Eugene, Ore.— Lucas Coutinho and
Valentin Popescu claimed a win in doubles, but Idaho (0-1, 0-0 Big Sky) could not hold back the Ducks (1-0, 0-0 Pac-12) as the Vandals dropped season opener, 7-0.
"I felt like we competed with good effort," head coach
Daniel Hangstefer said. "It was nice to see Val [Popescu] and Lucas [Coutinho] get a win at No. 2 doubles. We were able to take away some very valuable lessons that we plan to implement into practice over the next few weeks. I am optimistic and excited to see this team compete for the spring semester."
The Ducks took an early lead in doubles play, taking a 6-2 win at No. 3 before the Vandals fell to ranked duo Armando Soemarno and Charles Roberts 6-4 at No. 1. Idaho grabbed the only win of the match at with Coutinho and Popescu posting a 6-4 win over Oregon at the two spot.
Singles play saw Oregon winning all six matches.
The Vandals open Big Sky play hosting Sacramento State in their next match on Sunday, Feb 3 with a start time of 1:00 p.m.
Oregon 7, Idaho 0
Jan 20, 2019 at Eugene, Ore. (Student Tennis Center)
1. #5 Thomas Laurent (ORE) def.
Carlos Longhi Neto (IDAHO) 6-1, 6-2
2. #99 Emmanuel Coste (ORE) def.
Valentin Popescu (IDAHO) 6-0, 6-1
3. Ty Gentry (ORE) def.
Esteban Santibanez (IDAHO) 6-1, 6-2
4. Riki Oshima (ORE) def.
Lucas Coutinho (IDAHO) 6-1, 6-3
5. Joshua Charlton (ORE) def.
Peter Shin (IDAHO) 6-1, 6-1
6. Charles Roberts (ORE) def.
Bruno Casino (IDAHO) 6-1, 7-5
1. #38 Armando Soemarno/Charles Roberts (ORE) def.
Carlos Longhi Neto/Esteban Santibanez (IDAHO) 6-4
2.
Lucas Coutinho/Valentin Popescu (IDAHO) def. Thomas Laurent/Emmanuel Coste (ORE) 6-4
3. Ty Gentry/Joshua Charlton (ORE) def.
Peter Shin/Bruno Casino (IDAHO) 6-2
Match Notes:
Idaho 0-1
Oregon 1-0
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,2,5,4,3,6)