No. 10 USC Men’s Tennis Begins Quest for Fourth Consecutive Pac-12 Championship

Men’s Tennis | April 25, 2023

THIS WEEK        
No. 10 USC has secured the No. 1 seed for the coming Pac-12 Tournament, which is set to run April 26-29 at Libbey Park in Ojai, Calif. The Trojans (16-7, 6-2) open up with a 3 p.m. Pac-12 quarterfinal bout against either [8] ASU or [9] Oregon on Thursday (April 27). A win there would push USC into a semifinal against either [4] Stanford or [5] Cal at 1 p.m. on Friday (April 28), with the Pac-12 title match held at 6 p.m. on Saturday (April 29). The championship match will be televised on the Pac-12 Network.
 
TROJANS IN THE RANKINGS 
In the ITA’s latest team rankings, USC moved up one spot to No. 10. 
 
USC boasts four Trojans in the national singles rankings with senior Stefan Dostanic leading Troy at No. 32. Trojan sophomore Peter Makk locked in the No. 48 ranking while Wojtek Marek claimed the No. 100 ranking and Bradley Fryerounded out the field at No. 116. 
 
USC also boasts the No. 11 ranked doubles pair in Stefan Dostanic and Bradley Frye. The Trojan duo of Frye and freshman Learner Tien also entered the rankings for the first time this week, checking in at No. 52. 
 
 
EVENT INFO
All four days of the Men’s Championship will take place at Libbey Park. Coverage of the first rounds, quarterfinals and semifinals will be available via individual court live streams for authenticated subscribers to Pac-12 Networks. Saturday’s championship matches will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Network. To view the 2023 Men’s Tennis Championship bracket, click here.
Additional information regarding the 2023 Pac-12 Tennis Championships and updates throughout the week can be found by visiting the event page on Pac-12.com.

Tickets are available for fans who wish to attend the tournament. Fans can click here for more information.

 

TROJANS AT PAC-12 TOURNEYS        

Since the team event began in 2012, USC has won six Pac-12 Tournament titles — 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2022 — and has reached the final every year but 2016. USC has faced UCLA five times in the title match, winning twice (2012 and 2017). In 2015, USC beat Stanford in the final, topped Cal in the 2019 title match and took down Arizona State to win the 2021 trophy. The 2020 tournament was not held due to the coronavirus pandemic.

 

DEFENDING…