University of Georgia Athletics
Trojans Overcome Irish, 4-3, To Advance To NCAA Quarterfinals
May 18, 2007 | General
The Trojans now are set for a quarterfinal match with No. 2 Virginia on Saturday at 3 p.m. The Cavaliers won their Round of 16 match, 4-1, over Wake Forest.
Notre Dame began the contest by winning a highly contested doubles point. The teams split and Nos. 2 and 3 doubles and it came down to court one. There it went all the way to a tiebreaker, which the Irish captured 7-3.
The close singles matches went the other way, however, as USC won on four courts to overtake the lead and clinch the win. It was Gary Sacks who cemented the Trojan victory with a three-set win on court five over Ryan Keckley.
Tennis Match Results
#12 Southern Cal 4, #5 Notre Dame 3
Singles competition
1. Jamil Al-Agba (USC) def. Stephen Bass (ND) 7-6 (11-9), 6-2
2. Sheeva Parbhu (ND) def. Dejan Cvetkovic (USC) 5-7, 7-5, 6-3
3. Brett Helgeson (ND) def. Kaes Van't Hof (USC) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
4. Robert Farah (USC) def. Barry King (ND) 6-3, 7-6
5. Gary Sacks (USC) def. Ryan Keckley (ND) 7-6, 5-7, 6-4
6. Jason McNaughton (USC) def. Andrew Roth (ND) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Stephen Bass/Ryan Keckley (ND) def. Robert Farah/Kaes Van't Hof (USC) 9-8 (7-3)
2. Dejan Cvetkovic/Gary Sacks (USC) def. Brett Helgeson/Sheeva Parbhu (ND) 8-2
3. Barry King/Andrew Roth (ND) def. Jamil Al-Agba/Garrett Snyder (USC) 8-6
Match Notes:
Southern Cal 23-2; National ranking #12
Notre Dame 26-4; National ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (6,4,1,3,2,5)
NCAA Round of 16
Number 5 clinched match
