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PAC-10 MEN'S TENNIS NCAA TEAM NCAA INDIVIDUAL cock, CAL 1996 Gimelstob/Muskatirovic, 1940 Lawrence Dee/James Wade, UCLA CHAMPIONS FROM CHAMPIONS FROM STAN 1998 Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan, STAN 1941 Charles Olewine/Charles 1999 Ryan Wolters/K.J. Hippen- THE PAC-10 THE PAC-10 Mattman, USC steel, STAN 1946 USC Singles 1942 Lawrence Dee/Fred Schro- 2004 KC Corkery/Sam Warburg, 1950 UCLA 1921 Phil Neer, STAN eder, STAN STAN 1951 USC 1924 Wallace Scott, WASH 1946 Robert Falkenburg/Thomas 2008 Robert Farah/Kaes Van't Hof, 1952 UCLA 1925 E.G. Chandler, CAL Falkenburg, USC USC 1953 UCLA 1926 E.G. Chandler, CAL 1949 James Brink/Fred Fisher, 1954 UCLA 1931 Keith Gledhill, STAN WASH 1955 USC 1933 Jack Tidball, UCLA 1950 Herbert Flam/Gene Garrett, 1956 UCLA 1934 Gene Mako, USC UCLA 1958 USC 1942 Fred Schroeder, STAN 1951 Earl Cochell/Hugh Stewart, 1960 UCLA 1946 Robert Falkenburg, USC USC 1961 UCLA 1950 Herbert Flan, UCLA 1952 Clifton Mayne/Hugh Ditzler, 1962 USC 1952 Hugh Stewart, USC CAL 1963 USC 1956 Alex Olmedo, USC 1953 Robert Perry/Larry Heubner, 1964 USC 1958 Alex Olmedo, USC UCLA 1965 UCLA 1960 Larry Nagler, UCLA 1954 Robert Perry/Ronald Livings- 1966 USC 1961 Allen Fox, UCLA ton, UCLA 1967 USC 1962 Rafael Osuna, USC 1955 Francisco Contreras/Joaquin 1968 USC 1963 Dennis Ralston, USC Reyes, USC 1969 USC 1964 Dennis Ralston, USC 1956 Alex Olmedo/Francisco Con- 1970 UCLA 1965 Arthur Ashe, UCLA trereas, USC 1971 UCLA 1966 Charles Pasarell, UCLA 1958 Alex Olmedo/Ed Atkinson, 1973 STANFORD 1967 Bob Lutz, USC USC 1974 STANFORD 1968 Stan Smith, USC 1960 Larry Nagler/Allen Fox, UCLA 1975 UCLA 1969 Joaquin Loyo-Mayo, USC 1961 Rafael Osuna/Ramsey Earn- 1976 USC/UCLA 1970 Jeff Borowiak, UCLA hart, USC 1977 STANFORD 1971 Jimmy Conners, UCLA 1962 Rafael Osuna/Ramsey Ear- 1978 STANFORD 1973 Alex Mayer, STAN hart, USC 1979 UCLA 1974 John Whitlinger, STAN 1963 Rafael Osuna/Dennis Ralston, 1980 STANFORD 1975 Billy Martin, UCLA USC 1981 STANFORD 1977 Matt Mitchell, STAN 1964 Dennis Ralston/Bill Bond, 1982 UCLA 1978 John McEnroe, STAN USC 1983 STANFORD 1980 Robert Van’t Hof, USC 1965 Ian Crookendon/Arthur Ashe, 1984 UCLA 1981 Tim Mayotte, STAN UCLA 1986 STANFORD 1986 Dan Goldie, STAN 1966 Ian Crookendon/Charles 1988 STANFORD 1991 Jared Palmer, STAN Pasarell, UCLA 1989 STANFORD 1992 Alex O’Brien, STAN 1967 Stan Smith/Bob Lutz, USC 1990 STANFORD 1995 Sargis Sargsian, ASU 1968 Stan Smith/Bob Lutz, USC 1991 USC 1996 Cecil Mamiit, USC 1969 Joaquin Loyo-Mayo/Marcello 1992 STANFORD 1998 Bob Bryan, STAN Lara, USC 1993 USC 2000 Alex Kim, STAN 1971 Haroon Rahim/Jeff Borowiak, 1994 USC 2006 Benjamin Kohlloeffel, UCLA UCLA 1995 STANFORD 2010 Bradley Klahn, STAN 1972 Alex Mayer/Roscoe Tanner, 1996 STANFORD STAN 1997 STANFORD Doubles 1973 Alex Mayer/Jim Delaney, 1998 STANFORD 1922 James Davies/Phil Neer, STAN 2000 STANFORD STAN 1974 John Whitlinger/Jim Delaney, 2002 USC 1925 Gervais Hill/Gerald Straford, STAN 2005 UCLA CAL 1975 Butch Walts/Bruce Manson, 2009 USC 1926 E.G. Chandler/Tom Stow, CAL USC 2010 USC 1928 Ralph McElvenny/Alan Her- 1976 Peter Fleming/Ferdi Taygan, rington, STAN UCLA 1930 Dolph Muehleisen/Robert 1977 Bruce Manson/Chris Lewis, Meunch, CAL USC 1932 Keith Gledhill/Joseph Couglin, 1978 John Austin/Bruce Nichols, STAN UCLA 1933 Joseph Couglin/Sam Lee, 1986 Rick Leach/Tim Pawsat, USC STAN 1987 Rick Leach/Scott Melville, 1934 Gene Mako/Phillip Caslin, USC USC 1988 Patrick Galbraith/Brian Gar- 1935 Paul Newton/Richard Ben- row, UCLA nett, CAL 1989 Eric Amend/Byron Black, 1936 Bennet Dey/William Seward, USC STAN 1990 Doug Eisenman/Matt Lucena, 1937 Paul Newton/Richard Ben- CAL nett, CAL 1991 Matt Lucena/Bent-Ove Peder- 1938 Joseph Hunt/Lewis Wetherell, sen, CAL USC 1992 Chris Cocotos/Alex O’Brien, 1939 Douglas Imhoff/Robert Pea- STAN 4.

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