USC's Stefan Dostanic, Peter Makk and Bradley Frye Primed For NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships

With NCAA team competition having come to a close, the Trojans turn to NCAA Individual action this week in Orlando, Fla. with three Trojans lined up to make NCAA singles and doubles championship runs. USC has Stefan Dostanic and Peter Makk locked in for the NCAA Singles draw, while Dostanic and Bradley Frye are in the mix for NCAA Doubles.

Action begins tomorrow with Dostanic set to face No. 8 seed Ondrej Styler (Michigan) at 3 PM EST/12 PM PT. Dostanic fell to Styler just two weeks ago during the NCAA Super Regional. Sophomore Makk will play Virginia's Chris Rodesch (9-16 seed) at 6 p.m. EST/ 3 p.m. PT on Monday.

No. 32 Dostanic carries a 19-16 overall singles record this season, going 14-10 in dual action. The senior reached a career best singles ranking at the beginning of the 2022-23 season, debuting at No. 1 back in August. In Pac-12 singles action, the senior went 7-4. Throughout the year, Dostanic has beaten ten ranked opponents, including four in the top-25. This season, the Southern California native played at center court in every dual match during which he appeared.

No. 48 Makk, meanwhile, grips a nice record of his own as a sophomore entering his second NCAA championship. At 27-12 overall, Makk leads the Trojans in overall singles wins this season (18-5 in duals), while also clinching seven matches for Troy.

USC's top doubles duo – No. 11 Dostanic and Frye – carry a 12-9 overall record in NCAA play. They've ranked as high as No. 2 back in September of 2022. The duo will make their second consecutive trip into NCAA Individual action, earning the Pac-12 automatic qualification. The duo will face Florida's William Grant and Axel Nefve (5-8 seed) to open doubles play on Tuesday.

ABOUT NCAA SINGLES AND DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS
The singles and doubles competition will be conducted May 22-27 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida, after the conclusion of the team championship, which runs from May 18-20. This year's event will be conducted jointly with the NCAA Divisions II and III Men's and Women's Tennis Championships and hosted by the University of Central Florida and the Greater Orlando Sports Commission.

All matches shall be the best-of-three sets. No-ad scoring and a seven-point tiebreaker (first to seven points, must win by two points) at six-games-all will be used for all matches. In doubles, a 10-point match tiebreaker will be played in lieu of a third set.

Automatic qualification into the Division I singles championship is awarded to any conference with one or more eligible singles players ranked in the ITA Top 125 for eligible/entered singles players. For conferences with more than one singles player within the ITA Top 125 eligible/entered singles players, the subcommittee applies the NCAA selection criteria to determine which student-athlete is the automatic qualifier from those conferences. All singles players must have a minimum of 13 started singles matches, with six matches in the spring, in order to be selected as an automatic qualifier or an at-large selection.

Automatic qualification into the Division I doubles championship is awarded to any conference with one or more eligible doubles teams ranked in the ITA Top 60 for eligible/entered doubles teams. For conferences with more than one doubles team within the ITA Top 60 eligible/entered doubles teams, the subcommittee applies the NCAA selection criteria to determine which doubles team is the automatic qualifier from those conferences. All doubles teams must have started a minimum of 10 doubles matches, with a minimum of four matches in the spring, in order to be selected as an automatic qualifier or an at-large selection.

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Stefan Dostanic

Bradley Frye

Peter Makk