Thursday, March 1
La Jolla, CA
12:00 PM
USC
6
vs
1
San Diego
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Photo by: Hali Helfgott
No. 11 USC Men Top Toreros 6-1 In La Jolla
March 01, 2018 | Men's Tennis, Features
Trojans roll out a win over No. 38 San Diego with another clincher coming from Daniel Cukierman.
LA JOLLA, CALIF. — The No. 11 USC men's tennis team scooped up a 6-1 win under sunny skies at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, taking tight doubles point before firing off five straight singles wins to top No. 38 San Diego. Coming through with the clincher for the fifth time this season was USC freshman Daniel Cukierman at the No. 2 spot. The victory improves the Trojans to 8-3 overall on the year.
The Toreros proved strong at the No. 1 position in both doubles and singles today, taking a 6-3 upset win over USC's #25 Brandon Holt and Riley Smith. USC held its ground on the other two courts, however, netting 6-2 wins from Trojan pair Daniel Cukiermand and Tanner Smith on court two and from Jack Jaede and Laurens Verboven on court three to pin a 1-0 lead on the board for the Trojans to take into singles play.
Laurens Verboven snagged his first singles win at the No. 3 spot this season with a smooth 6-2, 6-2 finish over USD's #96 Joel Gamerov to open up the winning singles surge for the Trojans. Tanner Smith hit the finish line next, whipping up a solid 6-3, 6-2 win over Alezandros Araouzos on court six. That had USC in position to win it, up 3-0. Cue Daniel Cukierman. The clinch-prone freshman notched a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Gui Osorio at the No. 2 position to lock up the win at 4-0. The match played on, with Thibault Forget drumming up a 6-1, 6-4 win over David Norfeldt on court five to make it 5-0. The remaining two matches would be decided in 10-point tiebreaker after splitting sets. On court four, USC's Jake DeVine pulled off a tight 11-9 win in his breaker to finish off a comeback over Nico Borter,3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (11-9). At the top spot, San Diego's August Holmgren was able to knock off USC's #8 Brandon Holt with a 4-6, 7-6 (8), 1-0 (10-4) comeback to wrap the match as a 6-1 final.
The Trojans now turn to individual action with competition coming up at the Pacific Coast Doubles Championships starting tomorrow (March 2) and running through March 5 at La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club.
#11 USC 6, #38 San Diego 1
March 1, 2018 | La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club
DOUBLES
(1) Borter/Osorio (USD) def. #25 Holt/R. Smith (USC) - 6-3
(2) Cukierman/T. Smith (USC) def. Gamerov/Holmgren (USD) - 6-2
(3) Jaede/Verboven (USC) def. Kurtz/Keerasuntonpong (USD) - 6-2
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
USC wins doubles point.
SINGLES
(1) August Holmgren (USD) def. #8 Brandon Holt (USC) - 4-6, 7-6 (8), 1-0 (10-4)
(2) #68 Daniel Cukierman (USC) def. Gui Osorio (USD) - 6-4, 6-4*
(3) Laurens Verboven (USC) def. #96 Joel Gamerov (USD) - 6-2, 6-2
(4) Jake DeVine (USC) def. Nico Borter (USD) - 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (11-9)
(5) Thibault Forget (USC) def. David Norfeldt (USD) - 6-1, 6-4
(6) Tanner Smith (USC) def. Alexandros Araouzos (USD) - 6-3, 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 6, 2*, 5, 4, 1
The Toreros proved strong at the No. 1 position in both doubles and singles today, taking a 6-3 upset win over USC's #25 Brandon Holt and Riley Smith. USC held its ground on the other two courts, however, netting 6-2 wins from Trojan pair Daniel Cukiermand and Tanner Smith on court two and from Jack Jaede and Laurens Verboven on court three to pin a 1-0 lead on the board for the Trojans to take into singles play.
Laurens Verboven snagged his first singles win at the No. 3 spot this season with a smooth 6-2, 6-2 finish over USD's #96 Joel Gamerov to open up the winning singles surge for the Trojans. Tanner Smith hit the finish line next, whipping up a solid 6-3, 6-2 win over Alezandros Araouzos on court six. That had USC in position to win it, up 3-0. Cue Daniel Cukierman. The clinch-prone freshman notched a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Gui Osorio at the No. 2 position to lock up the win at 4-0. The match played on, with Thibault Forget drumming up a 6-1, 6-4 win over David Norfeldt on court five to make it 5-0. The remaining two matches would be decided in 10-point tiebreaker after splitting sets. On court four, USC's Jake DeVine pulled off a tight 11-9 win in his breaker to finish off a comeback over Nico Borter,3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (11-9). At the top spot, San Diego's August Holmgren was able to knock off USC's #8 Brandon Holt with a 4-6, 7-6 (8), 1-0 (10-4) comeback to wrap the match as a 6-1 final.
The Trojans now turn to individual action with competition coming up at the Pacific Coast Doubles Championships starting tomorrow (March 2) and running through March 5 at La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club.
#11 USC 6, #38 San Diego 1
March 1, 2018 | La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club
DOUBLES
(1) Borter/Osorio (USD) def. #25 Holt/R. Smith (USC) - 6-3
(2) Cukierman/T. Smith (USC) def. Gamerov/Holmgren (USD) - 6-2
(3) Jaede/Verboven (USC) def. Kurtz/Keerasuntonpong (USD) - 6-2
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
USC wins doubles point.
SINGLES
(1) August Holmgren (USD) def. #8 Brandon Holt (USC) - 4-6, 7-6 (8), 1-0 (10-4)
(2) #68 Daniel Cukierman (USC) def. Gui Osorio (USD) - 6-4, 6-4*
(3) Laurens Verboven (USC) def. #96 Joel Gamerov (USD) - 6-2, 6-2
(4) Jake DeVine (USC) def. Nico Borter (USD) - 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (11-9)
(5) Thibault Forget (USC) def. David Norfeldt (USD) - 6-1, 6-4
(6) Tanner Smith (USC) def. Alexandros Araouzos (USD) - 6-3, 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 6, 2*, 5, 4, 1
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