University of California Los Angeles announces Men's Tennis Falls at Crosstown Rival USC
LOS ANGELES – The UCLA men's tennis team dropped its regular-season road finale Wednesday evening, falling to No. 11 USC by a 4-0 score in Pac-12 action at David X. Marks Tennis Stadium.
Gianluca Ballotta and Azuma Visaya picked up first sets and Timothy Li later forced a third in singles play for the Bruins (12-8, 3-4 Pac-12), but their matches were ultimately left unfinished. Stefan Dostanic clinched the overall result. Peter Makk and Learner Tien were also victorious on the singles courts for the Trojans (15-7, 5-2).
Tien and Bradley Frye registered a 6-3 win against No. 60 Li and Giacomo Revelli on the top court to start doubles play. UCLA's Jeffrey Fradkin and Aadarsh Tripathi led 4-2 on Court 3, but their match with Makk and Wojtek Marek was abandoned when the Trojans clinched the first point on Court 2. Dostanic and Ryan Colby defeated Ballotta and Patrick Zahraj by a 6-2 score to decide matters.
Ballotta and Azuma Visaya nabbed first sets for the Bruins. Ballotta led No. 120 Frye 7-5, 4-1 on Court 5 when the decision was sealed. Li answered Lodewijk Westrate on Court 6, putting up a 6-4 second set after losing the first.
Tien downed Revelli 6-2, 6-4 on Court 2, pushing USC's lead to 2-0. No. 44 Makk then got the better of Tripathi in a 6-1, 6-4 result on Court 3. Finally, No. 31 Dostanic contributed the deciding victory on Court 1, where he topped Zahraj 6-3, 6-2.
The Bruins close out their regular season Saturday, when No. 19 Utah visits Los Angeles Tennis Center. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m. PT. Senior Patrick Zahraj will be honored as part of Senior Day after the conclusion of doubles play.
Tennis Match ResultsUCLA vs USC4/19/2023 at Los Angeles, CA(David X. Marks Tennis Stadium)
#11 USC 4, #33 UCLA 0
Singles competition1. #31 Stefan Dostanic (USC) def. Patrick Zahraj (UCLA) 6-3, 6-22. Learner Tien (USC) def. Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) 6-2, 6-43. #44 Peter Makk (USC) def. Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) 6-1, 6-44. #102 Wojtek Marek (USC) vs. Azuma Visaya (UCLA) 4-6, 3-1, unfinished5. #120 Bradley Frye (USC) vs. Gianluca Ballotta (UCLA) 5-7, 1-4, unfinished6. Lodewijk Weststrate (USC) vs. Timothy Li (UCLA) 6-2, 4-6, 1-1, unfinished
Doubles competition1. Bradley Frye/Learner Tien (USC) def. #60 Timothy Li/Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) 6-32. Ryan Colby/Stefan Dostanic (USC) def. Gianluca Ballotta/Patrick Zahraj (UCLA) 6-23. Peter Makk/Wojtek Marek (USC) vs. Jeffrey Fradkin/Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) 2-4, unfinished
Match Notes:UCLA 12-8; National ranking #33USC 15-7; National ranking #11Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (2,3,1)
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