Men's Tennis Tennis Director Academic Counselor of Operations Team Manager Team Manager 6 2019 USC MEN’S TENNIS DAVID X
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2019 USC MEN’S TENNIS 2019 USC MEN’S TENNIS NAME HT YR EXP. HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE PRONUNCIATION Mor Bulis 6-1 FR HS Petach Tikva, Israel Tichon Ben Gurion GUIDE Daniel Cukierman 5-10 SO 1V Tel Aviv, Israel Ironi Daled HS Jake DeVine 6-3 RS-JR 2V Seattle, Wash. Laurel Springs Academy MOR BULIS MORE BOO-lii Bradley Frye 6-0 FR HS Overland Park, Kansas Barstow School Brandon Holt 6-1 JR 2V Rolling Hills, Calif. Palos Verdes HS Daniel CUKIERMAN Jack Jaede 6-2 SR 3V Graceville, Queensland, Australia Brisbane Boys College KOO-ker-mun Jake Sands 5-10 FR HS Los Angeles, Calif. Palisades HS Jack JAEDE Logan Smith 6-2 SR 3V Carlsbad, Calif. Connections Academy YAY-da Riley Smith 6-7 JR 2V Long Beach, Calif. Los Alamitos HS Tanner Smith 6-6 RS-SR 3V Long Beach, Calif. Servite HS LAURENS VERBOVEN Laurens Verboven 6-2 SR 3V Overpelt, Belgium Stedelijk Lyceum Topsport LORE-ens verr-BO-ven HEAD COACH: Peter Smith (17th season), Long Beach State 1987 ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Kris Kwinta (7th season) VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT: Deiton Baughman DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: Philip Siordia 2019 POSTSEASON 2019 NCAA FIRST & SECOND ROUNDS 2019 PAC-12 Friday-Sunday, May 3-4 | Sites To Be Determined CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 NCAA SUPER REGIONAL April 24-27 | Ojai, Calif. Friday, May 10 | Sites To Be Determined 2019 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM: May 16-19 | INDIVIDUAL: May 20-25 Orlando, Fla. 2019 USC MEN’S TENNIS 2019 USC MEN’S TENNIS TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS Tennis History All-Time Program Record: 1424-374-4 (.791) Quick Facts / Media Notes .......................3 Tennis 2019 USC Men’s All-Time Conference Record: ..... 432-187-3 University Information Peter Smith, Head Coach ......................... 4 (.697) Coaches & Support Staff ......................... 6 Location: ........................Los Angeles, Calif. All-Time NCAA Tourn. Record: ........ 105-34 Marks Tennis Stadium ...............................7 Founded: ...............................................1880 (.756) 2019 Trojans ..............................................8 Enrollment: ......43,000 (19.000 undergrad) National Team Championships: ............. 21 2018 Results.............................................16 Size: ............................................. 150 Acres ............ (1946, 1951, 1955, 1958, 1962, 1963, 2018 Match-By-Match Results ...............18 .....1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1976, 1991, Interim President: ............Wanda M. Austin NCAA Champions Collages ....................21 . 1993, 1994, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, Athletic Director: ......................Lynn Swann All-Time Honors ......................................26 2014) USC Letterwinners ..................................30 National Affiliation: ...........NCAA Division I National Singles Championships: .......... 15 Trojans in the Hall of Fame ....................32 Conference: .......................................Pac-12 ..................... (1934, 1946, 1952, 1956, 1958, Trojans in the Pros ..................................33 Nickname: ........................................Trojans ....................... 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, National Championship Lineups ...........34 Fight Song: ..................................“Fight On” .......................1969, 1980, 1996, 2011, 2012) Year-By-Year ............................................38 National Doubles Championships:......... 21 Colors: .................................Cardinal & Gold Opponent Series Records ......................43 ....................... (1934, 1938, 1941, 1946, 1951, Home Court: ............Marks Tennis Stadium .......................1955, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, Capacity: ..............................................1,000 ....................... 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, MEDIA NOTES .............. 1975, 1977, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2007) To arrange an interview with Tennis Information Pac-12 Team Championships: .................19 Interviews: coaches or athletes, please contact Darcy Head Coach: ....... Peter Smith, 17th season .......................(1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, Couch at least one day in advance. Check ..............1968, 1980, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1992, Record at USC: ...359-97 (.787), 16 seasons with the USC Sports Information Office .1993, 1994, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015) Overall Record: .................... 629-232 (.731), regarding the team practice schedule. Play- Pac-12 Tournament Championships: .......3 ers can be made available after practice .................................................... 31 seasons ......................................... (2012, 2015, 2017) sessions and following home matches. Smith’s Phone: ....................(213) 740-3829 NCAA Appearances: ................................40 Assoc. Head Coach: ..........................Kris Kwinta, Trojans On The Web: Current men’s tennis ................................................................. 7th season Sports Information information, as well as news, features and Men’s Tennis SID: ....................Darcy Couch Kwinta’s Phone: ................... (213) 740-3827 updated statistics can be found on the web SID Phone: .......................... (213) 740-3808 Vol. Assistant Coach: .........Deiton Baughman at: Cell Phone: .......................... (213) 725-3447 usctrojans.com Dir. of Operations: ..................Philip Siordia SID Fax: ................................ (213) 740-7584 For more information on the Pac-12 Conference, Siordia’s Phone: ................... 213-821-4426 E-mail: ............................. [email protected] go to: 2018 Overall Record: ............................20-9 Website: ............................. usctrojans.com pac-12.org 2018 Conference Record: .............6-2 (3rd) Sports Information Address: ...................... 2018 Pac-12 Tournament: .......... 2nd Place ...............................USC Sports Information .................................................Heritage Hall 2018 Postseason: .......NCAA Quarterfinals .............................................. 3501 Watt Way Final Team Ranking: ...........................No. 11 ...............................Los Angeles, CA 90089 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ...........9 / 3 For more information on all NCAA Division I Newcomers: ...............................................3 sports and championships, go to: ncaa.com For more information on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), go to: itatennis.com Credits The 2019 Men’s Tennis Media Guide was prepared by Darcy Couch, Associate Sports Information Director. Special thanks to Dan Avila, Figge Photography and John McGil- len for head shots, to Jon Eilts and Gabe Chmielewski for 2009 NCAA photography, to Avila for 2010, 2011 and 2012 NCAA photography, to C.B. Schmelter for 2012 NCAA photography, and to Bill Kallenberg for 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014 NCAA photography Additional photography also courtesy of Avila, Jason Chan, Sam Haythorn, Hali Helfgott John McGillen, John Pyle, Heston Quan, Gary Rus, Jim Sabo, Eddie Siegel, Michael Sugarman, Jon SooHoo, Po-He Tseng, Gavin Werboloff and Troy Witt. 3 2019 USC MEN’S TENNIS HEAD COACH • 17th SEASON 629-232 OVERALL • 359-97 at USC PETER SMITH 5-TIME PAC-12 COACH OF THE YEAR 5 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS • 2-TIME ITA NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR Peter Smith, who has guided the Trojans to five NCAA Championships in the past nine seasons and a grand total of 11 seasons with 20 or more wins, now enters his 17th season as head coach of the USC men’s tennis program. Since coming to Troy, Smith has seen his Trojans add five NCAA trophies to USC’s record-setting championship count, including a run of four straight titles from 2009-12. That was just before USC’s most recent surge in 2014 that saw the Trojans capture the university’s historic 100th all-time NCAA Team Championship. A five-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year and two-time ITA National Coach of the Year, Smith has compiled a 629-232 (.731) career coaching record and is 359-97 (.787) at USC, which leads the nation with 21 national men’s tennis team titles. His Trojans have made SMITH’S CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 12 straight NCAA appearances entering 2019, with five finals, five • 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2014 NCAA Team Champion quarterfinal appearances, 11 20-win seasons 10 top-10 final rankings during that stretch. With five NCAA crowns, Smith is USC’s second • 2010 & 2012 ITA National Coach of the Year winningest tennis coach behind George Toley, who won 10 titles during • 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011 & 2012 Pac-12 Coach of the Year his tenure. • 2007 & 2010 ITA Southwest Region Coach of the Year USC Head Coach Peter Smith USC Head Coach Peter Smith’s 2018 campaign marked the first time since 1993 that two • 13 USC doubles pairs earned ITA All-America honors. USC reached Conference Championships the NCAA Quarterfinals and finisehd 20-9 overall with a No. 11 final • 10-Time Conference Coach of the Year ranking. In 2017, USC went 27-6 overall, notching the third most wins • Five-Time ITA Region Coach of the Year in program history after a push to the NCAA Round of 16 for the 11th • 19 Top-20 Finishes SMITH’S CAREER COACHING RECORD • 23 NCAA Appearances Year School W L Pct. NCAA Finish Final Ranking 1988 Long Beach State 9 11 .450 — — • 609-223 (.732) Career Record 1989 Long Beach State 15 11 .577 — t-No. 25 1990 Long Beach State 11 14 .440 — — straight year. Under Smith’s direction, the Trojans won the Pac-12 Tournament 1991 Long Beach State 15 11 .577 — — Championship for the second time in the past three years. Smith also punched 1992 Fresno State 13 9 .591 — — up his 600th career win as a head coach