Men's Tennis Squad Rebounds with Rout of USC

April 3, 1999

STANFORD, Calif. - The fourth-ranked Stanford men's tennis team defeated No. 10 USC 6-1 this afternoon in Los Angeles.

The Cardinal scored the first point of the match, as the doubles tandems of K.J. Hippensteel/Ryan Wolters and Geoff Abrams/Alex Kim recorded victories over USC. Stanford then went on to take five of six singles matches.

The Cardinal's record improves to 12-2 overall, while the Trojans fall to 15-3. This match does not count toward Pac-10 standings.

Stanford will return home to play Cal this Tues., April 6. Matches will begin at Taube Family Tennis Stadium at 1:30 p.m.

No. 4 Stanford 6, No. 10 USC 1

Singles

No. 1 Ryan Wolters (S) def. Patrick Gottesleben (USC) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 
No. 2 Geoff Abrams (S) def. Andrew Park (USC) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 
No. 3 K.J. Hippensteel (S) def. Roman Kukal (USC) 6-2, 6-0 
No. 4 Alex Kim (S) def. Gregg Hill (USC) 6-1, 7-5 
No. 5 Nicholas Rainey (USC) def. Scotty Scott (S) 7-5, 7-6 (4) 
No. 6 Ali Ansari (S) def. Scott Willinski (USC) 6-3, 6-2 

Doubles (Stanford wins point)

No. 1 Wolters/Hippensteel (S) def. Geottesleben/Hill (USC) 8-2 
No. 2 Abrams/Kim (S) def. Kukal/Park (USC) 8-2 
No. 3 Rainey/Willinski (USC) def. Scott/Ansari (S) 8-4