DURHAM, N.C. – Heading into Friday's NCAA Tournament opener, the Oregon women's tennis team preached that the standard of reaching the tournament had been set and now it was time to take the next step. And that's exactly what the Ducks did, fending off an upstart Tennessee 4-2 to record the program's first NCAA Tournament victory since 2004.
COME ON! Sangwan clinches it! She wins 7-6, 6-2 at the No. 2 spot to secure UO's first NCAA Tournament victory since 2004! #GoDucks #NCAATennis pic.twitter.com/AwO7yckQMu
— Oregon Ducks WTennis (@OregonWTennis) May 11, 2018
"It was a hard fought match on both sides," said head coach Alison Silverio.