USC
UCLA
Men's Tennis Falls To UCLA, 4-3
March 31, 2000 | Men's Tennis
March 31, 2000
Los Angeles, Calif. -- 19th-ranked USC men's tennis dropped a close match to top-ranked UCLA, 4-3, this afternoon at Marks Tennis Stadium. The Trojans fall to 12-6 overall this season, while the Bruins improve to 16-2.
USC began the match with a 1-0 lead after claiming two of three doubles matches. At the top spot, sixth-ranked Nicholas Rainey and Ryan Moore upset fourth-ranked Jong-Min Lee and Brandon Kramer in a 9-8, 7-3 tiebreaker. Patrick Gottesleben and Daniel Langre claimed a 9-7 victory over Jean-Noel Grinda and Jean-Julien Rojer at the No. 2 spot to clinch the doubles point.
UCLA tied the score (1-1) after the first singles match as Rojer defeated Rainey, 6-4, 6-1, at No. 4. The Trojans followed with victories at No. 1 and 5, while UCLA earned wins at No. 3 and 6, tieing the score at 3 apiece. The contest came down to the No. 2 singles match where No. 76 Andrew Park faced No. 36 Kramer. Kramer claimed the first set, 3-6, and jumped to a 2-0 lead in the second. Park quickly answered by tieing the score as the two continued to alternate with the lead. Though UCLA was the first to reach match point, 6-5, Park posted the following point to force the contest into a second-set tiebreaker. Kramer clinched the match for the Bruins with a 3-6, 6-7 (4-7) final score.
USC will resume Pac-10 dual match play next week in the Bay Area. The Trojans face Cal on Friday (April 7) at 1:30 p.m., and Stanford on Saturday (April 8) at noon.
Doubles
(1) Rainey/Moore (USC) def. Lee/Kramer (UCLA) - 9-8, 7-3
(2) Langre/Gottesleben (USC) def. Grinda/Rojer (UCLA) - 9-7
(3) Ketola/Rettenmaier (UCLA) def. Park/Collins (USC) - 8-3
Singles
(1) Patrick Gottesleben (USC) def. Jong-Min Lee (UCLA) - 6-3, 6-3
(2) Brandon Kramer (UCLA) def. Andrew Park (USC) - 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
(3) Jean-Noel Grinda (UCLA) def. Ryan Moore (USC) - 6-4, 6-1
(4) Jean-Julien Rojer (UCLA) def. Nicholas Rainey (USC) - 6-4, 6-1
(5) Daniel Langre (USC) def. Erfan Djahangiri (UCLA) - 6-3, 7-5
(6) Lassi Ketola (UCLA) def. Parker Collins (USC) - 7-5, 6-3
