USC Men’s Tennis Drops Seventh Straight With Loss to Washington

Men’s Tennis | April 05, 2024

SEATTLE – USC men’s tennis (5-12, 0-3 Pac-12) continues its struggles, as it dropped its seventh straight matchup, as Washington (8-10, 2-2 Pac-12) won the matchup 4-2 on Friday, April 5 at the Bill Quillian Tennis Stadium. 
 
The main story that of the afternoon was an injury that left the No. 6 spot empty for the Trojans, as freshman Volodymyr Iakubenko did not play in singles after playing doubles alongside partner Niroop Vallabhaneni. That point proved crucial as USC only lost the matchup by two points. 
 
In doubles the Trojans took home one victory as the #75 Peter Makk/Lodewijk Weststrate upset the #39 doubles team in the country. 
 
In singles two individuals picked up wins as Weststrate and graduate student Samuel Rubell both won in straight sets. 
 
USC continues its road trip, as it takes on Oregon at noon on Sunday in Eugene, Oregon. 
 
 
Washington 4, USC 2
Friday, April 5
Bill Quillian Tennis Stadium | Seattle, Wash. 
 
DOUBLES
1.     #75 Peter Makk/Lodewijk Weststrate (USC) def. #39 Dzianis Zharyn/Cesar Bouchelaghem (UW) 7-5
2.     Nedim Suko/Brett Pearson (UW) def. Karl Lee/Samuel Rubell (USC) 6-4
3.     Ivan Sodan/Heman Nama (UW) def. Volodymyr Iakubenko/Niroop Vallabhaneni (USC) 7-6 (0)
 
Washington wins doubles point. 
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
 
SINGLES
1.     Cesar Bouchelaghem (UW) def. #64 Peter Makk (USC) 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (4)
2.     Lodewijk Weststrate (USC) def. Han-Chih Lin (UW) 7-5, 6-3
3.     Nedim Suko (UW) vs. Karl Lee (USC) 5-7, 6-3, 2-1 UNF
4.     Samuel Rubell (USC) def. Ivan Sodan (UW) 7-5, 7-6 (4)
5.     Brett Pearson (UW) def. Niroop Vallabhaneni (USC) 6-3, 6-3
6.     USC concedes No. 6 spot
 
Order of finish: 6, 5, 2, 4, 1