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No. 5 USC Men Ink 6-1 Win Over Indiana In ITA Kick-Off Action
January 26, 2018 | Men's Tennis, Features
Trojans will face UC Santa Barbara tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the championship match at Marks Stadium.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — The No. 5 USC men's tennis team moved another step closer to securing a 10th straight trip to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships with a win on day one of ITA Kick-Off Weekend today at Marks Stadium. Thanks to a 6-1 win over Indiana, the Trojans are through to tomorrow's final. Now 2-0 on the year, USC will face UC Santa Barbara tomorrow (Jan. 27) at 2 p.m. at Marks Stadium to decide who moves on to National Indoor action in Seattle next month.
USC raced into the lead in its matchup against Indiana, tacking up 6-1 victories on courts two and three in doubles to pin up that 1-0 advantage. Daniel Cukierman and Tanner Smith locked up their 6-1 decision first, beating Indiana's Brodney/Lam on court three. At the No. 2 spot, USC's Jack Jaede and Laurens Verboven matched that score, topping Crane/Salgado 6-1 to get USC into the lead and suspend action on court one. That's where USC's #6 tandem of Brandon Holt and Riley Smith were up 4-1 on Manji/Tabrizi before that USC point went on the board and the teams turned to singles action.
Stepping into the lineup for singles, Jake DeVine whipped up a 2-0 lead for the Trojans with his 6-4, 6-3 win over Zac Brodney on court six. Soon after, #6 Brandon Holt mirrored that score, beating #125 Raheel Manji 6-4, 6-3 at the top spot to net a 3-0 USC advantage. Before USC could come through with a sweep, Indiana's Brandon Lam upended USC's #82 Jack Jaede on court five with a three-set comeback. The 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 Hoosier win made it 3-1 Trojans with three-setters going on all remaining courts. It would be USC newcomer Daniel Cukierman who secured the Trojan victory with his 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 clincher on court two over Indiana's Antonio Cembellin. Up 4-1 with the championship matchup in place for tomorrow, this match played on. USC's Laurens Verboven tugged the Trojans to a 5-1 lead with his 6-2, 1-6, 6-2 victory over Bennett Crane on court four, and then USC's #54 Logan Smith closed things down for the day with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 comeback win over Keivon Tabrizi on court three.
Tomorrow (Jan. 27), the ITA Kick-Off Weekend consolation match is set for 10 a.m. between SMU (1-3) and Indiana (2-2). The championship match, with a ticket to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships up for grabs, feature host USC (2-0) and UC Santa Barbara (1-0) at 2 p.m. at Marks Stadium.
2018 ITA KICK-OFF WEEKEND (Marks Stadium | Los Angeles, Calif.)
#5 USC 6, Indiana 1
Jan. 26, 2018 | Marks Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.)
DOUBLES
(1) #6 Brandon Holt/Riley Smith (USC) vs. Raheel Manji/Keivon Tabrizi (IU) — 4-1 (susp.)
(2) Jack Jaede/Laurens Verboven (USC) def. Bennett Crane/Afonso Salgado (IU) — 6-1
(3) Daniel Cukierman/Tanner Smith (USC) def. Zac Brodney/Brandon Lam (IU) — 6-1
USC wins doubles point
Order of finish: 3, 2*
SINGLES
(1) #11 Brandon Holt (USC) def. #125 Raheel Manji (IU) — 6-4, 6-3
(2) Daniel Cukierman (USC) def. Antonio Cembellin (IU) — 6-2, 2-6, 6-3*
(3) #54 Logan Smith (USC) def. Keivon Tabrizi (IU) — 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
(4) Laurens Verboven (USC) def. Bennett Crane (IU) — 6-2, 1-6, 6-2
(5) Brandon Lam (IU) def. #82 Jack Jaede (USC) — 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
(6) Jake DeVine (USC) def. Zac Brodney (IU) — 6-4, 6-3
Order of finish: 6, 1, 5, 2*, 4, 3
UC Santa Barbara 4, SMU 0
Jan. 26, 2018 | Marks Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.)
DOUBLES
(1) Anders Holm/Nicolas Moreno de Alboran (UCSB) def. Tomas Vaise/Jan-Simon Vrbsky (SMU) — 6-3
(2) Simon Freund/Joseph Rotheram (UCSB) def. Charles Nettlefold/Roberto Rosales (SMU) — 7-5
(3) Eladio Fabregas/Gardiner Perotti (SMU) vs. Joseph Guillin/Victor Krustev (UCSB) — 6-6 (6-4) susp.
UCSB wins doubles point
Order of finish: 1, 2
SINGLES
(1) Jan-Simon Vrbsky (SMU) vs. Nicolas Moreno de Alboran (UCSB) — 7-6(3), 0-2 susp.
(2) Tomas Vaise (SMU) vs. Simon Freund (UCSB) — 6-4, 4-3 susp.
(3) Anders Holm (UCSB) def. Charles Nettlefold (SMU) — 6-2, 6-0
(4) Joseph Guillin (UCSB) def. Eladio Fabregas (SMU) — 6-2, 4-0 ret. (inj.)
(5) Victor Krustev (UCSB) def. Roberto Rosales (SMU) — 6-2, 6-2*
(6) Gardiner Perotti (SMU) vs. Hironori Koyanagi (UCSB) — 2-6, 1-4 susp.
Order of finish: 3, 4, 5*
USC raced into the lead in its matchup against Indiana, tacking up 6-1 victories on courts two and three in doubles to pin up that 1-0 advantage. Daniel Cukierman and Tanner Smith locked up their 6-1 decision first, beating Indiana's Brodney/Lam on court three. At the No. 2 spot, USC's Jack Jaede and Laurens Verboven matched that score, topping Crane/Salgado 6-1 to get USC into the lead and suspend action on court one. That's where USC's #6 tandem of Brandon Holt and Riley Smith were up 4-1 on Manji/Tabrizi before that USC point went on the board and the teams turned to singles action.
Stepping into the lineup for singles, Jake DeVine whipped up a 2-0 lead for the Trojans with his 6-4, 6-3 win over Zac Brodney on court six. Soon after, #6 Brandon Holt mirrored that score, beating #125 Raheel Manji 6-4, 6-3 at the top spot to net a 3-0 USC advantage. Before USC could come through with a sweep, Indiana's Brandon Lam upended USC's #82 Jack Jaede on court five with a three-set comeback. The 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 Hoosier win made it 3-1 Trojans with three-setters going on all remaining courts. It would be USC newcomer Daniel Cukierman who secured the Trojan victory with his 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 clincher on court two over Indiana's Antonio Cembellin. Up 4-1 with the championship matchup in place for tomorrow, this match played on. USC's Laurens Verboven tugged the Trojans to a 5-1 lead with his 6-2, 1-6, 6-2 victory over Bennett Crane on court four, and then USC's #54 Logan Smith closed things down for the day with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 comeback win over Keivon Tabrizi on court three.
Tomorrow (Jan. 27), the ITA Kick-Off Weekend consolation match is set for 10 a.m. between SMU (1-3) and Indiana (2-2). The championship match, with a ticket to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships up for grabs, feature host USC (2-0) and UC Santa Barbara (1-0) at 2 p.m. at Marks Stadium.
2018 ITA KICK-OFF WEEKEND (Marks Stadium | Los Angeles, Calif.)
#5 USC 6, Indiana 1
Jan. 26, 2018 | Marks Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.)
DOUBLES
(1) #6 Brandon Holt/Riley Smith (USC) vs. Raheel Manji/Keivon Tabrizi (IU) — 4-1 (susp.)
(2) Jack Jaede/Laurens Verboven (USC) def. Bennett Crane/Afonso Salgado (IU) — 6-1
(3) Daniel Cukierman/Tanner Smith (USC) def. Zac Brodney/Brandon Lam (IU) — 6-1
USC wins doubles point
Order of finish: 3, 2*
SINGLES
(1) #11 Brandon Holt (USC) def. #125 Raheel Manji (IU) — 6-4, 6-3
(2) Daniel Cukierman (USC) def. Antonio Cembellin (IU) — 6-2, 2-6, 6-3*
(3) #54 Logan Smith (USC) def. Keivon Tabrizi (IU) — 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
(4) Laurens Verboven (USC) def. Bennett Crane (IU) — 6-2, 1-6, 6-2
(5) Brandon Lam (IU) def. #82 Jack Jaede (USC) — 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
(6) Jake DeVine (USC) def. Zac Brodney (IU) — 6-4, 6-3
Order of finish: 6, 1, 5, 2*, 4, 3
UC Santa Barbara 4, SMU 0
Jan. 26, 2018 | Marks Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.)
DOUBLES
(1) Anders Holm/Nicolas Moreno de Alboran (UCSB) def. Tomas Vaise/Jan-Simon Vrbsky (SMU) — 6-3
(2) Simon Freund/Joseph Rotheram (UCSB) def. Charles Nettlefold/Roberto Rosales (SMU) — 7-5
(3) Eladio Fabregas/Gardiner Perotti (SMU) vs. Joseph Guillin/Victor Krustev (UCSB) — 6-6 (6-4) susp.
UCSB wins doubles point
Order of finish: 1, 2
SINGLES
(1) Jan-Simon Vrbsky (SMU) vs. Nicolas Moreno de Alboran (UCSB) — 7-6(3), 0-2 susp.
(2) Tomas Vaise (SMU) vs. Simon Freund (UCSB) — 6-4, 4-3 susp.
(3) Anders Holm (UCSB) def. Charles Nettlefold (SMU) — 6-2, 6-0
(4) Joseph Guillin (UCSB) def. Eladio Fabregas (SMU) — 6-2, 4-0 ret. (inj.)
(5) Victor Krustev (UCSB) def. Roberto Rosales (SMU) — 6-2, 6-2*
(6) Gardiner Perotti (SMU) vs. Hironori Koyanagi (UCSB) — 2-6, 1-4 susp.
Order of finish: 3, 4, 5*
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