No. 7 USC Men’s Tennis Finishes Home Stand With UNLV

LOS ANGELES - No. 7 USC men's tennis (3-0) heads into its final home dual until the end of February, as it takes on UNLV (4-1) in a rescheduled match starting at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 at Marks Stadium.

RANKINGS
The Trojans enter this weekend as the No. 7 ranked team in the country after being ranked there for four consecutive polls (ITA Coaches Poll, Jan. 31). USC currently hosts three ranked individuals and one ranked doubles squad in the most recent individual rankings (Nov. 15, 2023). Junior Peter Makk is the highest-ranking individual, ranked No. 39. Sitting behind him is No. 73 senior Lodewijk Weststrate. The last player with an individual ranking is No. 94 junior Karl Lee. Makk made the biggest splash that will change the individual rankings as he upset San Diego's No. 31 player, Iiro Vasa, last weekend.

USC has one ranked doubles squad with the combination of graduate students Samuel Rubell and Niroop Vallabhaneni at No. 47. The duo is 4-1 together and won the SoCal Intercollegiate on their home courts.

LAST WEEK
The Trojans clinched a spot in the ITA National Indoor Team Championships, as they won their ITA Kickoff Weekend Regional with wins over SMU and San Diego.

#7 USC 4, SMU 2
Saturday, January 27, 2024 | Marks Tennis Stadium (Los Angeles)
DOUBLES

Stefan Dostanic/Oscar Weightman (USC) def. Adam Neff/Trevor Svajda (SMU) 6-3
Peter Makk/Lodewijk Weststrate (USC) def. Callaway Clark/Liam Krall (SMU) 6-1
Volodymyr Iakubenko/Samuel Rubell (USC) vs. #60 Huntley Allen/Julian Steinhausen (SMU) 5-3 UNF.

Order of finish: 2, 1
USC wins the doubles point.
SINGLES

Trevor Svajda (SMU) def. Stefan Dostanic (USC) 7-6(7), 6-2
#39 Peter Makk (USC) def. #88 Adam Neff (SMU) 7-6 (3), 6-1
#98 Jerry Barton (SMU) def. #73 Lodewijk Weststrate (USC) 7-6(0), 6-3
Volodymyr Iakubenko (USC) def. Liam Krall (SMU) 7-5, 7-6 (1)
#94 Karl Lee (USC) def. Maks Silagy (SMU) 6-0, 6-2
Samuel Rubell (USC) vs. Louis Cloud (SMU) 6-2, 6(6)-7, 1-0 UNF.

Order of finish: 5, 2, 1, 3, 4

#7 USC 4, USD 3
Sunday, January 28, 2024
Marks Tennis Stadium | Los Angeles, Calif.
DOUBLES

Stefan Dostanic /Oscar Weightman (USC) def. #15 Sacchitt Sharma/Stian Klaassen (USD) 6-4
Peter Makk/Lodewijk Weststrate (USC) vs. Iiro Vasa/Oliver Tarvet (USD) 4-5 unf.
Volodymyr Iakubenko/ Samuel Rubell (USC) def. Savriyan Danilov/Lambert Ruland (USD) 6-3

Order of finish: 3, 1
USC wins the doubles point.
SINGLES

#8 Oliver Tarvet (USD) def. Stefan Dostanic (USC) vs. 6-2, 6-4
#39 Peter Makk (USC) def. #31 Iiro Vasa (USD) 6-4, 6-0
#73 Lodewijk Weststrate (USC) def. Lambert Ruland (USD) 6-1, 6-3
Saviryan Daniiov (USD) def. Oscar Weightman (USC) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
Volodymyr Iakubenko (USC) def. Sacchitt Sharma (USD) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
Stian Klaassen (USD) def. #94 Karl Lee (USC) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4

Order of finish: 2, 3, 1, 4, 6, 5

SCOUTING UNLV
In the early portion of the season, the Rebels have made quick work of most of their schedule; they are currently 4-1. Three of their four wins have come by three points or more, as they have played to clinch in each bout. UNLV has no ranked players in either the singles or doubles rankings and is outside the top 25 as a squad.

WATCH THE TROJANS
All matches at Marks Stadium can be viewed through PlaySight. Please visit USCTrojans.com/mtennis to watch live streams of the matches and view live scoring. Follow @USCMensTennis on Instagram and X for score updates.

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Players Mentioned

Stefan Dostanic

Volodymyr Iakubenko

Karl Lee

Peter Makk

Samuel Rubell

Niroop Vallabhaneni

Oscar Weightman

Lodewijk Weststrate