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No. 10 USC Men’s Tennis Downs Idaho 4-0 To Advance To Second Round of NCAA Tournament

No. 10 USC Men's Tennis Downs Idaho 4-0 To Advance To Second Round of NCAA Tournament


Men’s Tennis | May 05, 2023

Los Angeles, Calif.No. 10 USC men’s tennis cruised to victory in the first round of the NCAA tennis tournament Friday afternoon, sweeping the Idaho Vandals 4-0 at Marks Stadium to advance to the second round. 

 

The Trojans got off to a fast start with back-to-back victories in doubles play. No. 45 Bradley Frye and Learner Tien finished first with a 6-1 victory over Francisco Guy and Taiyo Kurata on two, followed by Stefan Dostanic and Ryan Colby with a. 6-4 victory over Vivek Ramesh and Mario Duron on court three. 

 

The Trojans carried their hot streak into singles play, picking up two fast wins on the lower courts. Lodewijk Weststrate took down Duron 6-1, 6-1 on court six to make the Trojans’ lead two, followed quickly by Frye who defeated Matteo Masala 6-1, 6-1 on court five to bring the Trojans within one. Tien clinched the match for the Trojans with a 6-2, 7-6 (4) victory over Guy on court two to score his first singles postseason point. 

 

With their victory, the Trojans advance to the second round where they’ll meet the San Diego Toreros. The match will begin at 2 p.m. at Marks Tennis Stadium. 

 

#10 USC 4, IDAHO 0 

Marks Stadium (Los Angeles Calif.) | NCAA FIRST ROUND | May 5, 2023 

 

DOUBLES

  1. Wojtek Marek and Sam Rubell (USC) vs. Francisco Bascon and Matteo Masala (UI) – 4-3 UNF 

  1. Stefan Dostanic and Ryan Colby (USC) def. Vivek Ramesh and Mario Duron (UI) – 6-4 

Order of Finish: 2, 3 

 

USC wins the doubles point. 

 

SINGLES 

  1. No. 25 Stefan Dostanic (USC) vs. Francisco Bascon (UI) – 6-7 (3), 5-3  

  1. Learner Tien (USC) def. Francisco Guy (UI) – 6-2, 7-6 (4)* 

  1. No. 39 Peter Makk (USC) vs. Bruno Casino (UI) – 6-1, 4-6, 2-1 UNF 

  1. No. 109 Wojtek Marek (USC) vs. Taiyo Kurata (UI) – 6-3, 5-3 UNF 

Order of Finish: 6, 5, 2* 

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