OJAI, Calif. - The top two seeds will battle it out as No. 1 STANFORD and No. 2 USC won their respective semifinal matches to advance to the Pac-12 Men’s Tennis Championship match. The Cardinal and the Trojans will face off tomorrow, Saturday, April 25 at 5 p.m. PT at Libbey Park. 

Both matches were close despite that three-point margin of victory, with the clinching singles matches going all three sets. Stanford opened the day with a 4-1 victory over rival CALIFORNIA, winning the doubles point then going on to gather victories on courts No. 1, 5 and 6. The Cardinal’s Nolan Paige clinched the victory for Stanford with a 2-6, 7-6(3), 7-5 victory over Cal’s Billy Griffith. 

The Trojans’ Max de Vroome clinched their match over rival UCLA later in the day, pulling out a 6-7, 6-1, 6-3 win over Bruin Austin Rapp on court No. 5. The Trojans also secured the doubles point in two quick matches, with Yannick Hanfmann and Roberto Quiroz earning an 8-0 victory on court No. 1 and Eric Johnson teaming with de Vroome for an 8-2 victory on court No. 2. 

The 2015 Pac-12 Tennis Championships continue with the men’s championship match tomorrow, Saturday, April 25 at 5 p.m. PT. For more information, visit pac-12.com/tennischamps. 

No. 1 Stanford 4, No. 4 California 1
Doubles
1. John Morrissey/Robert Stineman (STAN) def. Gregory Bayane/Chase Melton (CAL), 8-1
2. Tom Fawcett/Maciek Romanowicz (STAN) def. Filip Bergevi/Mads Engsted (CAL), 8-7
3. Andre Goransson/Oskar Wikberg (CAL) def. David Wilczynski/Nolan Paige (STAN), 8-6
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles 
1. Tom Fawcett (STAN) vs. Andre Goransson (CAL), susp. (tied, 3-6, 6-3, 6-6)
2. John Morrissey (STAN) def. Filip Bergevi (CAL), 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
3. David Wilczynski (STAN) vs. Gregory Bayane (CAL), susp. (Bayane up, 7-5, 5-7, 3-0)
4. Oskar Wikberg (CAL) def. Robert Stineman (STAN), 6-4, 6-3
5. Nolan Paige (STAN) def. Billy Griffith (CAL), 2-6, 7-6(3), 7-5
6. David Hsu (STAN) def. Mads Engsted (CAL), 6-1, 6-3
Order of Finish: 6, 4, 2, 5

No. 2 USC 4, No. 3 UCLA 1
Doubles
1. Yannick Hanfmann/Roberto Quiroz (USC) def. Mackenzie McDonald/Martin Redlicki (UCLA), 8-0
2. Eric Johnson/Max de Vroome (USC) def. Joe DiGiulio/Karue Sell (UCLA), 8-2
3. Jonny Wang/Nick Crystal (USC) vs. Dennis Mkrtchian/Austin Rapp (UCLA), 4-4 susp. 
Order of Finish: 1, 2

Singles
1. Mackie McDonald (UCLA) def. Yannick Hanfmann (USC), 6-3, 6-4
2. Eric Johnson (USC) vs. Dennis Mkrtchian (UCLA), susp. (Johnson up 5-7, 6-3, 4-3)
3. Martin Redlicki (UCLA) vs. Roberto Quiroz (USC), susp. (tied, 6-1, 3-6, 5-5)
4. Jonny Wang (USC) def. Karue Sell (UCLA), 6-4, 7-6
5. Max de Vroome (USC) def. Austin Rapp (UCLA), 6-7, 6-1, 6-3
6. Nick Crystal (USC) def. Joe DiGiulio (UCLA), 6-2, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 1, 4, 5