Feb. 3, 2012
STANFORD, Calif.- No.6 Stanford dropped a 7-0 decision to No. 1 USC on Friday afternoon at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium, kicking off a challenging weekend that will feature a pair of top-10 opponents visiting The Farm.
Stanford falls to 4-1 on the year while USC improves to 5-0. The three-time defending NCAA champion Trojans were making their first appearance at Taube Family Tennis Stadium since capturing the national championship last May.
USC locked up the doubles point to take a 1-0 lead, winning on courts one and three.
The Trojans followed with four straight-set singles wins to clinch the match.
The contest concluded with Steve Johnson outlasting Ryan Thacher 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 1-0 (3) at the top spot of the lineup to snap Thacher's four-match winning streak.
Stanford is back in action on Saturday, Feb. 4, against No. 9 UCLA at 1 p.m.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
No. 1 USC 7, No. 6 Stanford 0
DOUBLES
1) Hanfmann/Johnson (USC) d. Morrissey/Thacher (STAN) 8-2
2) Nguyen/Sarmiento (USC) vs. Kandath/Lin (STAN) DNF
3) Gomez/Quiroz (USC) d. Walker Kehrer/Stineman 8-2
Order of Finish: 3, 1
SINGLES
1) Steve Johnson (USC) d. No. 37 Ryan Thacher (STAN) 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 1-0 (3)
2) Ray Sarmiento (USC) d. No. 75 Matt Kandath (STAN) 6-3, 6-1
3) Daniel Nguyen (USC) d. Denis Lin (STAN) 6-4, 6-4
4) Emilio Gomez (USC) d. John Morrissey (STAN) 6-2, 6-2
5) Yannick Hanfmann (USC) d. Robert Stineman (STAN) 6-3, 6-2
6) Roberto Quiroz (USC) d. Daniel Ho (STAN) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (6)
Order of Finish: 2, 4, 5, 3, 6, 1