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USC Men's Tennis hosts Crosstown Rival No. 28 UCLA at Marks Stadium
March 28, 2024 | Men's Tennis
The Trojans battle the Bruins in their second conference matchup tomorrow
LOS ANGELES- USC men's tennis (5-10, 0-1 Pac-12) faces No. 28Â UCLAÂ (7-6, 0-2 Pac-12) in the cross-town cup at 1:30Â p.m. on Friday, Mar. 29, at the Marks Tennis Stadium in Los Angeles.Â
RANKINGSÂ
The Trojans enter this weekend as the No. 47th ranked team in the country (ITA Rankings, Mar. 19). USC currently hosts three-ranked individuals (Mar. 19). Junior Peter Makk is the highest-ranking individual, ranked #73. Sitting behind him is #106 freshman Volodymyr Iakubenko followed by senior Lodewijk Weststrate coming in a #122.Â
USC currently does not have a ranked doubles squad.
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LAST TIME UP
Due to weather conditions on Saturday, Mar. 24, play was suspended against No. 20 Arizona State. USC led 2-1 leaving the match unfinished.Â
Earlier in the week, the Trojans were swept by the No. 6 Arizona at the Mark Tennis Center on Friday, Mar. 22.
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SCOUTING UCLAÂ
The Bruins come into the matchup ranked No. 28 (ITA Rankings, Mar. 26), as they are 7-6 (0-2 Pac-12) in the early portion of conference play this season. UCLA has on ranked individual in #28 Govind Nanda (ITA Rankings Mar. 19). The Bruins do not currently have a ranked doubles squad.Â
UCLA recently started Pac-12 play, as it lost to both Arizona State (L, 4-2) and Arizona (L, 4-1) last weekend.Â
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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RANKINGSÂ
The Trojans enter this weekend as the No. 47th ranked team in the country (ITA Rankings, Mar. 19). USC currently hosts three-ranked individuals (Mar. 19). Junior Peter Makk is the highest-ranking individual, ranked #73. Sitting behind him is #106 freshman Volodymyr Iakubenko followed by senior Lodewijk Weststrate coming in a #122.Â
USC currently does not have a ranked doubles squad.
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LAST TIME UP
Due to weather conditions on Saturday, Mar. 24, play was suspended against No. 20 Arizona State. USC led 2-1 leaving the match unfinished.Â
Earlier in the week, the Trojans were swept by the No. 6 Arizona at the Mark Tennis Center on Friday, Mar. 22.
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SCOUTING UCLAÂ
The Bruins come into the matchup ranked No. 28 (ITA Rankings, Mar. 26), as they are 7-6 (0-2 Pac-12) in the early portion of conference play this season. UCLA has on ranked individual in #28 Govind Nanda (ITA Rankings Mar. 19). The Bruins do not currently have a ranked doubles squad.Â
UCLA recently started Pac-12 play, as it lost to both Arizona State (L, 4-2) and Arizona (L, 4-1) last weekend.Â
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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