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No. 14 Men's Tennis Suffers 4-1 Loss at No. 5 USC
March 14, 2015 | Men's Tennis
The Bruins (8-6) received their lone point on the day at the No. 2 spot, where 33rd-ranked Dennis Mkrtchian pulled off the slight upset over 20th-ranked Roberto Quiroz, winning 6-4, 6-3.
USC (12-2), on the other hand, took the doubles point and was then able to notch three straight-set wins in singles play. Two singles matches were suspended, with fifth-ranked Mackenzie McDonald and Martin Redlicki both in third sets at their respective courts.
Saturday's showdown did not count in the Pac-12 standings. The conference showdown between the two teams will be on Thursday, April 16 at UCLA.
Up next for UCLA is a home match against UNLV on Monday, March 23.
#5 USC 4, #14 UCLA 1
March 14, 2015 - Marks Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.)
DOUBLES
1) #4 Hanfmann/Quiroz (USC) def. #6 McDonald/Redlicki (UCLA) - 6-2
2) Di Giulio/ Sell (UCLA) def. #50 de Vroome/Johnson (USC) - 6-3
3) Crystal/Forget (USC) def. Mkrtchian/Rapp (UCLA) - 6-3
USC wins doubles point. -- Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
SINGLES
1) #8 Yannick Hanfmann (USC) vs. #5 Mackenzie McDonald (UCLA) - 4-6, 6-3, 1-2 susp.
2) #33 Dennis Mkrtchian (UCLA) def. #20 Roberto Quiroz (USC) - 6-4, 6-3
3) Eric Johnson (USC) vs. Martin Redlicki (UCLA) - 7-6 (3), 4-6, 1-1 susp.
4) #35 Jonny Wang (USC) def. Karue Sell (UCLA) - 6-4, 7-6 (4)
5) #51 Nick Crystal (USC) def. Gage Brymer (UCLA) - 7-5, 6-2
6) #50 Max de Vroome (USC) def. Ryoto Tachi (UCLA) - 6-0, 6-0
Order of finish: 6, 2, 5, 4
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