Oregon Drops Match to Washington

OJAI, Calif. – Oregon men's tennis fell just short in the Pac-12 Tournament today, dropping the first-round match to Washington 4-2. The doubles point proved to be the demise for the Ducks, as the unfinished singles match looked to be going the way of Oregon.
 
How it Happened: Oregon's No.1 doubles team of Joshua Charlton and Quinn Vandecasteele held a 5-4 lead when the point was secured for Washington. Ivailo Keremedchiev and Jesper Klov-Nilsson fell 6-3, and Youssef Kadiri and Luke Vandecasteele lost 6-2, giving UW a 1-0 advantage.
 
The Ducks stormed back to take a 2-1 lead after wins from Keremedchiev (6-3, 6-4) and Q. Vandecasteele (3-6, 6-2, 6-4). All remaining matches would head to a third set, making for a tight finish down the stretch. The Huskies tied it up at 2-2 with a win on court one, before taking a 3-2 lead after a court six victory. L. Vandecasteele had a 5-4 advantage in the third when the deciding point went the way of Washington on court four.
 
Results:
Oregon 2, Washington 4
Doubles:
1. Quinn Vandecasteele/Josh Charlton, ORE v. Jack Davis/Ewen Lumsden, WASH - 5-3 unf.
2. Clement Chidekh/Nedim Suko, WASH def. Ivailo Keremedchiev/Jesper Klov-Nilsson, ORE - 6-3
3. Cesar Bouchelaghem/Han-Chih Lin, WASH def. Luke Vandecasteele/Youssef Kadiri, ORE - 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 2
 
Singles:
1. Clement Chidekh, WASH def. Josh Charlton, ORE - 6-0, 6-7 (5), 6-1
2. Quinn Vandecasteele, ORE def. Jack Davis, WASH - 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
3. Ivailo Keremedchiev, ORE def. Ewen Lumsden, WASH - 6-3, 6-4
4. Han-Chih Lin, WASH def. Jesper Klov-Nilsson, ORE – 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
5. Luke Vandecasteele, ORE v. Cesar Bouchelaghem, WASH – 3-6, 7-6 (6), 5-4 unf.
6. Nedim Suko, WASH def. Ryoma Matsushita, ORE - 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1, 6, 4