USC Men’s Tennis Falls in Pac-12 Tournament Quarterfinals

OJAI, Calif. – USC men's tennis wraps up its season after it falls to No. 2-seeded Arizona in the Pac-12 tournament quarterfinals on Thursday, Apr. 25 at Libbey Park.
 
It was a close battle all the way throughout, but once again the doubles point plagued the Trojans, as they went down initially 1-0. The Wildcats won court No. 2 6-3, and then USC forced court No. 1 into extra games, as Arizona won that match 7-5.
 
On the singles side, sophomore Oscar Weightman struck first and had the largest upset of his young career, as he bested #34 Jay Friend in straight sets 6-3, 6-3. The other Trojan to pick up a win in the matchup was freshman Volodymyr Iakubenko. Iakubenko won in straight sets as well as he bested his opponent on court No. 4 6-4, 7-6 (5). 
 
The Trojans ended their season in Ojai, as they finish 7-16 overall and 2-5 in Pac-12 play. 
 
No. 2 Arizona 4, No. 7 USC 2
Thursday, April 25
Libbey Park | Ojai, Calif. 
 
DOUBLES
1.     #31 Colton Smith/Jay Friend (ARIZ) def. Peter Makk/Oscar Weightman (USC) 7-5
2.     Herman Hoeyeraal/Eric Padgham (ARIZ) def. Karl Lee/Samuel Rubell (USC) 6-3
3.     Volodymyr Iakubenko/Lodewijk Weststrate (USC) vs. Sasha Rozin/Gustaf Strom (ARIZ) 5-5 UNF
 
Arizona wins doubles point. 
Order of finish: 2, 1
 
SINGLES
1.     #20 Colton Smith (ARIZ) def. #76 Peter Makk (USC) 7-6 (7), 6-4
2.     Oscar Weightman (USC) def. #34 Jay Friend (ARIZ) 6-3, 6-3
3.     #71 Gustaf Strom (ARIZ) def. Lodewijk Weststrate (USC) 6-4, 6-1
4.     Volodymyr Iakubenko (USC) def. Herman Hoeyeraal (ARIZ) 6-4, 7-6 (5)
5.     Karl Lee (USC) vs. Casper Christensen (ARIZ) 6-1, 4-6, 4-1 UNF
6.     Nick Lagaev (ARIZ) def. Samuel Rubell (USC) 6-3, 7-5
 
Order of finish: 2, 3, 4, 1, 6