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Battle in the Bay Classic
Trojans Dominate The Battle In The Bay
October 14, 2012 | Men's Tennis
Oct. 14, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. - Trojan tennis reigned supreme at the Battle in the Bay Classic in San Francisco this weekend with a sweep of singles and doubles titles. The big winner in the Bay Area was USC sophomore Eric Johnson, who stormed to the singles crown with a dramatic three-set win over his freshman teammate Max de Vroome. Johnson also hoisted the doubles trophy with teammate Yannick Hanfmann after a successful run through the doubles draw.
Fourth-seeded Eric Johnson posted straight-set wins in his first three matches en route to today's semifinals. There he dispatched a San Diego foe to take a spot in the singles final against teammate Max de Vroome. The two Trojans tangled through three sets before Johnson grabbed the third-set tiebreaker for a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 win that earned the sophomore the singles crown. De Vroome took the spot in the title match with another all-Trojan face-off in the semifinal, where the freshman faced sophomore Jonny Wang, who had also made a strong run through the singles draw.
In doubles, Wang and de Vroome had paired up but taken an early tight loss in the first round. Their Trojan cohorts Johnson and Yannick Hanfmann, meanwhile, pinned up two powerful wins to move into the semifinals. There, sophomores Hanfmann and Johnson gutted out a 9-8 (1) win over a pair from Pacific to earn a place in the final. Hanfmann/Johnson went up against a duo from Stanford in the championship bout, taking out the Cardinal with an 8-4 decision to claim the title and spark an all-out winning day for sophomore Johnson.
Full USC results at the Battle in the Bay are below.
BATTLE IN THE BAY CLASSIC (San Francisco, Calif.)
SINGLES
Round of 32 - Oct. 12
[1] Yannick Hanfmann (USC) def. Campbell Johnson (CAL) - 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-1
[4] Eric Johnson (USC) def. Bernardo Sariava (USF) - 6-3, 7-5
Max de Vroome (USC) def. Joachim Nordstrom (SMC) - 6-4, 7-6
Jonny Wang (USC) def. [2] Thai Tu (USF) - 7-6, 6-4
Round of 16 - Oct. 13
Romain Kalaydijan (USD) def. [1] Yannick Hanfmann (USC) - 2-6, 6-0, 7-5
[4] Eric Johnson (USC) def. Riki McLachlan (CAL) - 6-1, 6-2
Max de Vroome (USC) def. [3] Christopher Konigsfeldt (CAL) - 6-3, 6-4
Jonny Wang (USC) def. Mads Engsted (CAL) - 6-1, 6-0
Quarterfinals - Oct. 13
[4] Eric Johnson (USC) def. Victor Pugliese (USD) - 6-2, 4-0
Max de Vroome (USC) def. Sam Verbeek (PAC) - 6-1, 6-1
Jonny Wang (USC) def. Marco Comuzzo (CP) - 6-1, 6-2
Semifinals - Oct. 14
[4] Eric Johnson (USC) def. Romain Kalaydijan (USD) - score n/a
Max de Vroome (USC) def. Jonny Wang (USC) - score n/a
Championship - Oct. 14
[4] Eric Johnson (USC) def. Max de Vroome (USC) - 3-6, 6-4, 7-6
DOUBLES
First Round
[1] Hanfmann/Johnson (USC) def. Boyd/Pugliese (USD) - 8-1
Sariava/Skajaa (USF) def. [4] de Vroome/Wang (USC) - 9-7
Quarterfinals - Oct. 13
[1] Hanfmann/Johnson (USC) def. Ball/Strobel (STAN) - 8-3
Semifinals - Oct. 13
[1] Hanfmann/Johnson (USC) def. Golding/Hamilton (PAC) - 9-8 (1)
Championship - Oct. 14
[1] Hanfmann/Johnson (USC) def. Paige/Tsodivok (STAN) - 8-4
