April 2, 2004
Los Angeles, Calif. - The Stanford University men's tennis team was edged by the USC Trojans, 4-3, Friday afternoon at the Marks Tennis Stadium. With the loss, the Cardinal fall to 12-4 on the year, while the Trojans improve to 15-2 on the year.
The doubles matches would determine the match with the Cardinal and the Trojans splitting the singles matches, 3-3. The Trojans swept the doubles matches, to win the eventual deciding point.
In singles action, sophomore All-American KC Corkery, and freshmen James Wan and Chris Rasmussen collected wins for the Cardinal. Corkery defeated No. 71 Johan Berg, 0-6, 6-3, 6-1 at the No. 2 singles spot, while Wan picked up his 21st win of the year with a straight sets, 6-1, 6-4 win over No. 47 Ruben Torres in No. 4 singles action. Rasmussen registered his first win over a ranked opponent this season with a 7-6, 1-6, 11-9 win over No. 92 Drew Hoskins at the No. 6 singles spot.
The Cardinal look to rebound when they head to UCLA on Saturday to take on the Bruins in a dual match starting at 1:00 pm at the Los Angeles Tennis Center.
Match Results
#4 USC - 4
#9 Stanford - 3
Doubles (USC Wins Point)
(1) #9 Langre/Hoskins (USC) vs. Warburg/Corkery (Stan) - 8-6
(2) Parker Collins /Berg (USC) vs. James Pade/Wan (Stan) - 9-7
(3) Biasella/Torres (USC) vs. Morris/Sheng (Stan) - 8-5
Singles
(1) #26 Adriano Biasella (USC) vs. #23 Sam Warburg (Stan) - 6-1, 6-4
(2) KC Corkery (Stan) vs. #71 Johan Berg (USC) - 0-6, 6-3, 6-1
(3) #42 Jamil Al-Agba (USC) vs. Phil Sheng (Stan) - 6-4, 6-3
(4) James Wan (Stan) vs. #47 Ruben Torres (USC) - 6-1, 6-4
(5) Daniel Langre (USC) vs. Carter Morris (Stan) - 3-6, 6-2, 6-1*
(6) Chris Rasmussen (Stan) vs. #92 Drew Hoskins (USC) - 7-6, 1-6, 11-9
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 4, 3, 5, 6