{"id":495752,"date":"2026-02-22T01:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T01:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/495752\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T01:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T01:03:08","slug":"ducks-pick-up-first-ranked-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/495752\/","title":{"rendered":"Ducks Pick Up First Ranked Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

TUCSON, Ariz. \u2013 The Oregon women’s tennis team picked up its first ranked win of the season, taking down. 61st-ranked Denver to begin the day before pushing No. 40 Arizona in a 4-3 defeat to complete the two-day Red-Blue Invite at LaNelle Robson Tennis Courts.
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\nAfter completing the doubles portion of its match with Denver on Friday afternoon, Oregon entered Saturday’s singles matches with a 1-0 lead. The Ducks completed their first win over a ranked team this season with three straight-set victories, coming on courts two, five and six.
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\nAfter the Pioneers (6-3) evened the team score at 1-1, Hinata Furutani<\/a> and Bridget Mihulka<\/a> put the Ducks back in front with wins at Nos. 5 and 6, respectively. Mihulka kept her unbeaten singles mark intact, moving to 9-0 this spring, while Furutani improved her dual singles record to 5-1.
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\nRedshirt senior Olivia Symons<\/a> clinched the fourth and deciding team point for UO, defeating her opponent 6-4, 6-3 on court two. Symons improved to 5-1 this spring at the second spot in the lineup.
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\nLater in the afternoon, Oregon took on host and 40th-ranked Arizona, where the Ducks pushed the Wildcats to the brink before suffering a 4-3 loss.
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\nAfter splitting all six singles matches, the winner of the doubles point would decide the match. Furutani and partner Juliet Santitto<\/a> gave their team the early advantage with a 6-1 victory on court two, while the other two matches remained tight. Arizona fended off the Ducks’ upset bid, winning by 6-4 scores at both No. 1 and No. 3.
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\nIn singles action, UO picked up team points from Crocker, Santitto and Symons. Santitto played the first dual singles match of the singles, sliding into the sixth spot in the lineup as Mihulka moved up to No. 4. Santitto overcame a first-set loss to earn a 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 win.
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\nCrocker, at No. 3, and Symons, playing on court two, each won in straight sets. Two of Arizona’s three singles wins came in three sets.
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\nNext up, the Ducks open Big Ten play on Friday, March 6 against Maryland at the UO Student Tennis Center (11:30 a.m. PT).
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\nMatch #10

\nOregon vs. No. 61 Denver
\nFeb. 20-21, 2026 at Tucson, Ariz.
\n(LaNelle Robson Tennis Courts)
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\nOregon 4, No. 61 Denver 1
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\nDoubles:\u00a0\u00a0
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\n\tTilde Jagare<\/a>\/Olivia Symons<\/a> (ORE) def. Hana Becirovic Novak\/Marley Lambert (DEN) 6-3
\n\tHinata Furutani<\/a>\/Juliett Santitto (ORE) vs. Claudia Martinez\/Luise Wikander (DEN) 5-6, unfinished
\n\tHadley Appling<\/a>\/Virginia Crocker<\/a> (ORE) def. Zoe Adkins\/Natalie Cinkova (DEN) 6-4 <\/p>\n

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\nSingles:\u00a0\u00a0
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\n\tTilde Jagare<\/a> (ORE) vs. Louise Wikander (DEN) 7-5, 1-5, unfinished
\n\tOlivia Symons<\/a> (ORE) def. Marley Lambert (DEN) 6-4, 6-3
\n\tVirginia Crocker<\/a> (ORE) def. Zoe Adkins (DEN) 6-3, 5-5, unfinished
\n\tNatalie Cinkova (DEN) def. Patsy Daughters<\/a> (ORE) 6-4, 6-1
\n\tHinata Furutani<\/a> (ORE) def. Claudia Martinez (DEN) 6-2, 7-5
\n\tBridget Mihulka<\/a> (ORE) def. Yunfei Cai (DEN) 6-2, 6-2 <\/p>\n

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\nMatch Notes:
\nDenver: 6-3
\nOregon: 8-2
\nOrder of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (4,5,6,2)
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\nMatch #11

\nOregon at No. 40 Arizona
\nFeb. 21, 2026 at Tucson, Ariz.
\n(LaNelle Robson Tennis Courts)
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\nNo. 40 Arizona 4, Oregon 3
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\nDoubles:\u00a0\u00a0
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\n\tMartyna Ostryzgalo\/Ciara Moore (UA) def. Tilde Jagare<\/a>\/Olivia Symons<\/a> (ORE) 6-4
\n\tHinata Furutani<\/a>\/Juliett Santitto (ORE) def. Tanvi Narendran\/Danielle Tuhten (UA) 6-1
\n\tKarissa Ghigiarelli\/Maria Garcia (UA) def. Hadley Appling<\/a>\/Virginia Crocker<\/a> (ORE) 6-4 <\/p>\n

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\nSingles:\u00a0\u00a0
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\n\tMartyna Ostrzygalo (UA) def. Tilde Jagare<\/a> (ORE) 6-1, 4-6, 6-0
\n\tOlivia Symons<\/a> (ORE) def. Ciara Moore (UA) 6-3, 6-4
\n\tVirginia Crocker<\/a> (ORE) def. Danielle Tuhten (UA) 5-1, ret.
\n\tMaria Garcia (UA) def. Bridget Mihulka<\/a> (ORE) 6-1, 6-3
\n\tTanvia Narendran (UA) def. Hinata Furutani<\/a> (ORE) 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
\n\tJuliet Santitto<\/a> (ORE) def. Karissa Ghigiarelli (UA) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 <\/p>\n

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\nMatch Notes:
\nArizona: 6-2
\nOregon: 8-3
\nOrder of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,2,4,1,6,5)
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