In doubles action, USC had young guns Colter Smith and Lodewijk Weststrate team up to great success once again as the tandem took the first win of day with a 6-1 victory on court six. At the No. 2 spot, Stefan Dostanic and Bradley Frye followed suit and scored the doubles point for the Trojans with a 6-4 win there.
San Diego State had to adjust its singles lineup with a player out, so Colter Smith got the default win on court six and only five matches were fully played out. On court two, #104 Stefan Dotanic made it 3-0 Trojans with his 6-3, 6-0 sprint to victory over Aaro Pollanen to tee up #26 Mor Bulis for the clincher. Bulis topped Ignacio Martinez 6-2, 6-2 to pin the 4-0 advantage on the board for USC, and the match played on. Next to close out his Aztec foe was Jake Sands on a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Judson Blair on court five. Lodewijk Weststrate punched up a 6-0 lead for USC with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Roni Rikkonen at the No. 4 spot, and #19 Riley Smith came through as the cleanup crew in rounding out action with his 6-2, 6-4 win over Johannes Seeman on court one.
Next up for USC is a trip to Urbana, Ill., where the Trojans will first face Kentucky in a 10 a.m. PT clash on Wednesday (Feb. 10) to get ready for competition at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship, which runs Feb. 12-14. The Trojans are looking to defend the 2020 title they won at the event last season.
#1 USC 7, San Diego State 0
Feb. 7, 2021 | Marks Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.)
DOUBLES
(1) Bulis/R. Smith (USC) vs. Pollanen/Seeman (SDSU) - 5-5 susp.
(2) Dostanic/Frye (USC) def. Martinez/Gonzalez Almazan (SDSU) - 6-4
(3) C. Smith/Weststrate(USC) def. Blair/Rikkonen (SDSU) - 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 2
USC wins doubles point.
SINGLES
(1) #19 Riley Smith (USC) def. Johannes Seeman (SDSU) - 6-2, 6-4
(2) #104 Stefan Dostanic (USC) def. Aaro Pollanen (SDSU) - 6-3, 6-0
(3) Mor Bulis (USC) def. Ignacio Martinez (SDSU) - 6-2, 6-2*
(4) Lodewijk Weststrate (USC) def. Roni Rikkonen (SDSU) - 6-2, 6-3
(5) Jake Sands (USC) def. Judson Blair (SDSU) - 6-1, 6-3
(6) Colter Smith (USC) — win by default
Order of finish: 6, 2, 3*, 5, 4, 1