Gomez/Hanfmann Through To SoCal Semis
November 05, 2011 | Men's Tennis
Nov. 5, 2011
After a rainout yesterday, the USC men's doubles duo of sophomore Emilio Gomez and freshman Yannick Hanfmann got down to business today at the Southern California Intercollegiate Championships. Two wins today by the young Trojans push the pair into the semifinals tomorrow, while two other Trojan freshmen -- Eric Johnson and Jonny Wang -- will also face off in the consolation singles final.
Gomez/Hanfmann opened the day's doubles play with an 8-5 win over UC San Diego team Souza/West to take a spot in the quarterfinals. There, the Trojans topped UC Santa Barbara's Bouillin/Recknagel with an 8-6 win to send the top-seeded Trojans to the semis. The USC tandem takes on Concordia's Hagemann/Santarelli in a noon semifinal bout tomorrow in Westwood.
Also in Westwood today, Hanfmann's singles run was tripped up in the semifinals by UCLA's Clay Thompson. The host beat out the top-seeded Trojan freshman with a 6-3, 6-2 decision today in singles play. Meanwhile, in doubles, USC's freshman pair of Eric Johnson and Jonny Wang picked up a Round of 16 win with an 8-4 decision over UC Santa Barbara's Glenn/Johnson to move into the quarters against the No. 2 seeds. Bruins Brigham/Thompson beat the Trojan pair with an 8-5 win.
Those two Trojans have been successful in singles on the consolation side of the bracket. Placed on opposite ends of the consolation draw, Johnson and Wang will clash tomorrow in the consolation singles final after each has pinned up three wins apiece since falling in the main draw. The Trojans collide at noon tomorrow in Westwood.
Back in New York, USC's Daniel Nguyen and Ray Sarmiento wrapped up their East Coast tour in the consolation quarterfinals of the ITA National Indoor Championships. Both Trojans were upended in today's quarters, as Sarmiento took a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Washington's Kyle McMorrow and Nguyen fell in a three-setter to Georgia's Sadio Doumbia 6-2, 0-6, 6-3.
Complete USC results for both tournaments are below.
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Southern California Intercollegiate draws and results are available HERE.
Southern California Intercollegiate Championships (Westwood, Calif.)
SINGLES
Round of 32 - Nov. 3
[1] Yannick Hanfmann (USC) def. Devon Sousa (UCSD) -- 6-2, 6-1
Patrick Kawka (BYU) def. Eric Johnson (USC) -- 7-6 (3), 6-4
Keaton Cullimore (BYU) def. Jonny Wang (USC) -- 6-4, 6-1
[2] Emilio Gomez (USC) def. Alex Wilton (LMU) 6-0, 6-2
Round of 16 - Nov. 3
[1] Yannick Hanfmann (USC) def. Jochem Hoefnagels (Azusa) -- 6-4, 6-2
Alex Brigham (UCLA) def. [2] Emilio Gomez (USC) -- 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
Quarterfinals - Nov. 4
[1] Yannick Hanfmann (USC) def. [5] Georgy Batrakov (BYU) -- 6-4, 6-4
Semifinals - Nov. 5
Clay Thompson (UCLA) def. [1] Yannick Hanfmann (USC) -- 6-3, 6-2
QUALIFYING SINGLES - Nov. 3
Andrew Raphaelson (UCSD) def. Corey Smith (USC) -- 7-6, 6-1
Alex Johnson (UCSB) def. Corey Smith (USC) -- 6-1, 6-4
CONSOLATION SINGLES
Round of 16
Jonny Wang (USC) def. Junya Yoshida (UCSD) -- 6-1, 6-1
Eric Johnson (USC) def. Michael Hui (UCLA) -- 6-3, 6-2
Quarterfinals
Jonny Wang (USC) def. Felix Marcharez (UCR) -- 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6)
Eric Johnosn (USC) def. Emilio Mora (UCSD) -- 6-4, 6-2
Semifinals
Jonny Wang (USC) def. Luis Gastao (UCR) -- 6-2, 6-4
Eric Johnson (USC) def. Alex Wilton (LMU) -- 6-2, 6-0
Championship - Nov. 6
Jonny Wang (USC) vs. Eric Johnson (USC) -- 12 p.m.
DOUBLES
Round of 16 - Nov. 5
[1] Hanfmann/Gomez (USC) def. Sousa/West (UCSD) -- 8-5
E. Johnson/Wang (USC) def. Glenn/Johnson (UCSB) -- 8-4
Quarterfinals - Nov. 5
[1] Hanfmann/Gomez (USC) def. Bouillin/Recknagel (UCSB) -- 8-6
[2] Brigham/Thompson (UCLA) def. E. Johnson/Wang (USC) -- 8-5
Semifinals - Nov. 6
[1] Hanfmann/Gomez (USC) vs. Hagemann/Santarelli (Concordia) -- 12 p.m.
ITA National Indoor Championships (Flushing, N.Y.)
SINGLES
Round of 32 - Nov. 3
[1] Mitchell Frank (UVA) def. Daniel Nguyen (USC) -- 6-2, 6-2
[6] Chase Buchanan (OhioSt) def. Ray Sarmiento (USC) -- 6-4, 6-4
CONSOLATION SINGLES
Round of 16 - Nov. 4
Daniel Nguyen (USC) def. Damian Hume (BSU) -- 6-3, 6-4
Ray Sarmiento (USC) def. Javita Lucas (Rollins) -- 6-1, 6-2
Quarterfinals
Sadio Doumbia (UGA) def. Daniel Nguyen (USC) -- 6-2, 0-6, 6-3
Kyle McMorrow (WASH) def. Ray Sarmiento (USC) -- 6-3, 6-4
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