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Cukierman Captures Singles And Doubles Titles At Sherwood Cup
January 20, 2020 | Men's Tennis, Features
Cukierman and senior Riley Smith picked up their first trophy together in winning the doubles championship.
THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. — USC junior Daniel Cukierman double-dipped his way into two trophies at the Sherwood Collegiate Cup, claiming the singles crown today (Jan. 20) after he and Riley Smith teamed up for the doubles title yesterday in Thousand Oaks, Calif. The duo was joined by five other Trojans at the four-day event, with the USC veterans standing tall by the close of action.
Top-ranked in the nation and the top seed in the singles draw, Cukierman had a bye in the opening round and would advance by walkover into the quarterfinals. There, he'd have to contend with his freshman teammates #37 Stefan Dostanic, and it was a battle. After three sets of work, Cukierman had bested his fellow Trojan 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 to take a spot in the semifinals and put an end to Dostanic's two-win start to the spring. In the semis, Cukierman was up against Stanford's Axel Geller, and the USC captain rolled to a straight-set victory that sent him into today's title match. Again, Cukierman would gut out a three-set decision, topping Stanford's #18 Alex Rotsaert 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 to claim the Sherwood Collegiate Cup singles championship.
As he lifted the singles trophy in Thousand Oaks, Cukierman was not even 24 hours past the doubles championship that he had claimed alongside Riley Smith on the same court. Paired up for just the second time in their careers, Cukierman and Smith were the top-seeded pair in the doubles draw, earning a first-round bye before launching into their winning run. The two Trojans dispatched Texas A&M's Kumar/Schachter 6-3 in the quarterfinals and Stanford's Geller/Rajesh 7-5 in the semis before mirroring that score and edging out UCLA's Nanda/K. Smith in the title match.
Also making strong runs at the event was Mor Bulis, the #9-ranked sophomore who reached the singles quarterfinals and the doubles semifinals with fellow sophomore Bradley Frye.
Complete USC results and schedule below.
2020 SHERWOOD COLLEGIATE CUP (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)
SINGLES
Round of 32 - Jan. 17
[1] #1 Daniel Cukierman (USC) - bye
#37 Stefan Dostanic (USC) def. Neel Rajesh (STAN) - 6-1, 7-6 (5)
[5] #10 Hady Habib (TAMU) def. #64 Ryder Jackson (USC) - 6-2, 6-1
#105 Noah Schachter (TAMU) def. #84 Jake Sands (USC) - 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
[4] #9 Mor Bulis (USC) def. Blaine Hovenier (UCLA) - 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
[7] #18 Alex Rotsaert (STAN) def. Bradley Frye (USC) - 6-2, 6-0
Round of 16 - Jan. 17
[1] #1 Daniel Cukierman (USC) vs. Connor Hance (UCLA) - w/o
#37 Stefan Dostanic (USC) def. Tomas Kopzcynski (STAN) - 6-3, 6-4
[4] #9 Mor Bulis (USC) def. #54 Sangeet Sridhar (STAN) - 6-3, 6-1
Quarterfinals - Jan. 18
[1] #1 Daniel Cukierman (USC) def. #37 Stefan Dostanic (USC) - 6-2, 2-6, 6-1
Govind Nanda (UCLA) def. [4] #9 Mor Bulis (USC) - 6-0, 6-3
Semifinals - Jan. 19
[1] #1 Daniel Cukierman (USC) def. Axel Geller (STAN) - 6-3, 6-3
Championship - Jan. 20
[1] #1 Daniel Cukierman (USC) def. [7] #18 Alex Rotsaert (STAN) - 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
CONSOLATION SINGLES
Round of 16 - Jan. 17
#64 Ryder Jackson (USC) def. #107 Austin Abbrat (TAMU) - 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (10-5)
Kento Perera (STAN) def. #84 Jake Sands (USC) - 6-4, 1-0 ret. (inj)
Bradley Frye (USC) def. #75 Barnaby Smith (TAMU) - 6-4, 6-1
Quarterfinals - Jan. 18
#64 Ryder Jackson (USC) def. Connor Rapp (UCLA) - 6-3, 6-2
Semifinals - Jan. 19
Marson (TAMU) def. #64 Ryder Jackson (USC) - 7-5, 6-0
BACKDRAW SINGLES
Bradley Frye (USC) def. #107 Austin Abbrat (TAMU) - 7-5, 6-0
Storch (TAMU) def. Bradley Frye (USC) - 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9)
DOUBLES
Round of 16 - Jan. 18
[1] Daniel Cukierman / Riley Smith (USC) - bye
Mor Bulis / Ryder Jackson (USC) def. [3] Habib/Vacherot (TAMU) - 7-5
[2] Nanda/K. Smith (UCLA) def. Stefan Dostanic / Bradley Frye (USC) - 6-4
Quarterfinals - Jan. 18
[1] Cukierman / R. Smith (USC) def. Kumar/Schachter (TAMU) - 6-3
Bulis / Jackson (USC) def. Kopzcynski/Rotsaert (STAN) - 7-6 (5)
Semifinals - Jan. 19
[1 Cukierman / R. Smith (USC) def. Geller/Rajesh (STAN) - 7-5
Nanda/K. Smith (UCLA) def. Bulis / Jackson (USC) - 6-3
Championship - Jan. 19
[1] Cukierman / R. Smith (USC) def. Nanda/K. Smith (UCLA) - 7-5
DOUBLES CONSOLATION
Dostanic/Frye (USC) def. Rollins/Storch (TAMU) - 6-1
Top-ranked in the nation and the top seed in the singles draw, Cukierman had a bye in the opening round and would advance by walkover into the quarterfinals. There, he'd have to contend with his freshman teammates #37 Stefan Dostanic, and it was a battle. After three sets of work, Cukierman had bested his fellow Trojan 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 to take a spot in the semifinals and put an end to Dostanic's two-win start to the spring. In the semis, Cukierman was up against Stanford's Axel Geller, and the USC captain rolled to a straight-set victory that sent him into today's title match. Again, Cukierman would gut out a three-set decision, topping Stanford's #18 Alex Rotsaert 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 to claim the Sherwood Collegiate Cup singles championship.
As he lifted the singles trophy in Thousand Oaks, Cukierman was not even 24 hours past the doubles championship that he had claimed alongside Riley Smith on the same court. Paired up for just the second time in their careers, Cukierman and Smith were the top-seeded pair in the doubles draw, earning a first-round bye before launching into their winning run. The two Trojans dispatched Texas A&M's Kumar/Schachter 6-3 in the quarterfinals and Stanford's Geller/Rajesh 7-5 in the semis before mirroring that score and edging out UCLA's Nanda/K. Smith in the title match.
Also making strong runs at the event was Mor Bulis, the #9-ranked sophomore who reached the singles quarterfinals and the doubles semifinals with fellow sophomore Bradley Frye.
Complete USC results and schedule below.
2020 SHERWOOD COLLEGIATE CUP (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)
SINGLES
Round of 32 - Jan. 17
[1] #1 Daniel Cukierman (USC) - bye
#37 Stefan Dostanic (USC) def. Neel Rajesh (STAN) - 6-1, 7-6 (5)
[5] #10 Hady Habib (TAMU) def. #64 Ryder Jackson (USC) - 6-2, 6-1
#105 Noah Schachter (TAMU) def. #84 Jake Sands (USC) - 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
[4] #9 Mor Bulis (USC) def. Blaine Hovenier (UCLA) - 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
[7] #18 Alex Rotsaert (STAN) def. Bradley Frye (USC) - 6-2, 6-0
Round of 16 - Jan. 17
[1] #1 Daniel Cukierman (USC) vs. Connor Hance (UCLA) - w/o
#37 Stefan Dostanic (USC) def. Tomas Kopzcynski (STAN) - 6-3, 6-4
[4] #9 Mor Bulis (USC) def. #54 Sangeet Sridhar (STAN) - 6-3, 6-1
Quarterfinals - Jan. 18
[1] #1 Daniel Cukierman (USC) def. #37 Stefan Dostanic (USC) - 6-2, 2-6, 6-1
Govind Nanda (UCLA) def. [4] #9 Mor Bulis (USC) - 6-0, 6-3
Semifinals - Jan. 19
[1] #1 Daniel Cukierman (USC) def. Axel Geller (STAN) - 6-3, 6-3
Championship - Jan. 20
[1] #1 Daniel Cukierman (USC) def. [7] #18 Alex Rotsaert (STAN) - 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
CONSOLATION SINGLES
Round of 16 - Jan. 17
#64 Ryder Jackson (USC) def. #107 Austin Abbrat (TAMU) - 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (10-5)
Kento Perera (STAN) def. #84 Jake Sands (USC) - 6-4, 1-0 ret. (inj)
Bradley Frye (USC) def. #75 Barnaby Smith (TAMU) - 6-4, 6-1
Quarterfinals - Jan. 18
#64 Ryder Jackson (USC) def. Connor Rapp (UCLA) - 6-3, 6-2
Semifinals - Jan. 19
Marson (TAMU) def. #64 Ryder Jackson (USC) - 7-5, 6-0
BACKDRAW SINGLES
Bradley Frye (USC) def. #107 Austin Abbrat (TAMU) - 7-5, 6-0
Storch (TAMU) def. Bradley Frye (USC) - 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9)
DOUBLES
Round of 16 - Jan. 18
[1] Daniel Cukierman / Riley Smith (USC) - bye
Mor Bulis / Ryder Jackson (USC) def. [3] Habib/Vacherot (TAMU) - 7-5
[2] Nanda/K. Smith (UCLA) def. Stefan Dostanic / Bradley Frye (USC) - 6-4
Quarterfinals - Jan. 18
[1] Cukierman / R. Smith (USC) def. Kumar/Schachter (TAMU) - 6-3
Bulis / Jackson (USC) def. Kopzcynski/Rotsaert (STAN) - 7-6 (5)
Semifinals - Jan. 19
[1 Cukierman / R. Smith (USC) def. Geller/Rajesh (STAN) - 7-5
Nanda/K. Smith (UCLA) def. Bulis / Jackson (USC) - 6-3
Championship - Jan. 19
[1] Cukierman / R. Smith (USC) def. Nanda/K. Smith (UCLA) - 7-5
DOUBLES CONSOLATION
Dostanic/Frye (USC) def. Rollins/Storch (TAMU) - 6-1
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