United Athletic Conference

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Idaho men’s tennis team fell 4-0 to No. 1 USC in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday.

USC took the doubles point with an 8-0 win at No. 2 and an 8-4 win at No. 3. The No. 1 doubles match was tied 6-6 when the Trojans clinched the point.

USC took straight set singles victories at Nos. 5, 4 and 3 to advance to the round of 32 on Sunday.

The Western Athletic Conference champion Vandals end their season with an 11-14 overall record.

USC 4, Idaho 0

May 10, 2014 – Marks Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.)

DOUBLES

(1) #2 Hanfmann/Sarmiento (USC) vs. Bendeck/Salazar (Idaho) – 6-6 (susp.)

(2) Farren/Quiroz (USC) def. Barta/Zedde (Idaho) – 8-0

(3) de Vroome/Johnson (USC) def. Nikitin/Torres (Idaho) – 8-4

USC wins double point.

Order of finish: 2, 3*, 1

SINGLES

(1) #16 Yannick Hanfmann (USC) vs. Jose Bendeck (Idaho) – 6-4, 5-4 (susp.)

(2) #9 Ray Sarmiento (USC) vs. Artemiy Nikitin (Idaho) – 6-3, 4-3 (susp.)

(3) #95 Max de Vroome (USC) def. Cristobal Ramos Salazar (Idaho) 6-4, 6-1

(4) Eric Johnson (USC) def. Odon Barta (Idaho) – 6-0, 6-3

(5) Connor Farren (USC) def. Cesar Torres (Idaho) – 6-1, 6-0

(6) #120 Michael Grant (USC) vs. Andrew Zedde (Idaho) – 7-6, 4-0 (susp.)

Order of finish: 5, 4, 3*