April 14, 2012
LOS ANGELES- No. 11 Stanford had its season-high four-match winning streak halted, dropping a 7-0 decision to No. 1 USC on Saturday afternoon to begin a challenging SoCal road swing.
The Trojans, aiming for a fourth consecutive national championship, improved to 24-0 overall and 5-0 in Pac-12 play.
The Cardinal, which had won four in a row entering Saturday's match, fell to 14-6 overall and 4-1 in Pac-12 action.
USC swept all three courts to take the doubles point, and continued its momentum with five straight-set victories in singles.
Leading 3-0, Emilio Gomez tallied the clinching point with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over John Morrissey at the No. 4 spot.
Despite dropping his match on court six, Daniel Ho won his opening set to force a third set in a 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (7) loss to Roberto Quiroz.
Stanford will wrap up its road trip tomorrow, visiting No. 6 UCLA in a 2 p.m. contest. The match was originally scheduled for Friday afternoon, but shifted to Sunday due to rain.
The Cardinal closes out its regular-season schedule next week, hosting Pacific on Wednesday, April 18, before playing at California two days later.
No. 1 USC 7, No. 11 Stanford 0
U>DOUBLES
1) No. 15 Johnson/Quiroz (USC) d. No. 9 Klahn/Thacher (STAN) 8-5
2) No. 20 Nguyen/Sarmiento (USC) d. Kandath/Denis Lin (STAN) 8-2
3) Hanfmann/Gomez (USC) d. Morrissey/Stineman (STAN) 8-2
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1
SINGLES
1) No. 2 Steve Johnson (USC) d. No. 84 Bradley Klahn (STAN) 6-3, 6-4
2) No. 20 Ray Sarmiento (USC) d. No. 25 Ryan Thacher (STAN) 6-2, 6-4
3) No. 17 Daniel Nguyen (USC) d. Matt Kandath (STAN) 6-2, 6-1
4) No. 56 Emilio Gomez (USC) d. John Morrissey (STAN) 6-2, 6-4
5) No. 43 Yannick Hanfmann (USC) d. Robert Stineman (STAN) 6-2, 6-0
6) Roberto Quiroz (USC) d. Daniel Ho (STAN) 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (7)
Order of finish: 5, 3, 4, 1, 2, 6