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No. 8 USC Men’s Tennis Tops Pepperdine in UTR College Match Challenge

No. 8 USC Men’s Tennis Tops Pepperdine in UTR College Match Challenge


Men’s Tennis | March 19, 2023

 
 
INDIAN WELLS, California – The No. 8 ranked USC men’s tennis team defeated Southern California rival Pepperdine 4-3 while playing in Tennis Paradise on Sunday, March 19. The Trojans and Waves took part in the first annual UTR College Match Challenge: BNP Paribas Open. 
 
Pepperdine took the doubles point with wins onc courts three and two to open the match. Court three’s Wave duo of Pietro Fellin and Eric Hadigian opened the scoring with a 6-3 win over Ryan Colby and Karl Lee on court three. To clinch the doubles point, Linus Carlsson Halldin and Eero Vasa won 6-2 over Wojtek Marek and Samuel Rubell on court two to give the Waves an early advantage.
 
USC bounced back in singles, taking five of six first sets. The Trojans then won straight-set matches on courts one, six and five, respectively, to open up a 3-1 lead before Pepperdine cut the lead in half with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 win over Lodewijk Weststrate on court four.
 
With two courts remaining, and both in third sets, Tim Zeitvogel defeated #24 Peter Makk 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 to even the score. USC closed the match with a three-set, tiebreak victory on court three to leave Indian Wells with a win. No. 113 Wojtek Marek defeated Vasa 7-6, 4-6, 7-6(4). 
 
The Trojans now gear up for a huge week of competition as USC will take on the top ranked Horned Frogs on Friday, March 24 at 3 p.m. pacific time. Sunday, March 26, the Trojans will face No. 3 Texas at 12 p.m. pacific time. 
 
#8 USC 4, Pepperdine 3
Sunday, March 19 | Indian Wells, CA  
DOUBLES
 
1. #38 De Jonge/Zeitvogel (PEPP) vs. #17 Dostanic/Frye (USC) –  4-5 UNF. 
2. Carlsson Halldin/Vasa (PEPP) def. Marek/Rubell (USC) – 6-2
3. Fellin/Hadigian (PEPP) def. Colby/Lee (USC) – 6-3

 Pepperdine wins doubles point. 

Order of finish: 3, 2

 

SINGLES

 

1. #33 Stefan Dostanic (USC) def. #65 Daniel De Jonge (PEPP) – 6-4, 6-0

2. Tim Zeitvogel (PEPP) def. #24 Peter Makk (USC) – 6-7, 6-4, 6-3

3. #113 Wojtek Marek (USC) def. Eero Vasa (PEPP) – 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 (4)

4. Pietro Fellin (PEPP) def. Lodewijk Weststrate (USC) – 6-2, 3-6, 6-3

5. Bradley Frye (USC) def. Eric Hadigian (PEPP) – 7-5, 6-2

6. Samuel Rubell (USC) def. Carlsson Halldin (PEPP) – 6-4, 6-4

 

Order of finish: 1, 6, 5, 4, 2, 3*

 

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