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No. 3 USC Men Sweep UNCW In Season Opener
January 25, 2020 | Men's Tennis, Features
Trojans advance on ITA KIck-Off Weekend with a win on home turf.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — The No. 3 USC men's tennis team served up a season-opening shutout of visiting UNCW, beating the Seahawks 4-0 to move into the championship match of ITA Kick-Off Weekend at Marks Stadium. The Trojans will face Santa Clara tomorrow (Jan. 26) at 1 p.m. to fight for what would be USC's 12th consecutive ticket to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships next month.
After a long and competitive battle between Santa Clara and UC Santa Barbara ended in a 4-3 win for the Broncos, the Trojans took to their home courts for their first dual-match of the year and the first under the direction of head coach Brett Masi. USC was ready to go, netting a speedy 6-1 win on court one from veterans Daniel Cukierman and Riley Smith over UNCW's #36 Caula/Groom. And while USC's Mor Bulis and Ryder Jackson were closing in on victory on court two, the young guns on court three — Stefan Dostanic and Bradley Frye — pounced on the clinching doubles point with a 6-2 win over Gooch/Groetsch to make it 1-0 Trojans.
In singles, Freshman #64 Ryder Jackson was determined to lock in his first dual-match win as a Trojan, rattling off a 6-3, 6-0 win over Davide Innocenti on court five to make it 2-0. Then it was sophomore Bradley Frye who hit the finish line. Frye notched his 6-3, 6-2 win over Michael Copeland on court six just moments before the clincher came from court one. There, USC's top-ranked Daniel Cukierman shoved past UNCW's Austin Hussey for a 6-3, 6-1 victory that sealed the 4-0 sweep for the Trojans and suspended action on the remaining courts.
Tomorrow, UNCW and UC Santa Barbara face off in the consolation match at 10 a.m., followed by the USC-Santa Clara championship bout at 1 p.m. at Marks Stadium.
ITA KICK-OFF WEEKEND
#3 USC 4, UNCW 0
Jan. 24, 2020 | Marks Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.)
DOUBLES
(1) Cukierman/R. Smith (USC) def. #36 Caula/Groom (UNCW) - 6-1
(2) Bulis/Jackson (USC) vs. Copeland/Hussey (UNCW) - 5-1 susp.
(3) Dostanic/Frye (USC) def. Gooch/Groetsch (UNCW) - 6-2
Order of finish: 1, 3
USC wins doubles point.
SINGLES
(1) #1 Daniel Cukierman (USC) def. Austin Hussey (UNCW) - 6-3, 6-1*
(2) #26 Riley Smith (USC) vs. Bruno Caula (UNCW) - 6-1, 3-6, 1-1 susp.
(3) #9 Mor Bulis (USC) vs. Leonardo Sprovieri (UNCW) - 6-3, 1-4 susp.
(4) #37 Stefan Dostanic (USC) vs. Daniel Groom (UNCW) - 6-1, 4-4 susp.
(5) #64 Ryder Jackson (USC) def. Davide Innocenti (UNCW) - 6-3, 6-0
(6) Bradley Frye (USC) def. Michael Copeland (UNCW) - 6-3, 6-2
Order of finish: 5, 6, 1*
Santa Clara 4, UC Santa Barbara 3
Jan. 24, 2020 | Marks Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.)
DOUBLES
(1) #52 Iliopoulos/Neuhaus (SCU) def. Krustev/Rotheram (UCSB) - 7-6 (6)
(2) Guillin/Vedri (UCSB) def. Cmager/Shah (SCU) - 6-4
(3) Barajas/Hinojosa (SCU) def. Soto/Vukmanovic (UCSB) - 6-4
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
SCU wins doubles point.
SINGLES
(1) Joseph Guillin (UCSB) def. Arthur Neuhaus (SCU) - 6-2, 6-2
(2) Victor Krustev (UCSB) def. Jesus Tapiador Barajas (SCU) - 6-2, 7-5
(3) Alejandro Vedri (UCSB) def. Vacilelos Iliopoulos (SCU) - 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
(4) Mann Shah (SCU) def. Joseph Rotheram (UCSB) - 6-3, 7-6 (5)
(5) Santiago Hinojosa (SCU) def. Alex Soto (UCSB) - 6-2, 6-2
(6) Nick Smager (SCU) def. Wilhelm Saiga (UCSB) - 0-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4*
Order of finish: 1, 5, 2, 4, 3, 6*
After a long and competitive battle between Santa Clara and UC Santa Barbara ended in a 4-3 win for the Broncos, the Trojans took to their home courts for their first dual-match of the year and the first under the direction of head coach Brett Masi. USC was ready to go, netting a speedy 6-1 win on court one from veterans Daniel Cukierman and Riley Smith over UNCW's #36 Caula/Groom. And while USC's Mor Bulis and Ryder Jackson were closing in on victory on court two, the young guns on court three — Stefan Dostanic and Bradley Frye — pounced on the clinching doubles point with a 6-2 win over Gooch/Groetsch to make it 1-0 Trojans.
In singles, Freshman #64 Ryder Jackson was determined to lock in his first dual-match win as a Trojan, rattling off a 6-3, 6-0 win over Davide Innocenti on court five to make it 2-0. Then it was sophomore Bradley Frye who hit the finish line. Frye notched his 6-3, 6-2 win over Michael Copeland on court six just moments before the clincher came from court one. There, USC's top-ranked Daniel Cukierman shoved past UNCW's Austin Hussey for a 6-3, 6-1 victory that sealed the 4-0 sweep for the Trojans and suspended action on the remaining courts.
Tomorrow, UNCW and UC Santa Barbara face off in the consolation match at 10 a.m., followed by the USC-Santa Clara championship bout at 1 p.m. at Marks Stadium.
ITA KICK-OFF WEEKEND
#3 USC 4, UNCW 0
Jan. 24, 2020 | Marks Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.)
DOUBLES
(1) Cukierman/R. Smith (USC) def. #36 Caula/Groom (UNCW) - 6-1
(2) Bulis/Jackson (USC) vs. Copeland/Hussey (UNCW) - 5-1 susp.
(3) Dostanic/Frye (USC) def. Gooch/Groetsch (UNCW) - 6-2
Order of finish: 1, 3
USC wins doubles point.
SINGLES
(1) #1 Daniel Cukierman (USC) def. Austin Hussey (UNCW) - 6-3, 6-1*
(2) #26 Riley Smith (USC) vs. Bruno Caula (UNCW) - 6-1, 3-6, 1-1 susp.
(3) #9 Mor Bulis (USC) vs. Leonardo Sprovieri (UNCW) - 6-3, 1-4 susp.
(4) #37 Stefan Dostanic (USC) vs. Daniel Groom (UNCW) - 6-1, 4-4 susp.
(5) #64 Ryder Jackson (USC) def. Davide Innocenti (UNCW) - 6-3, 6-0
(6) Bradley Frye (USC) def. Michael Copeland (UNCW) - 6-3, 6-2
Order of finish: 5, 6, 1*
Santa Clara 4, UC Santa Barbara 3
Jan. 24, 2020 | Marks Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.)
DOUBLES
(1) #52 Iliopoulos/Neuhaus (SCU) def. Krustev/Rotheram (UCSB) - 7-6 (6)
(2) Guillin/Vedri (UCSB) def. Cmager/Shah (SCU) - 6-4
(3) Barajas/Hinojosa (SCU) def. Soto/Vukmanovic (UCSB) - 6-4
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
SCU wins doubles point.
SINGLES
(1) Joseph Guillin (UCSB) def. Arthur Neuhaus (SCU) - 6-2, 6-2
(2) Victor Krustev (UCSB) def. Jesus Tapiador Barajas (SCU) - 6-2, 7-5
(3) Alejandro Vedri (UCSB) def. Vacilelos Iliopoulos (SCU) - 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
(4) Mann Shah (SCU) def. Joseph Rotheram (UCSB) - 6-3, 7-6 (5)
(5) Santiago Hinojosa (SCU) def. Alex Soto (UCSB) - 6-2, 6-2
(6) Nick Smager (SCU) def. Wilhelm Saiga (UCSB) - 0-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4*
Order of finish: 1, 5, 2, 4, 3, 6*
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