After winning four straight dual matches, the Oregon women’s tennis team picked up two losses this weekend in the Midwest.
On Friday, the Ducks fell to Iowa 5-2.
In doubles play, Oregon lost two out of its three matches.
Sofia Hager and Lana Buttner were able to win 6-4 in doubles, but the team of Jasmine Minor and Nicole Long, as well as Marlou Kluving and Lina Akesson, both lost 6-4.
In singles play, Nicole Long won her No. 1 singles match, defeating Ruth Seaborne in a tiebreaker, 6-1, 2-6, 1-0 (11-9).
“It was a tough match today, I played well and it still could’ve gone either way,” Long told GoDucks.com. “Even though I lost the second set, I knew I was still in it. It was a matter of a few really close breaks. I went up 4-1 in the breaker then got down 7-5 and came back to 9-7. I lost the two match points I had, but after switching sides, I said to myself, ‘I’m winning this.’”
Hager was the only other Duck to pick up a win against Iowa in her 7-6, 2-6, 1-0 (10-4) victory over Caitlin Hindmarsh.
“It was hard fought win and I’m glad that I was able to keep playing aggressive even though the match got close,” Hager told GoDucks.com.
Minor lost in a tiebreaker in the No. 2 singles match, falling to Morven McCulloch 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6).
Kluiving, Buttner and Akesson also weren’t able to pick up wins and the Hawkeyes handed Oregon its first loss of the season.