This week in Husky men’s tennis
Friday, April 5
Washington hosts #49 USC, 3 PM | Live Scores and Videos
Sunday, April 7
Washington hosts #25 UCLA, 1 p.m. | Live Scores and Videos
seattle – After six straight matches, the Husky men’s tennis team finally returns home this week for two big Pac-12 dual matches against the Trojans and Bruins. Washington (7-10, 1-2 Pac-12) completed its long road trip with a conference win at Utah last Friday, giving the Dawgs a boost of momentum to take home the title.
The Huskies first host 49th ranked USC this Friday, April 5 at 3 p.m., followed by 25th ranked UCLA for a 1 p.m. matchup on Sunday. Weather permitting, both matches will be played outside at Bill Quillian Stadium. Washington goes 5–1 at home and finishes the regular season with four of its last five games at home.
Washington suffered several close setbacks before earning a 4–0 win at Utah. Previously, the Dawgs lost 4–3 at #63 Boise State and 4–3 at #39 Pepperdine, as well as 4–2 at #64 Santa Clara.
Several Huskies are stringing together winning streaks in singles and doubles. nedim suko His last three singles have peaked at No. 4, dizianis zarin have won six of their last seven at No. 2 singles, and ivan sodan Has won four of his last five at No. 5 singles.
In doubles, UW has won two of the last three doubles points, with Zairin and Cesar Bouchelaghem Winning three in a row at No. 1 doubles and climbing back up to No. 39 in the rankings. recently new couple Hema Nama And ivan sodan Earned two wins at No. 3 doubles at Pepperdine and Utah to help UW win points.
USC is 5-11 this year and 0-1 in Pac-12 play, but still has several big wins and some tough losses to top teams. The Trojans most recently lost 4-3 to No. 2 TCU. They have wins over current No. 36 Michigan 4-0 and wins over current No. 13 San Diego 4-3. In the rankings, Peter Makk is ranked No. 64 and Makk and Lodwijk Weststraete are ranked No. 75 in doubles.
UCLA is ranked 25th and 8-6 overall and had a non-conference win over the Trojans in their last game by a 4-1 count. The Bruins fell to 0-2 in conference play after losing to Arizona schools at home and will play first up at Oregon on Friday. Similar to USC, the Bruins also suffered a 3–4 loss to No. 2 TCU on March 13, but followed that up with a 4–3 win over currently 12th-ranked Harvard. Govind Nanda is ranked 22nd nationally in singles and Spencer Johnson is ranked 120th.
