’s Jared Gruen is eager to improve
Daily Emerald, Fencing, Stories & Features, University of OregonAll Jared Gruen planned to do was watch. He never thought he’d actually put on the uniform.
Two months ago, the UO senior came to club a fencing practice to visit his long-time friend, team coordinator Holly Bishop, along with his girlfriend Kristen Shafer, who had joined the team in the fall.
“He came to practice one day, and I was like, ‘Jared, go put on a uniform,’” Shafer said.
Initially Gruen resisted.
Sulitzer brothers play together for the first and last time
Daily Emerald, Hockey, Stories & Features, University of OregonDan Sulitzer has played ice hockey for 20 years. His brother, Alex, has played for 17. However, despite both having played since the age of 5, they’ve never played together.
At least, until now.
Dan and Alex wanted to change the fact that they had never been on the same team, so late in the summer of 2012, they made a pact: they would both attend the University of Oregon and play for the Oregon club hockey team together in the fall.
Ducks hockey falls 5-1 against ASU, eliminated from Pac-8 tournament
Daily Emerald, Hockey, Recaps, University of OregonAfter a 5-2 victory against UCLA the night prior, the three seed Oregon club hockey team took on the top seeded No. 15 Arizona State University Sun Devils where they fell 5-1. The loss meant elimination for the Oregon Ducks as ASU moved on to the Pac-8 Championship against the reigning champs, the No. 5 Utah Utes.
Ducks hockey beats UCLA 5-2, will face ASU for spot in Pac-8 Championship
Daily Emerald, Hockey, Recaps, University of OregonThree seed Oregon took on six seed UCLA for the first game of the Pac-8 playoffs held in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Ducks emerged victorious with a 5-2 win over the Bruins.
The win over the Bruins means that the Ducks will be facing the No. 15 Arizona State Sun Devils, the top seed in Pool B, tomorrow night for a spot in the Pac-8 Championship, where the Ducks had fallen to Utah the year prior.