LOS ANGELES – Jim Hendrikx earned one of his biggest singles wins but 10th-ranked USC on its home court proved too much today for the 54th-rankd Huskies, as the Trojans had a 4-1 Pac-12 victory. Hendrikx earned the one UW point with a 6-2, 6-2 win at the No. 5 singles spot.
Hendrikx, the Netherlands native who joined the Huskies from Samford at the start of winter quarter, took out Ryan Colby in straight sets. But USC won the remainder of the singles sets, pulling out close first sets at No. 2 singles (7-5 over Dzianis Zharyn) and No. 4 singles (a 7-6 tiebreak over Nedim Suko).
The Trojans started things by winning the doubles point, then had a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 1 singles from 36th-ranked Stefan Dostanic over Han-Chih Lin. Freshman Brett Pearson lost a 6-1, 6-4 match at No. 6 to Karl Lee. Then USC stopped things with a win at No. 3 singles, as Cesar Bouchelaghem suffered his first dual loss of the year after starting 17-0. He lost to 39th-ranked Peter Makk, 6-3, 6-4.
The Dawgs will wrap up the regular season back at home next week, hosting Stanford on Apr. 21 and California on Apr. 23.
Washington Men’s Tennis
April 15, 2023
Los Angeles, Calif. | Marks Tennis Stadium
#54 Washington – 1
#10 USC – 4
Singles
1. (#36) Stefan Dostanic (USC) def. Han-Chih Lin (UW) – 6-1, 6-3
2. Dzianis Zharyn (UW) vs. Learner Tien (USC) – 5-7, 2-3, DNF
3. (#39) Peter Makk (USC) def. (#97) Cesar Bouchelaghem (UW) – 6-3, 6-4
4. Nedim Suko (UW) vs. Lodewijk Weststrate (USC) – 6-7 (1), 0-2, DNF
5. Jim Hendrikx (UW) def. Ryan Colby (USC) – 6-2, 6-2
6. Karl Lee (USC) def. Brett Pearson (UW) – 6-1, 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 5, 6, 3
Doubles
1. (#58) Zharyn/Bouchelaghem (UW) vs. Frye/Tien (USC) – 4-5, DNF
2. Dostanic/Colby (USC) def. Suko/Pearson (UW) – 6-2
3. Lee/Rubell (USC) def. Lin/Hendrikx (UW) – 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 3
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