THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. -- Trojans were the only ones left playing today out at the Sherwood Collegiate Cup, with a USC sweep to the singles and doubles title matches. The Trojans come home with a solid set of hardware for their trophy cases, as Steve Johnson won the singles championship in beating teammate Daniel Nguyen, while Nguyen teamed up with Ray Sarmiento on the doubles courts to beat Johnson and Yannick Hanfmann 9-7 to claim the doubles championship.
Almost a third of the singles draw was comprised of Trojans for the early-spring tournament, which culminated in today's all-Trojan title matches. Senior Steve Johnson stepped back to the collegiate courts for the first time since winning the 2011 NCAA Singles Championship after a stint as an amateur on the pro circuit. He now holds a clean 5-0 singles record on the year thanks to today's 6-2, 6-2 championship win over his fellow senior teammate and three-time NCAA Team Champion Daniel Nguyen.
The two seniors spent a lot of time on opposite sides of the net today, in fact. In the doubles final, Nguyen was paired with his trusty sophomore teammate Ray Sarmiento -- whom he had paired with to much success during USC's run to the 2011 national championship -- for the Sherwood title match against Johnson and USC freshman Yannick Hanfmann. Johnson/Hanfmann were the No. 2 seeded team in the doubles draw, but Nguyen/Sarmiento won the day with a late push for a 9-7 victory that captured the doubles crown.
Complete USC results at the Sherwood Collegiate Cup are below.
SHERWOOD COLLEGIATE CUP (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)
SINGLES
Round of 32 - Jan. 13
[1] Steve Johnson (USC) def. Michael Hui (UCLA) -- 6-0, 6-0
Denis Lin (STAN) def. Jordi Vives (USC) -- 7-5, 6-4
[5] Nick Meister (UCLA) def. Jonny Wang (USC) -- 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
[8] #48 Emilio Gomez (USC) def. Robert Stineman (STAN) -- 6-1, 6-2
Eric Johnson (USC) def. #86 Marcus Giron (UCLA) -- 6-3, 6-1
[3] #16 Daniel Nguyen (USC) def. Daniel Ho (STAN) -- 6-4, 6-4
Max Ta Ba Truong (UCLA) def. Corey Smith (USC) -- 7-6 (2), 6-0
Roberto Quiroz (USC) def. Dennis Mkrtchian (UCLA) -- 6-1, 6-3
[7] #33 Yannick Hanfmann (USC) def. Jamin Bell (STAN) -- 6-4, 6-2
[2] #12 Ray Sarmiento (USC) def. Walker Kehrer (STAN) -- 6-4, 6-2
Round of 16 - Jan. 13
[1] Steve Johnson (USC) def. #52 Lars Behlen (BAY) -- 6-4, 6-2
[8] #48 Emilio Gomez (USC) def. Marko Krickovic (BAY) -- 6-3, 6-2
#20 Mate Zsiga (BAY) def. Eric Johnson (USC) -- 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
[3] #16 Daniel Nguyen (USC) def. Max Ta Ba Truong (UCLA) -- 7-6 (4), 6-4
#37 Ryan Thacher (STAN) def. Roberto Quiroz (USC) -- 6-0, 6-1
[7] #33 Yannick Hanfmann (USC) def. #54 Roberto Maytin (BAY) -- 6-4, 6-1
[2] #12 Ray Sarmiento (USC) def. #72 Clay Thompson (UCLA) -- 6-3, 6-2
Quarterfinals - Jan. 14
[1] Steve Johnson (USC) def. [5] Nick Meister (UCLA) -6-1, 7-6 (5), 7-5
[8] #48 Emilio Gomez (USC) def. #20 Mate Zsiga (BAY) - 7-5, 6-3
[3] #16 Daniel Nguyen (USC) def. #37 Ryan Thacher (STAN) - 6-4, 6-3
[2] #12 Ray Sarmiento (USC) def. [7] #33 Yannick Hanfmann (USC) - 6-3, 6-4
Semifinals - Jan. 15
[1] Steve Johnson (USC) def. [8] #48 Emilio Gomez (USC) - 6-1, 6-4
[3] #16 Daniel Nguyen (USC) def. [2] #12 Ray Sarmiento (USC) - 6-2, 6-2
Championship - Jan. 16
[1] Steve Johnson (USC) def. [3] #16 Daniel Nguyen (USC) -- 6-2, 6-2
CONSOLATION SINGLES
Jordi Vives (USC) def. Daniel Ho (STAN) -- 6-3, 6-3
John Morrisey (STAN) def Jonny Wang (USC) -- 6-0, 6-1
Robert Stinemann (STAN) def. Corey Smith (USC) -- 6-0, 6-2
Jonny Wang (USC) def. Walker Kehrer (STAN) - 6-2, 6-1
Max Ta Ba Truong (UCLA) def. Eric Johnson (USC) - 6-2, 6-3
Roberto Quiroz (USC) def. Max Ta Ba Truong (UCLA) - 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-5)
DOUBLES
Round of 16 - Jan. 14
Nguyen/Sarmiento (USC) def. Kandath/Stineman (STAN) - 8-3
Gomez/Quiroz (USC) def. Behlen/Krickovic (BAY) - 8-4
E. Johnson/Vives (USC) def. Brigham/Giron (UCLA) - 9-8 (7)
Hardie/Mkrtchian (UCLA) def. Wang/Smith (USC) - 8-1
[2] Hanfmann/S. Johnson (USC) vs. Ball/Ho (STAN) - 8-6
Quarterfinals - Jan. 14
Nguyen/Sarmiento (USC) def. [1] Maytin/Verzaal (BAY) - 8-2
Gomez/Quiroz (USC) def. Lin/Kehrer (STAN) - 8-6
Grangeiro/Zsiga (BAY) def. E. Johnson/Vives (USC) - 8-6
[2] Hanfmann/S. Johnson (USC) def. Mardie/Mkrtchian (UCLA) - 8-6
Semifinals - Jan. 15
Nguyen/Sarmiento (USC) def. Gomez/Quiroz (USC) - 9-8 (2)
[2] Hanfmann/S. Johnson (USC) def. Grangeiro/Zsiga (BAY) - 8-2
Championship - Jan. 16
Nguyen/Sarmiento (USC) def. [2] Hanfmann/S. Johnson (USC) -- 9-7
DOUBLES CONSOLATION
Morrissey/Thacher (STAN) def. Smith/Wang (USC) - 8-5
