Final Stats

Results

SAN DIEGO - August Holmgren earned a singles victory against a top-10 opponent but San Diego fell to No. 11 USC, 6-1, Thursday afternoon at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club.

Holmgren highlighted the No. 36 Toreros (4-4) afternoon with a 4-6, 7-6 (8), 1-0 (10-3) victory against the Trojans (8-3) Brandon Holt who is ranked No. 8 in the nation. Holmgren has won five consecutive singles matches.

Gui Osorio and Nico Borter earned a top-25 win in doubles play, defeating USC's Brandon Holt and Riley Smith, 6-3. The duo improved to 7-2 in dual matches and 9-2 overall this year.

"We lacked the internal fire we needed today in order to be successful," said head coach Ryan Keckley. "We had some impressive individual results, but at the end of the day, it's a team effort through and through."

The top-25 victories were impressive but the Toreros were unable to sustain the success throughout its lineup to keep pace with a talented Trojans team.

"Give USC credit, they are a good team and are well-coached," said Keckley. "We will regroup and take advantage of this time off before we head into the second half of the season."

The Toreros will look to get back on track on March 11 when they take on Gonzaga at noon PT.