2014 Usc Men's Tennis
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2014NAME USCHT YR EXP. HOMETOWN MEN’S HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE TENNIS Rob Bellamy 6-2 FR HS Pacific Palisades, Calif. (Laurel Springs HS) PRONUNCIATION Nick Crystal 5-11 FR HS Waccabuc, N.Y. (Laurel Springs HS) GUIDE Max de Vroome 6-5 SO 1V Vught, Netherlands (Maurick College) Connor Farren 6-1 FR HS Foster City, Calif. Ray SARMIENTO Michael Grant 5-11 SR 3V London, England/ (Santa Barbara HS) sar-mee-EN-toe Yannick Hanfmann 6-4 JR 2V Karlsruhe, Germany (Otto-Hahn Gymnasium) YANNICK HANFMANN Eric Johnson 6-2 JR 2V San Jose, Calif./ (Laurel Springs HS) yawn-ick hahnf-min David Laser 6-3 FR HS Glencoe, Ill. (New Trier HS) Roberto QUIROZ Roberto Quiroz 6-3 JR 2V Guayaquil, Ecuador (Colegio Pert) kee-rose Ray Sarmiento 5-10 SR 3V Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Kaplan HS) Jonny Wang 5-10 JR 2V San Marino, Calif. (San Marino HS) HEAD COACH: Peter Smith (12th season), Long Beach State 1987 ASSISTANT COACH: Krzysztof Kwinta (2nd season) 2014 POSTSEASON 2014 NCAA REGIONALS 2014 PAC-12 May 9-11, CHAMPIONSHIPS Sites To Be Determined Wednesday-Sunday, April 23-27, at Ojai, Calif. 2014 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Thursday-Monday, May 16-26 Dan Magill Tennis Complex • Athens, Ga. Hosted by Georgia 2014 USC MEN’S TENNIS USC Men’s TENNIS TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS BOOSTERS 2014 USC Men’s Tennis Quick Facts / Media Notes .........................................1 University Information The 2014 USC men’s tennis team would Peter Smith, Head Coach .............................................2 Location: ............................................Los Angeles, Calif. like to thank all boosters and sponsors for their support of Trojan Tennis. Coaching Staff / Managers ...........................................3 Founded: ................................................................... 1880 Marks Tennis Stadium / Support Staff .......................4 Enrollment: ............................................................33,000 2013 Trojans ...................................................................5 Size: ...................................................................150 Acres ITA Preseason Rankings .............................................11 President: .............................................. C.L. Max Nikias 2012 Results .................................................................12 Athletic Director: .........................................Pat Haden 2012 Match-By-Match Results..................................14 National Affiliation: ...........................NCAA Division I NCAA Champions Collage ......................................16 Conference: ..........................................................Pac-12 All-Time Honors .........................................................20 Nickname: ............................................................Trojans USC Letterwinners .....................................................22 Fight Song: ..................................................... “Fight On” Colors: ................................................. Cardinal & Gold Trojans in the Hall of Fame .......................................24 Home Court: .............................Marks Tennis Stadium Trojans in the Pros ......................................................25 Capacity: .................................................................. 1,000 National Championships ...........................................26 LIFE Year-By-Year .................................................................28 Tennis Information John Andrews Opponent Series Records .........................................32 Head Coach: ........................Peter Smith, 12th season Dann Angeloff USC Experience ..........................................................33 Record at USC: ................. 238-67 (.780), 11 seasons Steven and Mary Birch Overall Record: ............... 508-202 (.715), 26 seasons Gary Buntmann MEDIA NOTES Smith’s Phone: ......................................(213) 740-3829 Lawrence Davidson Assistant Coach: .............Krzysztof Kwinta, second season Steve Holwell Interviews: To arrange an interview with coaches Kwinta’s Phone: ....................................(213) 740-3827 Rick Leach or athletes, please contact Darcy Couch at least one Vol. Assistant Coach: ..........Peter Lucassen, third season Bruce Manson day in advance. Check with the USC Sports Informa- Dir. of Operations: .............................. Jamie Herndon Martin Massman tion Office regarding the team practice schedule. Herndon’s Phone: .................................. 213-821-4426 Toby Page Players can be made available after practice sessions 2013 Overall Record: .............................................26-5 J. Douglas and Marian Pardee and following home matches. 2013 Conference Record: .........................5-1 (t-2nd) Bonnie Sanborn 2013 Postseason: ...................... NCAA Quarterfinals Eric Schick Trojans On The Web: Current men’s tennis Final Team Ranking: ................................................ No. 5 Con and Diane Schweitzer information, as well as news, features and updated Letterwinners Returning/Lost: .............................8 / 1 Doug Snyder statistics can be found on the web at: usctrojans.com Newcomers: ...................................................................4 Hank Weeks Mark Zelezny Tennis History All-Time Program Record: ...........1303-344-4 (.790) CARDINAL All-Time Conference Record: ....... 403-180-3 (.690) Steve Avoyer All-Time NCAA Tourn. Record: .............89-30 (.748) Bob Clifford For more information on the Pac-12 Conference, go to: National Team Championships: ................................20 Bernay Grayson pac-12.org ........................... (1946, 1951, 1955, 1958, 1962, 1963, Bob McKnight .............................1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1976, Tom Moulton and Ginny Dunn ......1991, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) Ron Peterson National Singles Championships: .............................15 ...................................... (1934, 1946, 1952, 1956, 1958, PLAYER ........................................1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, .......................................1969, 1980, 1996, 2011, 2012) Buddy Carls For more information on all NCAA Division I sports National Doubles Championships: ..........................21 Russ Davis and championships, go to: ncaa.com ...................................... (1934, 1938, 1941, 1946, 1951, Berkley Eichel ........................................1955, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, Ronald Hutner For more information on the Intercollegiate Tennis ........................................1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, Philip Homme Association (ITA), go to: itatennis.com ............................1975, 1977, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2007) Bruce and Carol Munch Pac-12 Team Championships ....................................17 Bernay Grayson It’s Not Southern Cal: In references to athletic ...................................... (1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, Jack Kruger teams of the University of Southern California, the .............................1968, 1980, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1992, Gary Leach following are preferred: USC, Southern California, So. ............................1993, 1994, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011) Regina Perry California, Troy and Trojans for men’s and women’s NCAA Appearances:...................................................35 teams, and Women of Troy for women’s teams. CLUB PLEASE do not use Southern Cal. It’s like calling San Sports Information Casey Angle Francisco “Frisco” or North Carolina “North Car.”). Men’s Tennis SID: .....................................Darcy Couch John Huber SID Phone:.............................................(213) 740-3808 Ernie Follico Credits Cell Phone: ............................................(213) 725-3447 Steve and Carol Kreisle The 2013 Men’s Tennis Media Guide was prepared by SID Fax: ..................................................(213) 740-7584 Barney Pipkin Darcy Couch, Assistant Sports Information Director. E-mail: ................................................. [email protected] John Mellot Special thanks to Dan Avila for headshots, to Jon Eilts Website: .......................................www.usctrojans.com Ross Sonne and Gabe Chmielewski for 2009 NCAA photogra- Sports Information Address: ......................................... David Salone phy, to Avila and Bill Kallenberg for 2010 and 2011 ................................................ USC Sports Information Ray Weber NCAA photography, and to Avila, Kallenberg and C.B. ...............................3501 Watt Way, Heritage Hall 103 Schmelter for 2012 NCAA photography. Additional ...................................................Los Angeles, CA 90089 photography also courtesy of Avila, Jason Chan, Sam Haythorn, John Pyle, Heston Quan, Gary Rus, Jim Sabo, Eddie Siegel, Michael Sugarman, Jon SooHoo, Po-He Tseng, Gavin Werboloff and Troy Witt. 1 2014 USC MEN’S TENNIS HEAD COACH • 12th SEASON 508-202 OVERALL • 238-67 at USC PETER SMITH 5-TIME PAC-12 COACH OF THE YEAR 4 STRAIGHT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS • 2-TIME ITA NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR Peter Smith, who guided the Trojans to four straight NCAA Championships from 2009-2012, now enters his 12th season as head coach of the USC men’s tennis program. Smith has compiled a 508-202 (.715) career coaching record and is 238-67 (.780) at USC, which leads the nation with 20 national men’s tennis team titles. His Trojans have made seven straight NCAA appearances entering 2014, with four titles, three quarterfinal appearances and seven top-10 final rankings