Tennis is the most democratic of the collegiate sports. While the USC men boast the No. 1 singles player in the country in Steve Johnson, his match-winning point carries the same value as the No. 6 singles dual.
In that spirit, the three-time defending NCAA champions overcame Ohio State 4-3 to win the ITA National Indoors thanks to a gutsy title-clinching victory from true freshman Yannick Hanfmann, who was later named Pac-12 Player of the Week. The German import, playing in the No. 5 singles slot, battled back from a set down to win 6-4 in the third.
The Trojans took home the indoor title for the first time since 1988 and third time in program history.
Johnson and Nguyen enjoy the spoils of victory.
(Photo via USC Tennis Blog)<
