University Southern California Trojans
Saturday, January 20
Los Angeles, CA
1:00 PM
USC
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UC Davis
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No. 5 USC Men Open 2018 Campaign Saturday At Marks Stadium
January 18, 2018 | Men's Tennis, Features
Trojans host UC Davis at 1 p.m. for USC’s first dual match of the 2018 season.
THIS WEEK
After a fall filled with individual action and one spring tournament under their belts, the No. 5 Trojans now turn their focus to the start of 2018 dual-match action. This week, USC is lined up to open the season with a 1 p.m. clash against UC Davis on Saturday (Jan. 20) at Marks Stadium to officially open the Trojans' 2018 team campaign.
ORACLE/ITA RANKINGS UPDATES
For the 11th straight season, the USC men's tennis team has kicked off the new year ranked in the nation's top-10 of the Oracle/ITA rankings. The Trojans are locked in as the No. 5 team in the land as 2018 action gets underway this week. The latest individual rankings came out during the fall as preseason rankings, with has five Trojans ranked in singles and one ranked doubles team. Sophomore Brandon Holt remains the frontrunner for the Trojans, ranked No. 11 in the nation in singles and No. 6 in doubles with trusty sophomore teammate Riley Smith. Next in line in singles is No. 54 junior Logan Smith, followed by No. 82 junior Jack Jaede, No. 96 senior Thibault Forget and No. 120 sophomore Riley Smith.
SCOUTING UC DAVIS
The Aggies are 1-1 overall after opening their 2018 season with a 4-1 win over Pacific before taking a 4-1 loss to Fresno State last week. UC Davis has no players nationally ranked in singles or doubles. USC is 3-0 all-time against the Aggies in a series that dates back to 2014. USC beat UC Davis 6-1 when the teams met last season in Los Angeles.
LAST WEEK
In the opening individual action of the new year, the USC men's tennis team stretched its muscles at the Sherwood Collegiate Cup and found success on the doubles courts. In competition featuring players from UCLA, Stanford and Baylor, it was the Trojan doubles duo of Jack Jaede and Laurens Verboven that emerged victorious, sweeping through to the double title today out at the Sherwood Country Club. One of two USC doubles duos in the mix for this one, the No. 3 seeded pairing of Jaede and Verboven proved a force to reckon with, surrendering no more than three games in each contest across the three-day event. The closest affair was the title match, where Jaede/Verboven took down top-seeded Genender/Kumar of Stanford with a 6-3 decision after having topped UCLA's No. 2 seeded Rapp/Smith decisively, 6-2, in the morning's semifinals. Singles play saw Verboven pick up a first-round win while his Trojan teammates would be edged out of the main draw. Verboven fell in a three-setter in the Round of 16 on Friday afternoon to wrap USC's time in the singles main draw. Jake DeVine was able to snag a consolation singles victory, but was ousted in the consolation quarters the next day.
LAST SEASON
The 2017 Trojans — under the direction of head coach Peter Smith for the 15th season — locked up the Pac-12 Tournament Championship and went on to reach the NCAA Round of 16. Along the way, Smith gathered in his 600th career win as a head coach. Freshman Brandon Holt emerged as an ITA All-American in singles after going 35-9 overall and wrapping the year ranked No. 17 in the nation. Also named the ITA Southwest Region's Rookie of the Year and Player to Watch sophomore Logan Smith (23-18 overall) ended up No. 94 in the nation, while senior Nick Crystal (16-14 overall) completed his USC career ranked No. 107. Crystal also paired with USC sophomore Laurens Verboven at No. 73 in the land with a 24-7 overall record. Holt and Riley Smith finished their first season together as Trojans ranked No. 11 in the nation - just a spot short of All-American honors. As a team, USC finished the 2016-17 season ranked No. 6 in the nation after posting a 27-6 overall record with a run to the NCAA Round of 16 in Athens, Ga.
After a fall filled with individual action and one spring tournament under their belts, the No. 5 Trojans now turn their focus to the start of 2018 dual-match action. This week, USC is lined up to open the season with a 1 p.m. clash against UC Davis on Saturday (Jan. 20) at Marks Stadium to officially open the Trojans' 2018 team campaign.
ORACLE/ITA RANKINGS UPDATES
For the 11th straight season, the USC men's tennis team has kicked off the new year ranked in the nation's top-10 of the Oracle/ITA rankings. The Trojans are locked in as the No. 5 team in the land as 2018 action gets underway this week. The latest individual rankings came out during the fall as preseason rankings, with has five Trojans ranked in singles and one ranked doubles team. Sophomore Brandon Holt remains the frontrunner for the Trojans, ranked No. 11 in the nation in singles and No. 6 in doubles with trusty sophomore teammate Riley Smith. Next in line in singles is No. 54 junior Logan Smith, followed by No. 82 junior Jack Jaede, No. 96 senior Thibault Forget and No. 120 sophomore Riley Smith.
SCOUTING UC DAVIS
The Aggies are 1-1 overall after opening their 2018 season with a 4-1 win over Pacific before taking a 4-1 loss to Fresno State last week. UC Davis has no players nationally ranked in singles or doubles. USC is 3-0 all-time against the Aggies in a series that dates back to 2014. USC beat UC Davis 6-1 when the teams met last season in Los Angeles.
LAST WEEK
In the opening individual action of the new year, the USC men's tennis team stretched its muscles at the Sherwood Collegiate Cup and found success on the doubles courts. In competition featuring players from UCLA, Stanford and Baylor, it was the Trojan doubles duo of Jack Jaede and Laurens Verboven that emerged victorious, sweeping through to the double title today out at the Sherwood Country Club. One of two USC doubles duos in the mix for this one, the No. 3 seeded pairing of Jaede and Verboven proved a force to reckon with, surrendering no more than three games in each contest across the three-day event. The closest affair was the title match, where Jaede/Verboven took down top-seeded Genender/Kumar of Stanford with a 6-3 decision after having topped UCLA's No. 2 seeded Rapp/Smith decisively, 6-2, in the morning's semifinals. Singles play saw Verboven pick up a first-round win while his Trojan teammates would be edged out of the main draw. Verboven fell in a three-setter in the Round of 16 on Friday afternoon to wrap USC's time in the singles main draw. Jake DeVine was able to snag a consolation singles victory, but was ousted in the consolation quarters the next day.
LAST SEASON
The 2017 Trojans — under the direction of head coach Peter Smith for the 15th season — locked up the Pac-12 Tournament Championship and went on to reach the NCAA Round of 16. Along the way, Smith gathered in his 600th career win as a head coach. Freshman Brandon Holt emerged as an ITA All-American in singles after going 35-9 overall and wrapping the year ranked No. 17 in the nation. Also named the ITA Southwest Region's Rookie of the Year and Player to Watch sophomore Logan Smith (23-18 overall) ended up No. 94 in the nation, while senior Nick Crystal (16-14 overall) completed his USC career ranked No. 107. Crystal also paired with USC sophomore Laurens Verboven at No. 73 in the land with a 24-7 overall record. Holt and Riley Smith finished their first season together as Trojans ranked No. 11 in the nation - just a spot short of All-American honors. As a team, USC finished the 2016-17 season ranked No. 6 in the nation after posting a 27-6 overall record with a run to the NCAA Round of 16 in Athens, Ga.
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