Jan. 20, 2006
by Amanda Piechowski
The University of San Diego men's tennis team traveled to Los Angeles to compete against #5 UCLA Friday afternoon at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. UCLA defeated the Toreros, currently ranked 37th in the nation, 5-2.
In doubles action, UCLA's Philipp Gruendler and Benjamin Kohlloeffel posted an 8-6 victory over USD's Thomas Liversage and Pierrick Ysern. Jonas Mouly and Oscar Plotnik also dropped their match to the Bruin duo of Haythem Abid and Chris Surapol (8-6). Finally it was the Torero team of Mirza Koristovic and Matt Ozurovich that proved too much for the Bruins as they clinched their match over UCLA's Dehaine and Yovan by a score of 9-8 (4).
In the singles ladder, senior Pierrick Ysern, clinched a Torero victory with a 10-point tiebreaker defeat over UCLA's Benjamin Kohlloeffel, who is currently ranked third in the nation. Ysern, the 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis national runner-up, came back after a 4-6 loss to tie the set at one game apiece with a convincing 6-3 win over Kohlloeffel. Ysern would go on to edge his opponent 10-8 in the final game.
The Toreros were able to get another point moments later when sophomore Thomas Liversage battled back to defeat Philipp Gruendler, 4-6, 7-5, (10-6).
The Torero season continues as USD travels to Anteater Tennis Stadium to take on UC Irvine in a 1:30 pm match Wednesday, January 25.
Final Results (5) UCLA def. (37) San Diego, 5-2
Doubles
1. Gruendler/Kohlloeffel (UCLA) def. Liversage/Ysern (USD) 8-6
2. Abid/Surapol (UCLA) def. Mouly/Plotnik (USD) 8-6
3. Koristovic/Ozurovich (USD) def. Dehaine/ Aaron Yovan (UCLA) 9-8(4)
Singles
1. Pierrick Ysern (USD) def. (3) Benjamin Kohlloeffel (UCLA) 4-6, 6-3, (10-8)
2. Haythem Abid (UCLA) def. Mirza Koristovic (USD) 6-2, Ret. (Inj.)
3. (75) Mathieu Dehaine (UCLA) def. Oscar Plotnik (USD) 7-5, 6-3
4. Thomas Liversage (USD) def. Philipp Gruendler (UCLA) 4-6, 7-5, (10-6)
5. Chris Surapol (UCLA) def. Jonas Mouly (USD) 6-1, 6-4
6. Jeremy Drean (UCLA) def. Matt Ozurovich (USD) 6-2, 6-4
