Feb. 7, 2010
LOS ANGELES - The University of San Diego men's tennis team, following a rain delay last Friday, dropped its first match of the spring season, as it squared off against the No. 1 University of Southern California at the Trojan home-court of Marks Stadium, falling 7-0 to the Men of Troy on Sunday evening.
The unbeaten Trojans (6-0) efficiently managed to grab the doubles point, sweeping all three matches from the Toreros.
USC did not let up in singles action, as the Trojans would not surrender a single victory to San Diego (2-1). Playing at Court #1, junior Dean Jackson, after dropping the first set, 6-1, to Robert Farah, was forced to retire due to injury, giving USC a 2-0 advantage.
The Trojans would go up 3-0 on Court #2, as the No. 1 singles player in the nation, Steve Johnson, took down sophomore Nikola Bubnic, 6-2, 6-3. Soon after, senior Charl Wolmarans fell to Daniel Nguyen on Court #3, 6-3, 6-1, as the Trojans would wrap up the match victory and eventually go on to win by a final of 7-0.
San Diego returns home this week to face WCC foe, Loyola Marymount University, Friday, Feb. 12th. Match is set for 1:30 p.m. PT at the USD West Tennis Courts.
MATCH #3: USD vs. #1 USC
Sunday, February 07, 2010
Los Angeles, Calif. - Marks Stadium
Doubles
1. #13 Farah/Sundling (USC) def. Jackson/Schive (USD) - 8-2
2. Johnson/Nguyen (USC) def. Wolmarans/Visy (USD) - 8-1
3. Poldma/Lucassen (USC) def. Bubnic/Hashem (USD) - 8-6
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
USC wins doubles point.
Singles
1. #14 Robert Farah (USC) def. Dean Jackson (USD) - 6-1, 3-0 ret.
2. #1 Steve Johnson (USC) def. Nikola Bubnic (USD) - 6-2, 6-3
3. #78 Daniel Nguyen (USC) def. Charl Wolmarans (USD) - 6-3, 6-1*
4. Peter Lucassen (USC) def. Thibaut Visy (USD) - 7-5, 6-2
5. #47 Matt Kecki (USC) def. Nils Schive (USD) - 6-2, 6-2
6. #65 JT Sundling (USC) def. Abdullah Hashem (USD) - 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3*, 5, 4, 6
USC wins match, 7-0.
