USC Men’s Tennis hosts No. 2 TCU and No. 9 Texas at Mark Stadium

Men’s Tennis | March 14, 2024

LOS ANGELES- USC men’s tennis (5-7) faces No. 2 TCU (11-1) in a non-conference dual at 5 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 15, at the Mark Tennis Center in Los Angeles. USC will be back at home on Sunday, Mar. 17 at 1 p.m. for another dual as it faces off against No. 12 Texas (10-3).

RANKINGS 

The Trojans enter this weekend as the No. 44th ranked team in the country (ITA Rankings, Mar. 12). USC currently hosts two-ranked individuals (Mar. 05). Junior Peter Makk is the highest-ranking individual, ranked #50. Sitting behind him is #102 senior Lodewijk Weststrate. 

USC has one ranked doubles squad with the combination of graduate student Stefan Dostanic and sophomore Oscar Weightman at #65. The brand-new duo featuring the latest member to the Trojans roster is 2-0 overall, as they have yet to drop a match as a pair in duals. The doubles squad already has one quality win: they took down #15 Sharma/Klaassen 6-4. 

 

LAST TIME UP

The Trojans were swept by the Stanford Cardinal on a road-trip to The Taube Family Tennis Center on Saturday, Mar. 10.

Earlier in the week, the team fell to Pepperdine at home after having to stop play and resume the following day due to weather conditions. 

 

SCOUTING TCU 

The Horned Frogs come into the matchup ranked No. 2 (ITA Rankings, Mar. 12), as they are 11-1 in the early portion of the season. TCU has five ranked individuals: #10 Jack Pinnington, #11 Jack Fearnley, #35 Pedro Vives, #53 Sebastian Gorzyn and #87 Lui Matex. The Horned Frogs have two ranked doubles squads with Sebastian Gorzny and Pedro Vives at #2 and Duncan Chan and Lui Maxted at #40. 

SCOUTING TEXAS 

The Longhorns come into the matchup ranked No. 9 (ITA Rankings, Mar. 12), as they are 10-3 in the early portion of the season. Texas has four ranked individuals: #1 Eliot Spizzirri, #2 Micah Braswell, #48 Gilles-Arnaud Bailly and #51 Jonah Braswell. The Longhorns have one ranked doubles squad with Eliot Spizzirri and Cleeve Harper at #6. 

 

WATCH THE TROJANS

All matches at Marks Stadium can be viewed through PlaySight. Please visit USCTrojans.com/mtennis to watch live streams of the matches and view live scoring. Follow @USCMensTennis on Instagram and X for score updates.