TUCSON, Ariz. - #12 Arizona, #48 Oregon on Saturday, April 7 at LaNelle Robson Tennis Center.
It was a swift doubles competition against the Ducks where the Wildcats held the lead on every court then won the first point of the day. Arizona tandem
Jonas Ziverts and
Jay Friend took the #12 pair in the country at one doubles. The senior and freshman pair defeated Josh Charlton and Quinn Vandecasteele 6-2 in front of a roaring crowd of Wildcat fans. Then freshmen Wildcat duo
Eric Padgham and
Dominique Rolland clinched the point for Arizona at three doubles, defeating Ray Lo and Luke Vandecasteele 6-4.
In singles play, Rolland won the first match for the 'Cats after a medical retirement on court six. The freshman Wildcat defeated Ray Lo 6-1 before the Duck called the match. Next was
Gustaf Strom with a straight set finish at three singles against Jesper Klov-Nilsson (6-3, 6-3). The Swede is now 15-2 in dual matches. #108
Nick Lagaev clinched the match for Arizona at four singles after splitting sets with Ivailo Keremedchiev. The Wildcat captain defeated the Duck 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 in front of a chirping crowd at LaNelle.
Men's Tennis maintains a perfect 11-0 record at home, are now 18-4 in the regular season and 4-1 in Pac-12 play. They are back at home on Sunday, April 9 to host #51 Washington for their senior day where they will honor
Jonas Ziverts,
Jared Horwood and
Hiroki Sakagawa.
