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No. 12 USC Men Exact Revenge With 4-2 Win Over Cal In Berkeley
March 29, 2019 | Men's Tennis, Features
Mor Bulis clinches again for the Trojans.
BERKELEY, CALIF. — The No. 12 USC men's tennis team avenged last month's loss to California with a 4-2 road win today in Berkeley that keeps the Trojans perfect in Pac-12 play. USC drummed up the doubles point and then turned a 2-2 tie into victory when Logan Smith and Mor Bulis pulled out singles wins. It was Bulis' second straight clincher for the Trojans, who improve to 12-6 overall and 2-0 in Pac-12 play.
USC came to play in doubles, ripping through to a 1-0 lead after Daniel Cukierman and Tanner Smith kickstarted things with a 6-3 win over Draper/Kikuchi on court three. At the No. 2 spot, Jack Jaede and Laurens Verboven hit the finish line next with a 6-4 win over Molloy/Zincirli to buckle the Trojans in with a 1-0 advantage.
Singles play would see the Trojans snag first sets on four courts, with #10 Cukierman cleaning up a 6-2, 6-2 win on court two to take USC to a 2-0 advantage. Cal responded with Paul Barretto's 6-3, 6-4 decision over USC's Riley Smith on court three to get a point on the board for the hosts. Cal would follow that with an equalizer as Ben Draper topped USC freshman Jake Sands 7-6 (4), 6-4 on court five to make it 2-2. USC would fire back with a 6-4, 6-4 win from #71 Logan Smith over Cal's Bjorn Hoffman on court four to set the table for either #17 Brandon Holt on court one or More Bulis on court six to clinch it. Both Trojans were battling in third sets, but it was Bulis who silenced his opponent in the third, beating Meet Zincirli with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-0 decider to get USC the 4-2 win.
USC now turns to a rematch with No. 10 Stanford tomorrow (March 30) at 1 p.m. in Palo Alto.
#12 USC 4, #40 California 2
March 29, 2019 | Berkeley, Calif.
DOUBLES
(1) #16 Holt/R. Smith (USC) vs. #79 Berretto/Kaya (CAL) - 5-4 susp.
(2) Jaede/Verboven (USC) def. Molloy/Zincirli (CAL) - 6-4
(3) Cukierman/T. Smith (USC) def. Draper/Kikuchi (CAL) - 6-3
Order of finish: 3, 2
USC wins doubles point.
SINGLES
(1) #17 Brandon Holt (USC) vs. Yuta Kukuchi (CAL) - 6-2, 3-6, 5-3 susp.
(2) #10 Daniel Cukierman (USC) def. Jack Molloy (CAL) - 6-2, 6-2
(3) Paul Barretto (CAL) def. Riley Smith (USC) - 6-3, 6-4
(4) #71 Logan Smith (USC) def. Bjorn Hoffman (CAL) - 6-4, 6-4
(5) Ben Draper (CAL) def. Jake Sands (USC) - 7-6 (4), 6-4
(6) Mor Bulis (USC) def. Mert Zincirli (CAL) - 6-1, 3-6, 6-0*
Order of finish: 2, 3, 5, 4, 6*
USC came to play in doubles, ripping through to a 1-0 lead after Daniel Cukierman and Tanner Smith kickstarted things with a 6-3 win over Draper/Kikuchi on court three. At the No. 2 spot, Jack Jaede and Laurens Verboven hit the finish line next with a 6-4 win over Molloy/Zincirli to buckle the Trojans in with a 1-0 advantage.
Singles play would see the Trojans snag first sets on four courts, with #10 Cukierman cleaning up a 6-2, 6-2 win on court two to take USC to a 2-0 advantage. Cal responded with Paul Barretto's 6-3, 6-4 decision over USC's Riley Smith on court three to get a point on the board for the hosts. Cal would follow that with an equalizer as Ben Draper topped USC freshman Jake Sands 7-6 (4), 6-4 on court five to make it 2-2. USC would fire back with a 6-4, 6-4 win from #71 Logan Smith over Cal's Bjorn Hoffman on court four to set the table for either #17 Brandon Holt on court one or More Bulis on court six to clinch it. Both Trojans were battling in third sets, but it was Bulis who silenced his opponent in the third, beating Meet Zincirli with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-0 decider to get USC the 4-2 win.
USC now turns to a rematch with No. 10 Stanford tomorrow (March 30) at 1 p.m. in Palo Alto.
#12 USC 4, #40 California 2
March 29, 2019 | Berkeley, Calif.
DOUBLES
(1) #16 Holt/R. Smith (USC) vs. #79 Berretto/Kaya (CAL) - 5-4 susp.
(2) Jaede/Verboven (USC) def. Molloy/Zincirli (CAL) - 6-4
(3) Cukierman/T. Smith (USC) def. Draper/Kikuchi (CAL) - 6-3
Order of finish: 3, 2
USC wins doubles point.
SINGLES
(1) #17 Brandon Holt (USC) vs. Yuta Kukuchi (CAL) - 6-2, 3-6, 5-3 susp.
(2) #10 Daniel Cukierman (USC) def. Jack Molloy (CAL) - 6-2, 6-2
(3) Paul Barretto (CAL) def. Riley Smith (USC) - 6-3, 6-4
(4) #71 Logan Smith (USC) def. Bjorn Hoffman (CAL) - 6-4, 6-4
(5) Ben Draper (CAL) def. Jake Sands (USC) - 7-6 (4), 6-4
(6) Mor Bulis (USC) def. Mert Zincirli (CAL) - 6-1, 3-6, 6-0*
Order of finish: 2, 3, 5, 4, 6*
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