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Oregon plays at Stanford tonight in a Pac-12 football game. The 6 p.m. game will be broadcast by ESPN.
Honoring a Duck
Right from the start, Alex Rovello gravitated to the center court on the north side of the UO Student Tennis Center. From his freshman year on, the Ducks tennis standout played all of his indoor matches there. Oregon lacrosse player Holly Johnson, Rovello’s girlfriend of six months when he passed away after a diving accident in May, has an idea why that spot was Rovello’s preference. Instead of playing at one end of the facility, the outgoing Rovello — who could call seemingly every other athlete at Oregon a friend — always had multiple teammates by his side. “I think he liked that,” Johnson said. “He was very outgoing; he always told people he was shy, but he could relate to anyone, just connect with anyone on any level.” On Saturday, Rovello’s favorite court will be named in his honor. A ceremony will be held in the UO Student Tennis Center at 3 p.m., with proceeds from the $20 entry fee going to the UO Men’s Tennis Foundation and the new Alex Rovello Award.
OSU Row
The Oregon State men’s crew team closed out its fall season at the Head of the Lake Regatta, claiming two second-place finishes and a fifth place finish in its three events. Sunday morning in Seattle brought 40 degree weather for the Beaver squad as they headed out to Lake Union. Oregon State’s first event was the Varsity 8+ and the Beavers claimed a second-place finish, posting a final time of 16:04:43. The Beavers posted a split time of 7:13:40, just 15 seconds by the leader, the University of Washington, who continued on the collect a first place finish with a time of 15:33:61. OSU’s Junior Varsity 8+ also finished second place, posting a final time of 16:37:04, just behind the University of Washington. The Third Varsity 8+ posted a time of 17:30:20, claiming a fifth place finish.