On monday USC beat Boise State 6-1 and today they beat Washington 7-0 in Seattle, to keep the winning streak going. Playing with a short squad against BSU they got out to a 4-0 lead then finished off the Broncos to get their 19th win on the year. After that match they headed to Washington for Pac-12 play and caged the Huskies in the great white north. Against the Huskies the Trojans ripped thru the Doubles then Daniel Nguyen took the first singles match with a 6-4, 6-1 victory at #3 singles. Then Trojan sophomores Ray Sarmiento and Emilio Gomez ground out straight set victories 6-4, 6-3 & 6-0, 7-6 respectively at #2 & #5 singles to clinched the match. Roberto Quiroz, Steve Johnson and Yannick Hanfmann rounded out the singles for the 7-0 and 20th win for the season. Up next is Oregon in Nikeville tomorrow going for coach Peter Smiths 200th victory.
#1 USC 7, #22 Washington 0
March 30, 2012 -- Seattle, Wash.
DOUBLES
(1) #15 Johnson/Quiroz (USC) def. Egger/McMorrow (UW) -- 9-7
(2) #18 Nguyen/Sarmiento (USC) def. Hawke/Manthou (UW) -- 8-2
(3) Gomez/Hanfmann (USC) def. Bots/Stith -- 8-5
USC wins doubles point.
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
SINGLES
(1) #2 Steve Johnson (USC) def. #14 Kyle McMorrow (UW) -- 6-3, 6-3
(2) #23 Ray Sarmiento (USC) def. Emmett Egger (UW) -- 6-4, 6-3
(3) #13 Daniel Nguyen (USC) def. Marton Bots (UW) -- 6-4, 6-1
(4) #38 Yannick Hanfmann (USC) def. Max Manthou (UW) -- 6-0, 4-6, 6-4
(5) #53 Emilio Gomez (USC) def. VIktor Farkas (UW) -- 6-0, 7-6 (3)
(6) Roberto Quiroz (USC) def. Nicholas Kamisar (UW) -- 6-4, 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 2, 5*, 6, 1, 4