STANFORD, Calif. – Trading punches on a windy afternoon at Taube Family Tennis Center, No. 2 4 Stanford men's tennis was edged by No. 10 USC, 4-2, on Friday afternoon. The Cardinal moves to 11-7 on the season with a 2-2 mark in the Pac-12.
The Trojans took an early 1-0 lead in doubles, taking wins on courts one and three. The visitors carried the momentum into singles play to take a 3-0 lead with wins on courts four and five.
Stanford fought back with three-set triumphs in the top two positions. Samir Banerjee battled to a 6-4 third set win while Arthur Fery picked up a 6-4 win of his own minutes later. Both players scored crucial break points at 4-4 to control. The win was a team-leading 12th dual victory for both student-athletes.
Max Basing and Filip Kolasinski won their first sets, but Stanford was outlasted on court three, 7-5, in the third set to give USC the winning point.
The loss snapped a 21-match winning streak at Taube Family Tennis Center.
Stanford sees a quick turnaround to a matchup with No. 28 UCLA on Saturday, April 8 at 1 p.m.
No. 10 USC 4, No. 24 Stanford 2
DOUBLES
1) Marek/Rubell (USC) d. Basing/Fery (STAN), 6-1
2) Chaudhary/Kolasinski (STAN) vs. Frye/Makk (USC), 3-3 uf
3) Ryan Colby/Dostanic (USC) d. Banerjee/Anders Matta (STAN), 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 1
SINGLES
1) No. 9 Arthur Fery (STAN) d. No. 35 Stefan Dostanic (USC), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
2) No. 74 Samir Banerjee (STAN) d. No. 36 Peter Makk (USC), 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
3) Wojtek Marek (USC) d. No. 16 Max Basing (STAN), 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
4) Lodewijk Weststrate (USC) d. Aryan Chaudhary (STAN), 6-3, 6-4
5) Bradley Frye (USC) d. Neel Rajesh (STAN), 7-6 (6), 6-3
6) Samuel Rubell (USC) led Filip Kolasinski (STAN) 4-6, 7-6 (6), 2-1 uf
Order of Finish: 4, 5, 2, 1, 3