Saturday, April 5
Los Angeles, Calif.
12:00 PM
USC
4
vs
0
Minnesota
No. 22 USC Women’s Tennis Sweeps Minnesota
April 05, 2025 | Women's Tennis
LOS ANGELES – No. 22 USC women's tennis got back in the win column on Saturday afternoon, downing the Minnesota Golden Gophers 4-0 at Marks Tennis Stadium.
With the win, USC snaps a three-match loss streak and improves to 10-5 overall and 4-3 in conference play.
The Women of Troy captured the doubles point with wins on courts three and one. Parker Fry and Emma Charney downed Minnesota's Valitova/Schmitz 6-1 on court three, moments before the No. 5 ranked duo of Lily Fairclough and Grace Piper beat the Golden Gopher pair of Kocevar/Liepert 6-4. With the doubles point secured, play was suspended on court two with the score tied at five games all.
The Trojans didn't let up as singles play began, winning first sets across all six courts. USC's No. 53 ranked Grace Piper recorded the first singles win of the day for the Trojans as she beat Ava Schmitz 6-1, 6-1. Next, No. 89 ranked Immi Haddad downed Arina Valitova 6-3, 6-1 to put USC one point away from a win. Freshman Simone Kay delivered the clinch on court six, beating Minnesota's Anlin Xie 6-0, 6-1. The victory marked Kay's first-ever dual match singles win and her first career clinch. Play was suspended with USC leading on all remaining courts.
USC is back in action tomorrow against No. 19 Wisconsin at 11 a.m. PT. The event will feature a kids clinic after the match concludes and a free donut giveaway for fans in attendance.
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#22 USC 4, MINN 0
April 5, 2025
Los Angeles, Calif. | David X. Marks Tennis Stadium
DOUBLES
USC wins the doubles point.
SINGLES
Order of finish: 1, 4, 6*
With the win, USC snaps a three-match loss streak and improves to 10-5 overall and 4-3 in conference play.
The Women of Troy captured the doubles point with wins on courts three and one. Parker Fry and Emma Charney downed Minnesota's Valitova/Schmitz 6-1 on court three, moments before the No. 5 ranked duo of Lily Fairclough and Grace Piper beat the Golden Gopher pair of Kocevar/Liepert 6-4. With the doubles point secured, play was suspended on court two with the score tied at five games all.
The Trojans didn't let up as singles play began, winning first sets across all six courts. USC's No. 53 ranked Grace Piper recorded the first singles win of the day for the Trojans as she beat Ava Schmitz 6-1, 6-1. Next, No. 89 ranked Immi Haddad downed Arina Valitova 6-3, 6-1 to put USC one point away from a win. Freshman Simone Kay delivered the clinch on court six, beating Minnesota's Anlin Xie 6-0, 6-1. The victory marked Kay's first-ever dual match singles win and her first career clinch. Play was suspended with USC leading on all remaining courts.
USC is back in action tomorrow against No. 19 Wisconsin at 11 a.m. PT. The event will feature a kids clinic after the match concludes and a free donut giveaway for fans in attendance.
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#22 USC 4, MINN 0
April 5, 2025
Los Angeles, Calif. | David X. Marks Tennis Stadium
DOUBLES
- #5 Lily Fairclough/Grace Piper (USC) def. Anali Kocevar/Mia Liepert (MINN) 6-4
- Sloane Morra/Immi Haddad (USC) vs. Jesselle Ante/Sofia Pinto (MINN) – 5-5 DNF.
- Parker Fry/Emma Charney (USC) def. Arina Valitova/Ava Schmitz (MINN) 6-1
USC wins the doubles point.
SINGLES
- #53 Grace Piper (USC) def. Ava Schmitz (MINN) 6-2, 6-1
- #58 Emma Charney (USC) vs. Mia Liepert (MINN) 6-3, 3-2 DNF
- Lily Fairclough (USC) vs. Sofia Pinto (MINN) 6-0, 5-2 DNF
- #89 Immi Haddad (USC) def. Arina Valitova (MINN) 6-3, 6-1
- Sloane Morra (USC) vs. Jesselle Ante (MINN) 6-1, 3-3 DNF
- Simone Kay (USC) def. Anlin Xie (MINN) 6-0, 6-1
Order of finish: 1, 4, 6*
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