March 13, 2001

Los Angeles -- The No. 21 USC men's tennis team left Utah scoreless with a 7-0 victory Tuesday afternoon at Marks Tennis Stadium. With the win, the Trojans improve to 10-2 overall, while the Utes drop to 6-5.

Earning victories at No. 1 and 3 doubles, USC entered singles play with a 1-0 lead. The Trojans quickly set the tone for the match in singles with five decisive first-set wins on courts 1 through 5, not allowing any Utah player to score more than two points.

Andrew Park was the first off the court for USC with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over David Mercier at No. 1. The Trojans' Damien Spizzo and Nick Rainey followed with respective wins at courts four and three over Daniel Carlsson (6-0, 6-2) and Nicholas Yip (6-2, 6-2) to guarantee the USC win with a 4-0 lead.

USC will next face 13th-ranked Illinois on Thursday, March 15, at 1:30 p.m. at Marks Tennis Stadium.

USC 7, Utah 0

Doubles
(1) Moore/Rainey (USC) def. Zenger/Yip (Utah) - 8-5
(2) Mercier/Carlsson (Utah) def. Park/Spizzo (USC) - 8-6
(3) Collins/Torres (USC) def. Poulson/Sheepers (Utah) - 8-4
USC wins doubles point

Singles
(1) Andrew Park (USC) def. David Mercier (Utah) - 6-1, 6-0
(2) Ryan Moore (USC) def. Kevin Zenger (Utah) - 6-0, 7-5
(3) Nick Rainey (USC) def. Nicholas Yip (Utah) - 6-2, 6-2
(4) Damien Spizzo (USC) def. Daniel Carlsson (Utah) - 6-0, 6-2
(5) Ruben Torres (USC) def. Corrie Sheepers (Utah) - 6-1, 6-4
(6) Parker Collins (USC) def. Tyler Poulson (Utah) - 7-5, 6-2