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SEATTLE - The No. 3 UCLA men's tennis team suffered its first loss of the season on Sunday afternoon in the semifinals of the USTA/ITA National Team Indoors, falling to No. 2 USC, 4-3 at the University of Washington's Nordstrom Tennis Center.
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USTA/ITA National Team Indoors (Semifinals)
#2 USC 4, #3 UCLA 3
Feb 17, 2013 at Seattle, WA (Nordstrom Tennis Center)
Doubles
1. Giron/Novikov (UCLA) def. #48 Hanfmann/Sarmiento (USC) 8-4
2. Puget/Sell (UCLA) def. De Vroome/Quiroz (USC) 8-2
3. #49 Gomez/Johnson (USC) def. Alex Brigham/Mkrtchian (UCLA) 8-4
UCLA Wins Doubles Point
Singles
1. #58 Dennis Novikov (UCLA) def. #12 Ray Sarmiento (USC) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
2. #10 Emilio Gomez (USC) def. #13 Marcos Giron (UCLA) 2-6, 7-5, 6-2
3. #23 Roberto Quiroz (USC) def. #42 Adrien Puget (UCLA) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
4. #94 Yannick Hanfmann (USC) def. #55 Dennis Mkrtchian (UCLA) 6-2, 6-4
5. Clay Thompson (UCLA) def. #109 Max De Vroome (USC) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
6. #46 Eric Johnson (USC) def. Karue Sell (UCLA) 1-6, 7-5, 6-4
Match Notes
UCLA 9-1; National ranking #3
USC 12-0; National ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,1,6,2,5,3)
