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Men's Tennis Suffers 5-2 Loss At Stanford
April 09, 2000 | Men's Tennis
April 9, 2000
STANFORD, Calif. - The USC men's tennis team endured a 5-2 loss at fourth-ranked Stanford, Saturday afternoon at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium. With the loss, the Trojans fall to 13-7 overall 3-2 in the Pac-10, while the Cardinal moved one step closer to the claiming the conference championship.
The Cardinal duo of top-ranked Geoff Abrams and Alex Kim began the match with an 8-4 win over fourth-ranked Ryan Moore and Nicholas Rainey. Stanford ensured the doubles point by also claiming the No. 2 and 3 doubles matches.
USC picked up its two points on a three-set win by freshman Daniel Langre at No. 3 singles and a straight set victory by sophomore Andrew Park at No. 4. Langre beat Hippensteel, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, and Park defeated Scotty Scott, 6-3, 6-3. Stanford's win at No. 5 clinched the match victory for the Cardinal.
USC returns to action with two more Pac-10 matches on the road. The Trojans travel to Washington on Friday (April 14) and Oregon on Saturday (April 15).
Singles
(1) Alex Kim (Stanford) def. Patrick Gottesleben (USC) - 6-4, 6-1
(2) Geoff Abrams (Stanford) def. Ryan Moore (USC) - 6-1, 6-3
(3) Daniel Langre (USC) def. K.J. Hippensteel (Stanford) - 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
(4) Andrew Park (USC) def. Scotty Scott (Stanford) - 6-3, 6-3
(5) David Martin (Stanford) def. Nicholas Rainey (USC) - 6-4, 6-1
(6) Ali Ansari (Stanford) def. Parker Collins (USC) - 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
(1) Abrams/Kim (Stanford) def. Moore/Rainey (USC) - 8-4
(2) Hippensteel/Martin (Stanford) def. Gottesleben/Langre (USC) - 8-1
(3) Ansari/Scott (Stanford) def. Collins/Park (USC) - 8-6
