2016 men's tennis
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2016 Men’s Tennis
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Release #5 — Feb. 29, 2016
No. 13 USC Men Cross Town For Clash Against No. 4 UCLA Trojans face the Bruins in a nonconference clash at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Westwood.
2016 USC Men’s Tennis 7-2 Overall, 0-0 Pac-12
Trojans IN THE ORACLE/ITA NATIONAL Rankings Team (as of Feb. 23):
No. 13
Singles (as of Feb. 23): Logan Smith - No. 56 Max de Vroome - No. 65 Nick Crystal - No. 67 Jake DeVine - No. 92 Doubles (as of Feb. 23):
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2016 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Result/Time ITA Kick-Off Weekend Jan. 22 #57 UC Davis W 7-0 Jan. 23 #37 Tulane (Championship) W 4-3 Pac-12/SEC Showdown (Westwood, Calif.) Jan. 30 #20 Florida W 4-3 Jan. 31 #6 Georgia Cancelled (rain) Feb. 6 Grand Canyon LMU
W 6-1 W 6-1
ITA National Team Indoor Championships Feb. 12 #13 South Florida (Rd of 16)^ W 4-3 Feb. 13 #2 TCU (Quarterfinals)^ L 4-3 Feb. 14 #10 Wake Forest^ L 4-0 Feb. 26 March 1 March 3 March 3-6 March 12
at #29 Stanford W 5-2 at UCLA 2:30 p.m. vs. San Diego ! 1:30 p.m. Pacific Coast Doubles All Day at Tulsa 12 p.m. CT
BNP Paribas Collegiate Challenge March 18 vs. TBD~ March 19 vs. TBD~ March 20 vs. TBD~ March 25 March 27 April 1 April 2 April 8 April 10 April 17
at Washington* at Oregon* California* Stanford* at Utah* at Arizona* UCLA* (P12N)
TBD TBD TBD 5 p.m. 12 p.m. 3 p.m. 12 p.m. 4 p.m. MT 1 p.m. AT 3 p.m.
Apr. 20-24 Pac-12 Championships% May 14-15 NCAA Regionals@ May 20-24 NCAA Team Champs$ May 25-30 NCAA Individual Champs$ Home matches in Bold (at Marks Stadium) * Pac-12 match All times are local to match site ^ ITA National Team Indoors (Charlottesville, Va.) ! match played at La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club (La Jolla, Calif.) ~ BNP Paribas Challenge (Indian Wells, Calif.) % Pac-12 Championships (Ojai, Calif.) @ NCAA Regionals (Site TBD) $ NCAA Championships (Tulsa, Okla.) (P12) = televised on Pac-12 Networks
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THIS WEEK The Trojans look to extend their win streak against crosstown rival UCLA when they take a trip to Westwood on Tuesday (March 1). The No. 13 Trojans (7-2) and the No. 4 Bruins (9-2) are set to tangle in a nonconference clash at 2:30 p.m. at the Los Angeles Tennis Center, with USC aiming at a fourth straight win over its rival. Later in the week, USC will head to La Jolla to divide an conquer in doubles competition at the Pacific Coast Doubles Championships from Feb. 3-6. ORACLE/ITA RANKINGS UPDATES The Trojans started off the spring as the No. 8 team in the land in the first team rankings of 2016. After a brief stint at the No. 6 spot, USC is currently tabbed at No. 13 in the most recent round of ITA national rankings (Feb. 23). The USC men — with Peter Smith at the helm — have a solid set of newcomers helping to drive the Trojans into 2016. NCAA Quarterfinalists last season, the 2016 Trojans have four players standing out in the latest set of individual rankings (Feb. 23). Freshman Logan Smith leads the pack now with a spot at #56. Senior Max de Vroome has bumped up to rank #65 in the land, with junior Nick Crystal next in line at #67. Freshman Jake DeVine now sits at #92 on the singles list. The USC men currently do not have any ranked doubles pairs. SCOUTING UCLA The No. 4 Bruins are 9-2 overall after a 4-3 win at Stanford last week. The Bruins have four players nationally ranked in singles: #19 Mackenzie McDonald, #36 Martin Redlicki, #46 Gage Brymer and #94 Karue Sell. In doubles, UCLA has #3 McDonald/Redlicki in the rankings. USC is 93-105 all-time against the Bruins after going 3-0 last season. USC beat UCLA 6-1 at Marks Stadium and 4-2 in Westwood before posting a 4-2 win in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals. The Bruins’ last win over the Trojans was a 4-2 victory in the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament semifinals in Ojai. LAST ACTION USC rattled off five straight singles wins to pin up a 5-2 victory over No. 29 host Stanford last week in Palo Alto. USC tripped up in doubles but was a force to reckon with in singles to shrug off a two-game skid and tally a strong road win. After claiming the first match of the day with a win on court three in doubles, USC saw host Stanford secure wins on courts two and then one to put the Trojans in a 1-0 hole. USC’s singles spark came alive on #67 Nick Crystal’s straight-set upset of #48 David Wilczynski on court two to even the score. But the remaining matches would not come so easily as Crystal’s 6-3, 6-1 win. The remaining matches all stretched into three sets, and USC would stand its ground in four of those. On court four, #92 freshman Jake DeVine dug in for his third-set stand, streaking ahead of Stanford’s #88 Sameer Kumar after falling in a tight second-set tiebreaker. DeVine tugged the Trojans to a 2-1 lead with his 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-1 win over Kumar, helping USC on its way. At the No. 3 spot, another USC freshman showed his resolve, as #56 Logan Smith also stood his ground in his third set after a tough secondset loss. Smith pinned up a 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 win over Stanford’s #102 Nolan Paige to give USC a 3-1 lead. Coming through with the clincher for the third time this year, sophomore Thibault Forget finished off a similar story with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-3 win over Brandon Sutter to leave that doubles loss in the dust and claim a 4-1 winning lead for the Trojans. Next, USC’s #65 Max de Vroome had a serious upset in the books, beating Stanford’s #4 Tom Fawcett with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 decision that marked USC’s fifth straight singles win in the match. Stanford would have the last word of the day with an intense third-set tiebreak win on court five, but it was too late for the Cardinal, who took the 5-2 loss to the Trojans. ITA NATIONAL TEAM INDOOR RECAP Then ranked No. 6 in the nation, the Trojans were seeded No. 4 in the 2016 ITA National Team Indoor Championships draw in Charlottesville, Va., lining up against No. 13-ranked South Florida in the opening Round of 16. After the Bulls claimed the doubles point and then worked ahead 2-0, USC got a spark with a big upset win from Max
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USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • de Vroome over USF’s #26 Dominic Cotrone. Freshman Logan Smith would level the match with another straight-set win from court four. USC’s young talent pulled through once more after the Trojans got behind 3-2. Freshman Jake DeVine ground out a 7-5, 7-6 win at the No. 3 spot to set up sophomore Thibault Forget for a three-set clincher on a 7-6, 1-2, 6-2 Trojan victory that pushed USC to a 4-3 win and on to the quarterfinals. There, the Trojans would tangle with the No. 2 team in the nation, TCU. USC got a leg up in that one in winning the doubles point, but the Horned Frogs fired back in singles. Once again, the decision would come down to the last match going. This time, it was on court two where de Vroome was entrenched in a three-setter against TCU’s #122 Alex Rybakov. That one would go to a third-set tiebreaker, and Rybakov was able to dig in and claim the win for the Horned Frogs on a 6-7, 7-5, 7-6 (3) victory over de Vroome. That put the Trojans in a consolation matchup against No. 10 Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons were ready for USC, snagging the double point and the firing off three singles wins to leave the Trojans with a 4-0 shutout loss and with back-to-back defeats for the first time since 2013. BY THE NUMBERS To date, there are two Trojans who have broken into the 20-win club on the singles scene this season. Senior Max de Vroome and freshman Logan Smith have each collected 20 singles wins so far, and sophomore Thibault Forget is on their heels with 19 wins. In doubles, USC’s winningest pairs is currently de Vroome and Jack Jaede with seven wins together. EDGING OUT THE GATORS USC was able to get in just one of its two matches on the schedule for this year’s Pac-12/SEC Showdown. The Trojans posted a 4-3 win over No. 20 Florida in Westwood on Jan. 30 but had their next match against No. 6 Georgia cancelled due to rain. Against the Gators, USC sewed up the doubles point and had three young Trojans come through in the clutch in singles play to post a comeback win. The Trojans would snag the doubles point with wins at the No. 2 and 3 slots. The early winning momentum was sparked by Rob Bellamy and Jake DeVine’s quick 6-2 win over Perez-Blanco/ Wardell on court three. At the No. 2 spot, USC’s seniorfreshman combo pack of Max de Vroome and Jack Jaede whipped up a 7-5 upset of Florida’s #40 Lipman/ Orkin to score the first point of the day in the Trojans’ column, suspending action on court one and bringing up singles play. USC kept chugging along in early singles action. At the No. 6 spot, sophomore Thibault Forget delivered a smooth 6-3, 6-0 win over Florida’s Jordan Belga to make it a 2-0 Trojan advantage. Freshman Logan Smith bumped his team farther ahead as USC took a 3-0 lead on #69 Smith’s 6-3, 6-1 win over #63 Chase Perez-Blanco. That’s when the Gators made the next move. On court one, #31 Diego Hidalgo managed a 6-4, 6-3 win over USC’s #115 de Vroome to notch a point on the board for Florida. Next, #49 Elliott Orkin topped USC’s #41 Nick Crystal on court two to carve USC’s advantage down to 3-2. The equalizer would come from court five. There, Florida’s Gordon Watson pulled off two tight sets against USC’s Jaede, posting
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a 7-6, 7-5 decision that leveled the match at 3-3. A similarly tense battle was raging on court three for the decider. USC freshman DeVine proved up to the challenge. After standing his ground in a first-set tiebreaker, #83 DeVine got the break he needed in the second to fend off Florida’s #91 Alfredo Perez for a 7-6 (6), 7-5 victory that clinched the win for the Trojans.
2015-16 Honors 2015 Cajun Tennis Classic Champion Nick Crystal (Sept. 27)
2015 SDSU Fall Invite Ft. 1 Champion Jake DeVine (Oct. 11)
CRYSTAL PICKS UP PAC-12 HONORS 2015 SDSU Fall Invite Ft. 2 Champion USC junior Nick Crystal became the first Trojan to pick Tanner Smith (Oct. 11) up Pac-12 Player of the Week honors this season with 2015 SDSU Fall Invite Ft. 2 Finalist his selection on Jan. 25 after grabbing two big wins for Thibault Forget (Oct. 11) the Trojans to help USC defend its home court for the eight straight year as host of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend. 2015 SoCal Intercollegiate Champion In the championship match against a tough Tulane Max de Vroome (Nov. 1) team, Crystal gave USC its first lead of the match with his comeback push from court two. Crystal shook off 2015 Jack Kramer Club Finalist a shutout in the first set to give his team a lift to a Thibault Forget (Nov. 15) 3-2 advantage in an eventual 4-3 comeback win for the Trojans. The previous day, Crystal played on court 2015 Jack Kramer Club Doubles Finalists one and served up an upset of UC Davis’ #38-ranked Jake DeVine/Thibault Forget (Nov. 15) player with a quick and decisive 6-1, 6-0 decision in Pac-12 Player of the Week: USC’s sweep of the Aggies.It’s Crystal’s second career Nick Crystal (Jan. 25) selection as Pac-12 Men’s Tennis Player of the Week. He first won the award last season for his work in Uytengsu Tennis Pavilion — the happy home of the getting the Trojans to two victories at the 2015 ITA USC men’s and women’s tennis teams. The Buntmann Kick-Off Weekend. Family Tennis Center entrance and lobby welcomes fans and visitors and put on display the rich history of THE NEW CLASS USC tennis. To improve the building functionality and USC head coach Peter Smith has added some bright support the tennis program operations, the new Lisa young talent to the roster for 2016. There are four and Douglas Goldman Family Student-Athlete Learning Trojan freshmen this season, and all four have already Studio supports direct collaboration between coaches, made an impact. Jake DeVine recently clinched a 4-3 staff and athletes on a daily basis. The teams also utilize comeback victory for USC in a win over No. 20 Florida. and enjoy brand-new suites with lockers, showers, team Fellow freshmen Jack Jaede, Logan Smith and Laurens meeting rooms and lounges. Both teams have access Verboven also have wasted no time stepping up for the to a new training room, a stringing storage area and Trojans, as all four freshmen factor into the USC lineup. a large multi-purpose room. To better accommodate DeVine and Smith both had such successful falls that and enhance the spectator experience, new spectator the two earned places in the national singles rankings to shade canopies have been added and a new elevator start 2016. Logan clocked in at #69 to open the spring, to the seating area has been installed. In addition to and DeVine weighed in at #83. the lead gift from the Buntmann family, the renovation has been made possible thanks to financial support THE VETERANS from the Lisa and Douglas Goldman family, the Fritz B. Max de Vroome is USC’s lone senior on the roster this Burns Foundation, John Shea and Michael Uytengsu. season. He was the hero of the day when last won an NCAA championship in 2014, providing the matchLAST SEASON clinching victory from his spot on court four that year. The 2015 Trojans made their ninth consecutive appearNow juniors, Rob Bellamy and Nick Crystal were both ance in the NCAA Quarterfinals and finished out the freshman at Troy that season. Both de Vroome and Crysyear with a 25-5 overall record. The Trojans won the tal earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention last season. 2015 Pac-12 Tournament championship to secure the automatic berth into the NCAA tourney. USC went 6-1 MARKS STADIUM UPGRADE in Pac-12 play during the regular season to finish in a The USC men’s and women’s tennis teams have called first-place tie. At the close of the year, USC had three the David X. Marks Tennis Stadium home since its Trojans earn ITA All-American status. Senior doubles construction in 1971. This year, Trojan tennis moves tandem Yannick Hanfmann and Roberto Quiroz were back into a revamped and renovated home that is All-Americans in addition to picking up honors as the up-to-date and in line with the impressive accomplishPac-12 Doubles Team of the Year. Senior Jonny Wang ments of both programs. The courts were open for also earned ITA All-American status in 2015. • action throughout construction, and a ribbon-cutting and dedication for the new facility was held on Feb. 16 to officially unveil the newest additions to the Marks Tennis Stadium — the Buntmann Family Tennis Center, Fritz B. Burns Center Court, Lisa and Douglas Goldman Family Student-Athlete Learning Center and Michael
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2015-16 USC MEN’S TENNIS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
SINGLES Rob Bellamy Kalman Boyd #67 Nick Crystal #92 Jake DeVine #65 Max de Vroome Connor Farren Thibault Forget Jack Jaede Henry Ji David Laser #56 Logan Smith Tanner Smith Laurens Verboven Totals
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 DUAL PAC-12 OVERALL -- -- -- -- 0-1 1-0 1-1 0-0 10-5 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-0 0-0 7-4 2-3 2-1 -- -- -- -- 4-4 0-0 14-9 -- 1-0 2-1 2-0 1-0 -- 6-1 0-0 18-8 2-2 1-2 -- -- -- -- 3-4 0-0 20-8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-0 0-0 11-4 -- -- -- 1-0 1-0 4-0 6-0 0-0 19-8 -- -- -- -- 2-2 2-0 4-2 0-0 15-7 -- -- -- -- -- 1-0 1-0 0-0 6-3 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-0 0-0 4-5 -- 1-0 3-0 3-2 -- -- 7-2 0-0 20-7 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-0 0-0 6-4 -- 1-0 0-2 1-0 0-1 -- 2-3 0-0 3-6 4-5 6-3 5-3 7-2 4-4 8-0 34-17 0-0 153-78
STREAK L1 L1 W1 W1 W1 L1 W6 L1 W1 L1 W1 L1 L1 -
DOUBLES Bellamy/DeVine Bellamy/Farren Bellamy/Jaede Bellamy/L. Smith Bellamy/T. Smith Boyd/Laser Crystal/de Vroome Crystal/DeVine Crystal/Verboven DeVine/Forget DeVine/L. Smith DeVine/T. Smith de Vroome/Jaede Farren/Forget Farren/T. Smith Forget/L. Smith Forget/T. Smith Jaede/T. Smith Ji/Laser Laser/L. Smith Laser/T. Smith Totals
#1 #2 #3 DUAL PAC-12 OVERALL STREAK -- 1-0 3-2 4-2 0-0 6-3 W1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 4-1 L1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 1-0 W1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 1-2 W1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 2-1 L1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 6-3 L1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 2-2 L1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 1-1 L1 1-4 -- -- 1-4 0-0 2-5 L4 -- -- -- -- 0-0 3-1 L1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 3-3 L1 -- -- 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-2 L2 1-0 4-2 -- 5-2 0-0 7-5 L1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 2-1 L1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 3-1 L1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 0-1 L1 -- 1-0 -- 1-0 0-0 3-1 W1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 1-1 L1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 1-3 W1 -- -- 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 W1 -- -- 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 W1 2-4 6-2 5-3 13-9 0-0 51-37 - (Rankings and records as of February 29)
CLINCHERS Thibault Forget................................................................................ 3 (TUL, USF, STAN) Rob Bellamy..................................................................................... 1 (UCD) Jake DeVine..................................................................................... 1 (FLA)
Logan Smith..................................................................................... 1 (LMU)
TROJAN DOUBLES Record when... doubles point won: 4-1 doubles point lost: 3-1
Jack Jaede........................................................................................ 1 (GCU) TROJANS IN THE 2015-16 ITA NATIONAL RANKINGS... USC
Pre/S15 J5 -- 8
J20 8
J27 F3 8 6
F10 --
F17 9
F23 13
Nick Crystal Max de Vroome Jake DeVine Logan Smith
42 61 NR NR
41 115 83 69
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33 NR 104 43
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67 65 92 56
de Vroome/Jaede
47
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M8
M15 M22 M29
A5
A12 A19 A26
M24/J1
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USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • 2016 Dual Match Results (6-2, 0-0 Pac-12)
ITA Kick-Off Weekend
#8 USC 7, #57 UC Davis 0
Jan. 22, 2016 - Marks Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.) DOUBLES (1) Crystal/Verboven (USC) def. Adamson/Levie (UCD) - 6-1 (2) de Vroome/Jaede (USC) def. Bacharach/Whittle (UCD) - 6-2 (3) DeVine/T. Smith (USC) vs. Lam/Wade (UCD) - 4-3 susp. USC wins doubles point. Order of finish: 1, 2 SINGLES (1) #41 Nick Crystal (USC) def. #38 Alec Adamson (UCD) - 6-1, 6-0 (2) Laurens Verboven (USC) def. James Wade (UCD) - 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 (3) #69 Logan Smith (USC) def. Brett Bacharach (UCD) - 7-6 (4), 6-4 (4) #83 Jake DeVine (USC) def. Bryce McKelvie (UCD) - 7-5, 7-5 (5) Jack Jaede (USC) def. Everett Maltby (UCD) - 6-2, 6-4 (6) Rob Bellamy (USC) def. Jesse Ross (UCD) - 6-2, 6-4* Order of finish: 1, 5, 6*, 4, 2, 3 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
#8 USC 4, #37 Tulane 3
Jan. 23, 2016 - Marks Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.) DOUBLES (1) #17 Jao/Koepfer (TUL) def. Crystal/Verboven (USC) - 6-1 (2) de Vroome/Jaede (USC) vs. Van Cott/Van Cott (TUL) - 4-3 susp. (3) Rey/Schmitz (TUL) def. DeVine/T. Smith (USC) - 6-2 Tulane wins doubles point. Order of finish: 1, 3 SINGLES (1) #1 Dominik Koepfer (TUL) def. #115 Max de Vroome (USC) 6-3, 6-3 (2) #41 Nick Crystal (USC) def. #63 Constantin Schmitz (TUL) - 0-6, 7-5, 6-2 (3) Alex Van Cott (TUL) def. Laurens Verboven (USC) - 6-3, 7-5 (4) #69 Logan Smith (USC) def. #111 Sebastian Rey (TUL) - 6-3, 6-4 (5) #83 Jake DeVine (USC) def. Nikolas Tukic (TUL) - 6-3, 6-1 (6) Thibault Forget (USC) def. Chi-San Jao (TUL) - 3-6, 6-3, 6-3* Order of finish: 5, 1, 4, 2, 3, 6* —— 2016 Pac-12/SEC Showdown
#8 USC 4, #20 Florida 3
Jan. 30, 2016 - Westwood, Calif. DOUBLES (1) Crystal/Verboven (USC) vs. #3 Hidalgo/Watson (FLA) - 5-6 susp. (2) de Vroome/Jaede (USC) def. #40 Lipman/Orkin (FLA) - 7-5 (3) Bellamy/DeVine (USC) def. Perez-Blanco/Wardell (FLA) - 6-2 USC wins doubles point. Order of finish: 3, 2 SINGLES (1) #31 Diego Hidalgo (FLA) def. #115 Max de Vroome (USC) - 6-4, 6-3 (2) #49 Elliott Orkin (FLA) def. #41 Nick Crystal (USC) - 6-3, 6-4 (3) #83 Jake DeVine (USC) def. #91 Alfredo Perez (FLA) - 7-6 (6), 7-5* (4) #69 Logan Smith (USC) def. #63 Chase Perez-Blanco (FLA) - 6-3, 6-1 (5) Gordon Watson (FLA) def. Jack Jaede (USC) - 7-6, 7-5 (6) Thibault Forget (USC) def. Jordan Belga (FLA) - 6-3, 6-0 Order of finish: 6, 4, 1, 2, 5, 3* ——
#6 USC 6, Grand Canyon 1
Feb 6, 2016 - Marks Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.) DOUBLES (1) Crystal/Verboven (USC) vs. Roggenkamp/Schueller (GC) - 5-4 susp. (2) Forget/T. Smith (USC) def. Legarreta/Maroscher (GC) - 6-2 (3) Laser/L. Smith (USC) def. Ounanian/Rajaonah (GC) - 6-2 USC wins doubles point. Order of finish: 3,2 SINGLES (1) #41 Nick Crystal (USC) def. Mitch Maroscher (GC) - 6-2, 6-4 (2) #69 Logan Smith (USC) def. Felix Schueller (GC) - 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8) (3) Alexander Roggenkamp (GC) def. Laurens Verboven (USC) - 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8) (4) Thibault Forget (USC) def. Mathieu Rajaonah (GC) - 6-3, 6-3 (5) Jack Jaede (USC) def. Meidy Chazeau (GC) - 6-4, 6-4* (6) Henry Ji (USC) def. Adrian Legarreta (GC) - 7-6 (4), 2-6, 1-0 (10-4) Order of finish: 1, 4, 5*, 2, 3, 6
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#6 USC 6, Loyola Marymount 1
Feb 6, 2016 - Marks Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.) DOUBLES (1) de Vroome/Jaede (USC) def. Farah/Smith (LMU) - 6-2 (2) Bellamy/DeVine (USC) def. Bohuslav/Moenter (LMU) - 6-4 (3) Laser/T. Smith (USC) def. Rivera/Thorp (LMU) - 6-4 USC wins doubles point. Order of finish: 1, 3*, 2 SINGLES (1) #115 Max de Vroome (USC) def. Cristobal Rivera (LMU) - 6-2, 6-2 (2) #83 Jake DeVine (USC) def. Errol Smith (LMU) - 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 (3) #69 Logan Smith (USC) def. Lukas Moenter (LMU) - 3-6, 6-2, 6-3* (4) Laurens Verboven (USC) def. Luke Bohuslav (LMU) - 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 (5) Joat Farah (LMU) def. Rob Bellamy (USC) - 7-5, 6-7 (5), 1-0 (10-8) (6) Jack Jaede (USC) def. Alex Bourgeois (LMU) - 6-0, 6-1 Order of finish: 6, 1, 3*, 4, 2, 5 ——
ITA NATIONAL TEAM INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
#13 USC 5,#29 Stanford 2
Feb. 26, 2016 - Palo Alto, Calif. DOUBLES (1) Fawcett/Romanowicz (STAN) def. Crystal/Laurens Verboven (USC) - 6-4 (2) Paige/Wilczynski (STAN) def. de Vroome/Jaede (USC) - 6-3 (3) Bellamy/DeVine (USC) def. Yale Goldberg/Kumar (STAN) - 6-2 Stanford wins doubles point. Order of finish: 3, 2, 1 SINGLES (1) #65 Max de Vroome (USC) def. #4 Tom Fawcett (STAN) - 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 (2) #67 Nick Crystal (USC) def. #48 David Wilczynski (STAN) - 6-3, 6-1 (3) #56 Logan Smith (USC) def. #102 Nolan Paige (STAN) - 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 (4) #92 Jake DeVine (USC) def. #88 Sameer Kumar (STAN) - 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-1 (5) #114 Maciek Romanowicz (STAN) def. Jack Jaede (USC) - 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (8) (6) Thibault Forget (USC) def. Brandon Sutter (STAN) - 6-1, 5-7, 6-3* Order of finish: 2, 4, 3, 6*,1, 5
ROUND OF 16
#6 USC 4, #13 South Florida 3
Feb. 12, 2016 - Boars Head Sports Club (Charlottesville, Va.) DOUBLES (1) Crystal/Verboven (USC) vs. #40 Cotrone/Roberts (USF) - 5-4 (susp.) (2) Gozun/Kalyudhnyy (USF) def. de Vroome/Jaede (USC) - 6-3 (3) Cid/Gonzalez (USF) def. Bellamy/DeVine (USC) - 6-0 USF wins doubles point. Order of finish: 3, 2 SINGLES (1) #7 Roberto Cid (USF) def. #33 Nick Crystal (USC) - 6-3, 6-2 (2) Max de Vroome (USC) def. #26 Dominic Cotrone (USF) - 6-1, 6-4 (3) #104 Jake DeVine (USC) def. Sasha Gozun (USF) - 7-5, 7-6 (4) #43 Logan Smith (USC) def. Justin Roberts (USF) - 6-4, 6-3 (5) Peter Bertran (USF) def. Laurens Verboven (USC) - 6-2, 6-1 (6) Thibault Forget (USC) def. Vadym Kalyuzhnyy (USF) - 7-6, 1-6, 6-2* Order of finish: 5, 2, 4, 1, 3, 6* QUARTERFINALS
#2 TCU 4, #6 USC 3
Feb. 13, 2016 - Boars Head Sports Club (Charlottesville, Va.) DOUBLES (1) Norrie/Johnson (TCU) def. Crystal/Verboven (USC) - 6-3 (2) de Vroome/Jaede (USC) def. Blake/Stalder (TCU) - 6-4 (3) Bellamy/DeVine (USC) def. Nuñez/Rybakov (TCU) - 6-3 USC wins doubles point. Order of finish: 1, 3, 2 SINGLES (1) #6 Cameron Norrie (TCU) def. #33 Nick Crystal (USC) - 6-1, 6-2 (2) #122 Alex Rybakov (TCU) def. Max de Vroome (USC) - 6-7, 7-5, 7-6 (3)* (3) #38 Guillermo Nuñez (TCU) def. #104 Jake DeVine (USC) - 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 (4) Eduardo Nava (TCU) def. #43 Logan Smith (USC) - 6-3, 6-0 (5) Thibault Forget (USC) def. Jerry Lopez (TCU) - 6-4, 6-0 (6) Jack Jaede (USC) def. Trevor Johnson (TCU) - 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 Order of finish: 1, 4, 5, 6, 3, 2* CONSOLATION
#10 Wake Forest 4, #6 USC 0
Feb. 15, 2016 - Boars Head Sports Club (Charlottesville, Va.) DOUBLES (1) Mansouri/Seraphim (WF) def. Crystal/Verboven (USC) - 6-3 (2) de Vroome/Jaede (USC) def. Ho/Chrysochos (WF) - 6-4 (3) Bogaerts/Uspensky (WF) def. Bellamy/DeVine (USC) - 6-2 WF wins doubles point. Order of finish: 3, 2, 1 SINGLES (1) #28 Skander Mansouri (WF) def. #33 Nick Crystal (USC) - 7-6, 6-4* (2) #125 Petros Chrysochos (WF) def. Max de Vroome (USC) - 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 (3) #104 Jake DeVine (USC) vs. #79 Jon Ho (WF) - 5-7, 5-4 susp. (4) Romain Bogaerts (WF) def. #43 Logan Smith (USC) - 6-0, 7-6 (5) Thibault Forget (USC) vs. Dennis Uspensky (WF) - 6-4, 4-5 susp. (6) Jack Jaede (USC) vs. Christian Seraphim (WF) - 2-6, 6-2, 2-4 susp. Order of finish: 4, 2, 1*
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2016 USC Men’s Tennis Roster
NAME Rob Bellamy Nick Crystal Max de Vroome Jake DeVine Thibault Forget Jack Jaede Henry Ji David Laser Logan Smith Tanner Smith Laurens Verboven
HT YR 6-2 JR 5-11 JR 6-5 SR 6-2 FR 5-11 SO 5-11 SO 6-2 FR 6-3 RS SO 6-1 FR 6-6 SO 5-11 FR
EXP 2V 2V 3V HS 1V HS 1V 1V HS 1V HS
HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL Pacific Palisades, Calif. Laurel Springs Academy Waccabuc, N.Y. Laurel Springs Academy Vught, Netherlands Maurick College San Jose, Calif. Laurel Springs Academy Rennes, France CNED Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Brisbane Boys College Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. Torrey Pines HS Glencoe, Ill. New Trier HS San Diego, Calif. Connections Academy Long Beach, Calif. Servite HS Overfelt, Belgium
Pronunciation Guide Max DE VROOME da VROOM THIBAULT FORGET TEE-bo for-JAY Jack JAEDE jade LAURENS VERBOVEN LORE-ens verr-BO-ven
HEAD COACH: Peter Smith (14th season), Long Beach State 1987 ASSOCIATE HEAD Coach: Kris Kwinta (4th season)
ROB BELLAMY
NICK CRYSTAL
THIBAULT FORGET
DAVID LASER
JAKE DEVINE
HENRY JI
JACK JAEDE
LOGAN SMITH
Head Coach PETER SMITH
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MAX DE VROOME
TANNER SMITH
LAURENS VERBOVEN
ASSOCIATE HEAD Coach KRIS KWINTA
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2016 Men’s Tennis
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Release #5 — Feb. 29, 2016
No. 13 USC Men Cross Town For Clash Against No. 4 UCLA Trojans face the Bruins in a nonconference clash at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Westwood.
2016 USC Men’s Tennis 7-2 Overall, 0-0 Pac-12
Trojans IN THE ORACLE/ITA NATIONAL Rankings Team (as of Feb. 23):
No. 13
Singles (as of Feb. 23): Logan Smith - No. 56 Max de Vroome - No. 65 Nick Crystal - No. 67 Jake DeVine - No. 92 Doubles (as of Feb. 23):
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2016 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Result/Time ITA Kick-Off Weekend Jan. 22 #57 UC Davis W 7-0 Jan. 23 #37 Tulane (Championship) W 4-3 Pac-12/SEC Showdown (Westwood, Calif.) Jan. 30 #20 Florida W 4-3 Jan. 31 #6 Georgia Cancelled (rain) Feb. 6 Grand Canyon LMU
W 6-1 W 6-1
ITA National Team Indoor Championships Feb. 12 #13 South Florida (Rd of 16)^ W 4-3 Feb. 13 #2 TCU (Quarterfinals)^ L 4-3 Feb. 14 #10 Wake Forest^ L 4-0 Feb. 26 March 1 March 3 March 3-6 March 12
at #29 Stanford W 5-2 at UCLA 2:30 p.m. vs. San Diego ! 1:30 p.m. Pacific Coast Doubles All Day at Tulsa 12 p.m. CT
BNP Paribas Collegiate Challenge March 18 vs. TBD~ March 19 vs. TBD~ March 20 vs. TBD~ March 25 March 27 April 1 April 2 April 8 April 10 April 17
at Washington* at Oregon* California* Stanford* at Utah* at Arizona* UCLA* (P12N)
TBD TBD TBD 5 p.m. 12 p.m. 3 p.m. 12 p.m. 4 p.m. MT 1 p.m. AT 3 p.m.
Apr. 20-24 Pac-12 Championships% May 14-15 NCAA Regionals@ May 20-24 NCAA Team Champs$ May 25-30 NCAA Individual Champs$ Home matches in Bold (at Marks Stadium) * Pac-12 match All times are local to match site ^ ITA National Team Indoors (Charlottesville, Va.) ! match played at La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club (La Jolla, Calif.) ~ BNP Paribas Challenge (Indian Wells, Calif.) % Pac-12 Championships (Ojai, Calif.) @ NCAA Regionals (Site TBD) $ NCAA Championships (Tulsa, Okla.) (P12) = televised on Pac-12 Networks
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THIS WEEK The Trojans look to extend their win streak against crosstown rival UCLA when they take a trip to Westwood on Tuesday (March 1). The No. 13 Trojans (7-2) and the No. 4 Bruins (9-2) are set to tangle in a nonconference clash at 2:30 p.m. at the Los Angeles Tennis Center, with USC aiming at a fourth straight win over its rival. Later in the week, USC will head to La Jolla to divide an conquer in doubles competition at the Pacific Coast Doubles Championships from Feb. 3-6. ORACLE/ITA RANKINGS UPDATES The Trojans started off the spring as the No. 8 team in the land in the first team rankings of 2016. After a brief stint at the No. 6 spot, USC is currently tabbed at No. 13 in the most recent round of ITA national rankings (Feb. 23). The USC men — with Peter Smith at the helm — have a solid set of newcomers helping to drive the Trojans into 2016. NCAA Quarterfinalists last season, the 2016 Trojans have four players standing out in the latest set of individual rankings (Feb. 23). Freshman Logan Smith leads the pack now with a spot at #56. Senior Max de Vroome has bumped up to rank #65 in the land, with junior Nick Crystal next in line at #67. Freshman Jake DeVine now sits at #92 on the singles list. The USC men currently do not have any ranked doubles pairs. SCOUTING UCLA The No. 4 Bruins are 9-2 overall after a 4-3 win at Stanford last week. The Bruins have four players nationally ranked in singles: #19 Mackenzie McDonald, #36 Martin Redlicki, #46 Gage Brymer and #94 Karue Sell. In doubles, UCLA has #3 McDonald/Redlicki in the rankings. USC is 93-105 all-time against the Bruins after going 3-0 last season. USC beat UCLA 6-1 at Marks Stadium and 4-2 in Westwood before posting a 4-2 win in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals. The Bruins’ last win over the Trojans was a 4-2 victory in the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament semifinals in Ojai. LAST ACTION USC rattled off five straight singles wins to pin up a 5-2 victory over No. 29 host Stanford last week in Palo Alto. USC tripped up in doubles but was a force to reckon with in singles to shrug off a two-game skid and tally a strong road win. After claiming the first match of the day with a win on court three in doubles, USC saw host Stanford secure wins on courts two and then one to put the Trojans in a 1-0 hole. USC’s singles spark came alive on #67 Nick Crystal’s straight-set upset of #48 David Wilczynski on court two to even the score. But the remaining matches would not come so easily as Crystal’s 6-3, 6-1 win. The remaining matches all stretched into three sets, and USC would stand its ground in four of those. On court four, #92 freshman Jake DeVine dug in for his third-set stand, streaking ahead of Stanford’s #88 Sameer Kumar after falling in a tight second-set tiebreaker. DeVine tugged the Trojans to a 2-1 lead with his 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-1 win over Kumar, helping USC on its way. At the No. 3 spot, another USC freshman showed his resolve, as #56 Logan Smith also stood his ground in his third set after a tough secondset loss. Smith pinned up a 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 win over Stanford’s #102 Nolan Paige to give USC a 3-1 lead. Coming through with the clincher for the third time this year, sophomore Thibault Forget finished off a similar story with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-3 win over Brandon Sutter to leave that doubles loss in the dust and claim a 4-1 winning lead for the Trojans. Next, USC’s #65 Max de Vroome had a serious upset in the books, beating Stanford’s #4 Tom Fawcett with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 decision that marked USC’s fifth straight singles win in the match. Stanford would have the last word of the day with an intense third-set tiebreak win on court five, but it was too late for the Cardinal, who took the 5-2 loss to the Trojans. ITA NATIONAL TEAM INDOOR RECAP Then ranked No. 6 in the nation, the Trojans were seeded No. 4 in the 2016 ITA National Team Indoor Championships draw in Charlottesville, Va., lining up against No. 13-ranked South Florida in the opening Round of 16. After the Bulls claimed the doubles point and then worked ahead 2-0, USC got a spark with a big upset win from Max
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USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • de Vroome over USF’s #26 Dominic Cotrone. Freshman Logan Smith would level the match with another straight-set win from court four. USC’s young talent pulled through once more after the Trojans got behind 3-2. Freshman Jake DeVine ground out a 7-5, 7-6 win at the No. 3 spot to set up sophomore Thibault Forget for a three-set clincher on a 7-6, 1-2, 6-2 Trojan victory that pushed USC to a 4-3 win and on to the quarterfinals. There, the Trojans would tangle with the No. 2 team in the nation, TCU. USC got a leg up in that one in winning the doubles point, but the Horned Frogs fired back in singles. Once again, the decision would come down to the last match going. This time, it was on court two where de Vroome was entrenched in a three-setter against TCU’s #122 Alex Rybakov. That one would go to a third-set tiebreaker, and Rybakov was able to dig in and claim the win for the Horned Frogs on a 6-7, 7-5, 7-6 (3) victory over de Vroome. That put the Trojans in a consolation matchup against No. 10 Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons were ready for USC, snagging the double point and the firing off three singles wins to leave the Trojans with a 4-0 shutout loss and with back-to-back defeats for the first time since 2013. BY THE NUMBERS To date, there are two Trojans who have broken into the 20-win club on the singles scene this season. Senior Max de Vroome and freshman Logan Smith have each collected 20 singles wins so far, and sophomore Thibault Forget is on their heels with 19 wins. In doubles, USC’s winningest pairs is currently de Vroome and Jack Jaede with seven wins together. EDGING OUT THE GATORS USC was able to get in just one of its two matches on the schedule for this year’s Pac-12/SEC Showdown. The Trojans posted a 4-3 win over No. 20 Florida in Westwood on Jan. 30 but had their next match against No. 6 Georgia cancelled due to rain. Against the Gators, USC sewed up the doubles point and had three young Trojans come through in the clutch in singles play to post a comeback win. The Trojans would snag the doubles point with wins at the No. 2 and 3 slots. The early winning momentum was sparked by Rob Bellamy and Jake DeVine’s quick 6-2 win over Perez-Blanco/ Wardell on court three. At the No. 2 spot, USC’s seniorfreshman combo pack of Max de Vroome and Jack Jaede whipped up a 7-5 upset of Florida’s #40 Lipman/ Orkin to score the first point of the day in the Trojans’ column, suspending action on court one and bringing up singles play. USC kept chugging along in early singles action. At the No. 6 spot, sophomore Thibault Forget delivered a smooth 6-3, 6-0 win over Florida’s Jordan Belga to make it a 2-0 Trojan advantage. Freshman Logan Smith bumped his team farther ahead as USC took a 3-0 lead on #69 Smith’s 6-3, 6-1 win over #63 Chase Perez-Blanco. That’s when the Gators made the next move. On court one, #31 Diego Hidalgo managed a 6-4, 6-3 win over USC’s #115 de Vroome to notch a point on the board for Florida. Next, #49 Elliott Orkin topped USC’s #41 Nick Crystal on court two to carve USC’s advantage down to 3-2. The equalizer would come from court five. There, Florida’s Gordon Watson pulled off two tight sets against USC’s Jaede, posting
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a 7-6, 7-5 decision that leveled the match at 3-3. A similarly tense battle was raging on court three for the decider. USC freshman DeVine proved up to the challenge. After standing his ground in a first-set tiebreaker, #83 DeVine got the break he needed in the second to fend off Florida’s #91 Alfredo Perez for a 7-6 (6), 7-5 victory that clinched the win for the Trojans.
2015-16 Honors 2015 Cajun Tennis Classic Champion Nick Crystal (Sept. 27)
2015 SDSU Fall Invite Ft. 1 Champion Jake DeVine (Oct. 11)
CRYSTAL PICKS UP PAC-12 HONORS 2015 SDSU Fall Invite Ft. 2 Champion USC junior Nick Crystal became the first Trojan to pick Tanner Smith (Oct. 11) up Pac-12 Player of the Week honors this season with 2015 SDSU Fall Invite Ft. 2 Finalist his selection on Jan. 25 after grabbing two big wins for Thibault Forget (Oct. 11) the Trojans to help USC defend its home court for the eight straight year as host of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend. 2015 SoCal Intercollegiate Champion In the championship match against a tough Tulane Max de Vroome (Nov. 1) team, Crystal gave USC its first lead of the match with his comeback push from court two. Crystal shook off 2015 Jack Kramer Club Finalist a shutout in the first set to give his team a lift to a Thibault Forget (Nov. 15) 3-2 advantage in an eventual 4-3 comeback win for the Trojans. The previous day, Crystal played on court 2015 Jack Kramer Club Doubles Finalists one and served up an upset of UC Davis’ #38-ranked Jake DeVine/Thibault Forget (Nov. 15) player with a quick and decisive 6-1, 6-0 decision in Pac-12 Player of the Week: USC’s sweep of the Aggies.It’s Crystal’s second career Nick Crystal (Jan. 25) selection as Pac-12 Men’s Tennis Player of the Week. He first won the award last season for his work in Uytengsu Tennis Pavilion — the happy home of the getting the Trojans to two victories at the 2015 ITA USC men’s and women’s tennis teams. The Buntmann Kick-Off Weekend. Family Tennis Center entrance and lobby welcomes fans and visitors and put on display the rich history of THE NEW CLASS USC tennis. To improve the building functionality and USC head coach Peter Smith has added some bright support the tennis program operations, the new Lisa young talent to the roster for 2016. There are four and Douglas Goldman Family Student-Athlete Learning Trojan freshmen this season, and all four have already Studio supports direct collaboration between coaches, made an impact. Jake DeVine recently clinched a 4-3 staff and athletes on a daily basis. The teams also utilize comeback victory for USC in a win over No. 20 Florida. and enjoy brand-new suites with lockers, showers, team Fellow freshmen Jack Jaede, Logan Smith and Laurens meeting rooms and lounges. Both teams have access Verboven also have wasted no time stepping up for the to a new training room, a stringing storage area and Trojans, as all four freshmen factor into the USC lineup. a large multi-purpose room. To better accommodate DeVine and Smith both had such successful falls that and enhance the spectator experience, new spectator the two earned places in the national singles rankings to shade canopies have been added and a new elevator start 2016. Logan clocked in at #69 to open the spring, to the seating area has been installed. In addition to and DeVine weighed in at #83. the lead gift from the Buntmann family, the renovation has been made possible thanks to financial support THE VETERANS from the Lisa and Douglas Goldman family, the Fritz B. Max de Vroome is USC’s lone senior on the roster this Burns Foundation, John Shea and Michael Uytengsu. season. He was the hero of the day when last won an NCAA championship in 2014, providing the matchLAST SEASON clinching victory from his spot on court four that year. The 2015 Trojans made their ninth consecutive appearNow juniors, Rob Bellamy and Nick Crystal were both ance in the NCAA Quarterfinals and finished out the freshman at Troy that season. Both de Vroome and Crysyear with a 25-5 overall record. The Trojans won the tal earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention last season. 2015 Pac-12 Tournament championship to secure the automatic berth into the NCAA tourney. USC went 6-1 MARKS STADIUM UPGRADE in Pac-12 play during the regular season to finish in a The USC men’s and women’s tennis teams have called first-place tie. At the close of the year, USC had three the David X. Marks Tennis Stadium home since its Trojans earn ITA All-American status. Senior doubles construction in 1971. This year, Trojan tennis moves tandem Yannick Hanfmann and Roberto Quiroz were back into a revamped and renovated home that is All-Americans in addition to picking up honors as the up-to-date and in line with the impressive accomplishPac-12 Doubles Team of the Year. Senior Jonny Wang ments of both programs. The courts were open for also earned ITA All-American status in 2015. • action throughout construction, and a ribbon-cutting and dedication for the new facility was held on Feb. 16 to officially unveil the newest additions to the Marks Tennis Stadium — the Buntmann Family Tennis Center, Fritz B. Burns Center Court, Lisa and Douglas Goldman Family Student-Athlete Learning Center and Michael
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2015-16 USC MEN’S TENNIS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
SINGLES Rob Bellamy Kalman Boyd #67 Nick Crystal #92 Jake DeVine #65 Max de Vroome Connor Farren Thibault Forget Jack Jaede Henry Ji David Laser #56 Logan Smith Tanner Smith Laurens Verboven Totals
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 DUAL PAC-12 OVERALL -- -- -- -- 0-1 1-0 1-1 0-0 10-5 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-0 0-0 7-4 2-3 2-1 -- -- -- -- 4-4 0-0 14-9 -- 1-0 2-1 2-0 1-0 -- 6-1 0-0 18-8 2-2 1-2 -- -- -- -- 3-4 0-0 20-8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-0 0-0 11-4 -- -- -- 1-0 1-0 4-0 6-0 0-0 19-8 -- -- -- -- 2-2 2-0 4-2 0-0 15-7 -- -- -- -- -- 1-0 1-0 0-0 6-3 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-0 0-0 4-5 -- 1-0 3-0 3-2 -- -- 7-2 0-0 20-7 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-0 0-0 6-4 -- 1-0 0-2 1-0 0-1 -- 2-3 0-0 3-6 4-5 6-3 5-3 7-2 4-4 8-0 34-17 0-0 153-78
STREAK L1 L1 W1 W1 W1 L1 W6 L1 W1 L1 W1 L1 L1 -
DOUBLES Bellamy/DeVine Bellamy/Farren Bellamy/Jaede Bellamy/L. Smith Bellamy/T. Smith Boyd/Laser Crystal/de Vroome Crystal/DeVine Crystal/Verboven DeVine/Forget DeVine/L. Smith DeVine/T. Smith de Vroome/Jaede Farren/Forget Farren/T. Smith Forget/L. Smith Forget/T. Smith Jaede/T. Smith Ji/Laser Laser/L. Smith Laser/T. Smith Totals
#1 #2 #3 DUAL PAC-12 OVERALL STREAK -- 1-0 3-2 4-2 0-0 6-3 W1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 4-1 L1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 1-0 W1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 1-2 W1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 2-1 L1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 6-3 L1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 2-2 L1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 1-1 L1 1-4 -- -- 1-4 0-0 2-5 L4 -- -- -- -- 0-0 3-1 L1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 3-3 L1 -- -- 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-2 L2 1-0 4-2 -- 5-2 0-0 7-5 L1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 2-1 L1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 3-1 L1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 0-1 L1 -- 1-0 -- 1-0 0-0 3-1 W1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 1-1 L1 -- -- -- -- 0-0 1-3 W1 -- -- 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 W1 -- -- 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 W1 2-4 6-2 5-3 13-9 0-0 51-37 - (Rankings and records as of February 29)
CLINCHERS Thibault Forget................................................................................ 3 (TUL, USF, STAN) Rob Bellamy..................................................................................... 1 (UCD) Jake DeVine..................................................................................... 1 (FLA)
Logan Smith..................................................................................... 1 (LMU)
TROJAN DOUBLES Record when... doubles point won: 4-1 doubles point lost: 3-1
Jack Jaede........................................................................................ 1 (GCU) TROJANS IN THE 2015-16 ITA NATIONAL RANKINGS... USC
Pre/S15 J5 -- 8
J20 8
J27 F3 8 6
F10 --
F17 9
F23 13
Nick Crystal Max de Vroome Jake DeVine Logan Smith
42 61 NR NR
41 115 83 69
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33 NR 104 43
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67 65 92 56
de Vroome/Jaede
47
NR
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M8
M15 M22 M29
A5
A12 A19 A26
M24/J1
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USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • 2016 Dual Match Results (6-2, 0-0 Pac-12)
ITA Kick-Off Weekend
#8 USC 7, #57 UC Davis 0
Jan. 22, 2016 - Marks Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.) DOUBLES (1) Crystal/Verboven (USC) def. Adamson/Levie (UCD) - 6-1 (2) de Vroome/Jaede (USC) def. Bacharach/Whittle (UCD) - 6-2 (3) DeVine/T. Smith (USC) vs. Lam/Wade (UCD) - 4-3 susp. USC wins doubles point. Order of finish: 1, 2 SINGLES (1) #41 Nick Crystal (USC) def. #38 Alec Adamson (UCD) - 6-1, 6-0 (2) Laurens Verboven (USC) def. James Wade (UCD) - 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 (3) #69 Logan Smith (USC) def. Brett Bacharach (UCD) - 7-6 (4), 6-4 (4) #83 Jake DeVine (USC) def. Bryce McKelvie (UCD) - 7-5, 7-5 (5) Jack Jaede (USC) def. Everett Maltby (UCD) - 6-2, 6-4 (6) Rob Bellamy (USC) def. Jesse Ross (UCD) - 6-2, 6-4* Order of finish: 1, 5, 6*, 4, 2, 3 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
#8 USC 4, #37 Tulane 3
Jan. 23, 2016 - Marks Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.) DOUBLES (1) #17 Jao/Koepfer (TUL) def. Crystal/Verboven (USC) - 6-1 (2) de Vroome/Jaede (USC) vs. Van Cott/Van Cott (TUL) - 4-3 susp. (3) Rey/Schmitz (TUL) def. DeVine/T. Smith (USC) - 6-2 Tulane wins doubles point. Order of finish: 1, 3 SINGLES (1) #1 Dominik Koepfer (TUL) def. #115 Max de Vroome (USC) 6-3, 6-3 (2) #41 Nick Crystal (USC) def. #63 Constantin Schmitz (TUL) - 0-6, 7-5, 6-2 (3) Alex Van Cott (TUL) def. Laurens Verboven (USC) - 6-3, 7-5 (4) #69 Logan Smith (USC) def. #111 Sebastian Rey (TUL) - 6-3, 6-4 (5) #83 Jake DeVine (USC) def. Nikolas Tukic (TUL) - 6-3, 6-1 (6) Thibault Forget (USC) def. Chi-San Jao (TUL) - 3-6, 6-3, 6-3* Order of finish: 5, 1, 4, 2, 3, 6* —— 2016 Pac-12/SEC Showdown
#8 USC 4, #20 Florida 3
Jan. 30, 2016 - Westwood, Calif. DOUBLES (1) Crystal/Verboven (USC) vs. #3 Hidalgo/Watson (FLA) - 5-6 susp. (2) de Vroome/Jaede (USC) def. #40 Lipman/Orkin (FLA) - 7-5 (3) Bellamy/DeVine (USC) def. Perez-Blanco/Wardell (FLA) - 6-2 USC wins doubles point. Order of finish: 3, 2 SINGLES (1) #31 Diego Hidalgo (FLA) def. #115 Max de Vroome (USC) - 6-4, 6-3 (2) #49 Elliott Orkin (FLA) def. #41 Nick Crystal (USC) - 6-3, 6-4 (3) #83 Jake DeVine (USC) def. #91 Alfredo Perez (FLA) - 7-6 (6), 7-5* (4) #69 Logan Smith (USC) def. #63 Chase Perez-Blanco (FLA) - 6-3, 6-1 (5) Gordon Watson (FLA) def. Jack Jaede (USC) - 7-6, 7-5 (6) Thibault Forget (USC) def. Jordan Belga (FLA) - 6-3, 6-0 Order of finish: 6, 4, 1, 2, 5, 3* ——
#6 USC 6, Grand Canyon 1
Feb 6, 2016 - Marks Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.) DOUBLES (1) Crystal/Verboven (USC) vs. Roggenkamp/Schueller (GC) - 5-4 susp. (2) Forget/T. Smith (USC) def. Legarreta/Maroscher (GC) - 6-2 (3) Laser/L. Smith (USC) def. Ounanian/Rajaonah (GC) - 6-2 USC wins doubles point. Order of finish: 3,2 SINGLES (1) #41 Nick Crystal (USC) def. Mitch Maroscher (GC) - 6-2, 6-4 (2) #69 Logan Smith (USC) def. Felix Schueller (GC) - 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8) (3) Alexander Roggenkamp (GC) def. Laurens Verboven (USC) - 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8) (4) Thibault Forget (USC) def. Mathieu Rajaonah (GC) - 6-3, 6-3 (5) Jack Jaede (USC) def. Meidy Chazeau (GC) - 6-4, 6-4* (6) Henry Ji (USC) def. Adrian Legarreta (GC) - 7-6 (4), 2-6, 1-0 (10-4) Order of finish: 1, 4, 5*, 2, 3, 6
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#6 USC 6, Loyola Marymount 1
Feb 6, 2016 - Marks Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.) DOUBLES (1) de Vroome/Jaede (USC) def. Farah/Smith (LMU) - 6-2 (2) Bellamy/DeVine (USC) def. Bohuslav/Moenter (LMU) - 6-4 (3) Laser/T. Smith (USC) def. Rivera/Thorp (LMU) - 6-4 USC wins doubles point. Order of finish: 1, 3*, 2 SINGLES (1) #115 Max de Vroome (USC) def. Cristobal Rivera (LMU) - 6-2, 6-2 (2) #83 Jake DeVine (USC) def. Errol Smith (LMU) - 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 (3) #69 Logan Smith (USC) def. Lukas Moenter (LMU) - 3-6, 6-2, 6-3* (4) Laurens Verboven (USC) def. Luke Bohuslav (LMU) - 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 (5) Joat Farah (LMU) def. Rob Bellamy (USC) - 7-5, 6-7 (5), 1-0 (10-8) (6) Jack Jaede (USC) def. Alex Bourgeois (LMU) - 6-0, 6-1 Order of finish: 6, 1, 3*, 4, 2, 5 ——
ITA NATIONAL TEAM INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
#13 USC 5,#29 Stanford 2
Feb. 26, 2016 - Palo Alto, Calif. DOUBLES (1) Fawcett/Romanowicz (STAN) def. Crystal/Laurens Verboven (USC) - 6-4 (2) Paige/Wilczynski (STAN) def. de Vroome/Jaede (USC) - 6-3 (3) Bellamy/DeVine (USC) def. Yale Goldberg/Kumar (STAN) - 6-2 Stanford wins doubles point. Order of finish: 3, 2, 1 SINGLES (1) #65 Max de Vroome (USC) def. #4 Tom Fawcett (STAN) - 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 (2) #67 Nick Crystal (USC) def. #48 David Wilczynski (STAN) - 6-3, 6-1 (3) #56 Logan Smith (USC) def. #102 Nolan Paige (STAN) - 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 (4) #92 Jake DeVine (USC) def. #88 Sameer Kumar (STAN) - 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-1 (5) #114 Maciek Romanowicz (STAN) def. Jack Jaede (USC) - 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (8) (6) Thibault Forget (USC) def. Brandon Sutter (STAN) - 6-1, 5-7, 6-3* Order of finish: 2, 4, 3, 6*,1, 5
ROUND OF 16
#6 USC 4, #13 South Florida 3
Feb. 12, 2016 - Boars Head Sports Club (Charlottesville, Va.) DOUBLES (1) Crystal/Verboven (USC) vs. #40 Cotrone/Roberts (USF) - 5-4 (susp.) (2) Gozun/Kalyudhnyy (USF) def. de Vroome/Jaede (USC) - 6-3 (3) Cid/Gonzalez (USF) def. Bellamy/DeVine (USC) - 6-0 USF wins doubles point. Order of finish: 3, 2 SINGLES (1) #7 Roberto Cid (USF) def. #33 Nick Crystal (USC) - 6-3, 6-2 (2) Max de Vroome (USC) def. #26 Dominic Cotrone (USF) - 6-1, 6-4 (3) #104 Jake DeVine (USC) def. Sasha Gozun (USF) - 7-5, 7-6 (4) #43 Logan Smith (USC) def. Justin Roberts (USF) - 6-4, 6-3 (5) Peter Bertran (USF) def. Laurens Verboven (USC) - 6-2, 6-1 (6) Thibault Forget (USC) def. Vadym Kalyuzhnyy (USF) - 7-6, 1-6, 6-2* Order of finish: 5, 2, 4, 1, 3, 6* QUARTERFINALS
#2 TCU 4, #6 USC 3
Feb. 13, 2016 - Boars Head Sports Club (Charlottesville, Va.) DOUBLES (1) Norrie/Johnson (TCU) def. Crystal/Verboven (USC) - 6-3 (2) de Vroome/Jaede (USC) def. Blake/Stalder (TCU) - 6-4 (3) Bellamy/DeVine (USC) def. Nuñez/Rybakov (TCU) - 6-3 USC wins doubles point. Order of finish: 1, 3, 2 SINGLES (1) #6 Cameron Norrie (TCU) def. #33 Nick Crystal (USC) - 6-1, 6-2 (2) #122 Alex Rybakov (TCU) def. Max de Vroome (USC) - 6-7, 7-5, 7-6 (3)* (3) #38 Guillermo Nuñez (TCU) def. #104 Jake DeVine (USC) - 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 (4) Eduardo Nava (TCU) def. #43 Logan Smith (USC) - 6-3, 6-0 (5) Thibault Forget (USC) def. Jerry Lopez (TCU) - 6-4, 6-0 (6) Jack Jaede (USC) def. Trevor Johnson (TCU) - 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 Order of finish: 1, 4, 5, 6, 3, 2* CONSOLATION
#10 Wake Forest 4, #6 USC 0
Feb. 15, 2016 - Boars Head Sports Club (Charlottesville, Va.) DOUBLES (1) Mansouri/Seraphim (WF) def. Crystal/Verboven (USC) - 6-3 (2) de Vroome/Jaede (USC) def. Ho/Chrysochos (WF) - 6-4 (3) Bogaerts/Uspensky (WF) def. Bellamy/DeVine (USC) - 6-2 WF wins doubles point. Order of finish: 3, 2, 1 SINGLES (1) #28 Skander Mansouri (WF) def. #33 Nick Crystal (USC) - 7-6, 6-4* (2) #125 Petros Chrysochos (WF) def. Max de Vroome (USC) - 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 (3) #104 Jake DeVine (USC) vs. #79 Jon Ho (WF) - 5-7, 5-4 susp. (4) Romain Bogaerts (WF) def. #43 Logan Smith (USC) - 6-0, 7-6 (5) Thibault Forget (USC) vs. Dennis Uspensky (WF) - 6-4, 4-5 susp. (6) Jack Jaede (USC) vs. Christian Seraphim (WF) - 2-6, 6-2, 2-4 susp. Order of finish: 4, 2, 1*
2016 USC men’s TENNIS
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2016 USC Men’s Tennis Roster
NAME Rob Bellamy Nick Crystal Max de Vroome Jake DeVine Thibault Forget Jack Jaede Henry Ji David Laser Logan Smith Tanner Smith Laurens Verboven
HT YR 6-2 JR 5-11 JR 6-5 SR 6-2 FR 5-11 SO 5-11 SO 6-2 FR 6-3 RS SO 6-1 FR 6-6 SO 5-11 FR
EXP 2V 2V 3V HS 1V HS 1V 1V HS 1V HS
HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL Pacific Palisades, Calif. Laurel Springs Academy Waccabuc, N.Y. Laurel Springs Academy Vught, Netherlands Maurick College San Jose, Calif. Laurel Springs Academy Rennes, France CNED Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Brisbane Boys College Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. Torrey Pines HS Glencoe, Ill. New Trier HS San Diego, Calif. Connections Academy Long Beach, Calif. Servite HS Overfelt, Belgium
Pronunciation Guide Max DE VROOME da VROOM THIBAULT FORGET TEE-bo for-JAY Jack JAEDE jade LAURENS VERBOVEN LORE-ens verr-BO-ven
HEAD COACH: Peter Smith (14th season), Long Beach State 1987 ASSOCIATE HEAD Coach: Kris Kwinta (4th season)
ROB BELLAMY
NICK CRYSTAL
THIBAULT FORGET
DAVID LASER
JAKE DEVINE
HENRY JI
JACK JAEDE
LOGAN SMITH
Head Coach PETER SMITH
2016 USC MEN’S TENNIS
MAX DE VROOME
TANNER SMITH
LAURENS VERBOVEN
ASSOCIATE HEAD Coach KRIS KWINTA
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