OJAI, Calif. – No. 23 Stanford men's tennis led early after doubles but No. 10 USC advanced to the Pac-12 championship game with a 4-2 victory on Friday afternoon at Libbey Park.
Stanford took the doubles point with wins on courts one and three. Samir Banerjee and Arthur Fery defeated a ranked pair in the top slot, while Max Basing and Neel Rajesh overcame a 5-2 deficit to win 7-6 (4) and clinch the early lead.
USC picked up momentum in singles, taking a 3-1 lead. Filip Kolasinski won a hard-fought battle in straight sets in the fifth position, while Stanford was locked in tight matches on courts two and six. Samir Banerjee and Aryan Chaudhary each took a set, but the Cardinal was outlasted on court six to give the Trojans the edge.
Stanford will await its fate in the NCAA Tournament selection show, held on Monday, May 1 at 3:30 p.m.
No. 10 USC 4, No. 23 Stanford 2
DOUBLES
1) Banerjee/Fery (STAN) d. No. 52 Frye/Tien (USC), 6-2
2) Colby/Dostanic (USC) d. Chaudhary/Kolasinski (STAN), 6-3
3) Basing/Rajesh (STAN) d. Makk/Marek (USC), 7-6 (4)
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
SINGLES
1) No. 32 Stefan Dostanic (USC) d. No. 4 Arthur Fery (STAN), 6-1, 6-3
2) No. 56 Samir Banerjee (STAN) vs. Learner Tien (USC), 6-2, 6-7 (1), 5-5 uf
3) No. 48 Peter Makk (USC) d. No. 27 Max Basing (STAN), 7-6 (4), 6-1
4) No. 100 Wojtek Marek (USC) d. Neel Rajesh (STAN), 6-2, 6-2
5) Filip Kolasinski (STAN) d. No. 116 Bradley Frye (USC), 7-6 (1), 7-5
6) Lodewijk Weststrate (USC) d. Aryan Chaudhary (STAN), 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 4, 3, 5, 6