No. 24 USC Men's Tennis Down Michigan 4-1

Sunday, March 29

Ann Arbor, MI

9:00 AM

USC

Michigan

Connor Church v2 hitting the tennis ball.

Photo by: John McGillen/USC Athletics

No. 24 USC Men's Tennis Down Michigan 4-1

March 29, 2026 | Men's Tennis

Results

Trojans claim doubles point to take early lead.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - No. 24 USC men's tennis powered through a strong finish in singles play to secure a 4-1 road win over the Michigan Wolverines on Sunday.

The Trojans opened the day by claiming the doubles point, bouncing back after a loss on Court 1. Michigan struck first with a 6-3 win at the top spot, but USC answered quickly. Connor Church and Branko Djuric evened things up with a decisive 6-2 win on court 3, before Max Exsted and Nathan Troure clinched the point with a 7-5 victory on Court 2.

In singles, Michigan briefly drew level as No. 10 Max Dahlin defeated Branko Djuric 7-5, 6-3 on center court, but that would be the Wolverines' only point of the day.

USC responded with a dominant stretch to close it out. Andrin Casanova put the Trojans back in front with a commanding 6-1, 6-2 win on court 5, followed by Max Exsted's 6-1, 6-3 victory on court 3 to make it 3-1. Sophomore Connor Church then sealed the match, grinding out a 6-3, 7-5 win on Court 6 to clinch the 4-1 decision.

With the win, USC improves to 13-5 overall and 5-2 in conference play. The Trojans now return to Los Angeles to host Penn State and Ohio State next weekend.