After winning 10 straight singles matches and helping USC men's tennis go 4-1 in five matches this week, USC freshman Riley Smith has been named the Pac-12 Player of the Week.
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Against Lehigh, he and fellow freshman Brandon Holt clinched the doubles point in what would become a 7-0 win. He didn't play singles in that match, but in the second match of a double header that day, Smith made quick work of his Texas Tech singles opponent. His win proved crucial in USC's 4-3 win over the Red Raiders.
In USC's next three matches (vs. USF, Oklahoma and Baylor in the BNP Paribas Collegiate Challenge at Indian Wells), Smith went undefeated in both doubles and singles.
His efforts against the Bulls and the Sooners helped USC tally a 4-0 and 4-1 win, respectively, to advance to the final of the BNP Paribas Collegiate Challenge. In the championship match, the Trojans faced the Baylor Bears, whom they had defeated, 4-2, earlier this season.
But despite Smith helping USC win points in doubles and singles, the No. 7 Trojans fell, 4-3, to the No. 6 Bears.
Smith and the Trojans are having a strong year. While the team is 17-3 overall in dual match play, Smith himself is 14-1, with most of his individual wins coming at the No. 6 slot. He and Holt are 12-1 and ranked No. 19 in the nation together.
The Trojans get an extended break before hitting the court again vs. Oregon on March 31.
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