EUGENE, Ore.—Senior Rita Bermudez earned Idaho's lone point against the Oregon Ducks on Saturday. The Vandals dropped the match, 6-1, playing shorthanded against the No. 51 ranked team in the nation.

Idaho was without its normal No.1 Marianna Petrei, moving everyone up a spot in the singles lineup. Bermudez, playing in the No. 4 position, took the first set (6-3) against UO's Micheline Aubuchon to go up 1-0 to start. Aubuchon answered back with a 6-2 second-set win. Bermudez took care of business in the tie-breaker, taking the set 10-2.

“Oregon is a very strong team,” head coach Mariana Cobra stated. “They are very tough and consistent. They showed why they are a top-ranked team in the nation. I thought we did a good job of handling the challenge. We fought hard today.”

The Ducks jumped out to a 1-0 lead early, taking the doubles point to start the day. Oregon scored victories on the No. 1 and No. 2 courts to wrap up the point. The No. 3 match featuring the Idaho pairing of Ana Batiri and Lucia Badillos was left unfished at 3-3.

Oregon's Alyssa Tobita topped Maria Tavares in straight sets to put the Ducks up 2-0. Bellen Barcenilla dropped the No. 1 court to Nia Rose, 6-1, 6-2, giving the Ducks the 3-0 advantage. Daniela Nasser clinched the match for Oregon on the No. 6 court, giving UO the 4-0 lead.  

The Vandals are back in action on Thursday, Feb. 4, taking on former Western Athletic Conference rival Seattle U in Pullman.

No. 51 Oregon 6, Idaho 1

Jan. 30, 2016 | Student Tennis Center | Eugene, Ore.

Doubles | Order of finish: 1,2, unf.

No. 1 - Rose/Tobita (UO) def. Yang/Barcenilla (UI) 6-0

No. 2 - Kluiving/Sangwan (UO) def. Bermudez/Tavares (UI) 6-1

No. 3 - Woodson/Gomez (UO) vs. Batiri/Badillos (UI) 3-3, unf.

Order of finish: 1,2, unf.

Singles | Order of finish: 2,1,6,5,3,4

No. 1 - Nia Rose (UO) def. Belen Barcenilla (UI) 6-1, 6-2      

No. 2 - Alyssa Tobita (UO) def. Maria Tavares (UI) 6-2, 6-1

No. 3 - Shweta Sangwan (UO) def. Ana Batiri (UI) 6-1, 6-2        

No. 4 – Rita Bermudez (UI) def. Micheline Aubuchon (UO) 6-3, 2-6, 10-2

No. 5 - Marlou Kluiving (UO) def. Celine Koets (UI) 6-4, 6-2        

No. 6 - Daniela Nasser (UO) def. Lucia Badillos (UI) 6-0, 6-1