June 1, 2002
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Sophomore Ruben Torres at No. 2 doubles.
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Freshman Teige Sullivan at No. 2 doubles.
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Torres and Sullivan defeat Georgia's Adam Seri and Brandon Wagner, 8-4, to clinch the doubles point for the Trojans.
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Seniors Ryan Moore and Nick Rainey at No. 1 doubles.
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Rainey and Moore battled back to 5-5 against the Bulldogs Matias Boeker and Bo Hodge but the match was abandoned when the Trojans clinched the point at No. 2.
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Up 1-0, USC meets before the start of singles.
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Senior Andrew Park at No. 1 singles against top-ranked Matias Boeker.
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Head Coach Dick Leach looks on at courts one and three.
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Rainey at No. 4 singles against Georgia's Lesley Joseph.
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Moore at No. 2 singles.
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Moore won his first set 6-2 and was pushed to a second-set tiebreaker but never had to finish the match as the Trojans' clinched the victory.
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Sophomore Daniel Langre.
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Langre was the first off the court for USC in singles, topping Adam Seri with a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 5.
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Langre's win gave USC a 2-1 lead.
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Torres earned a a 6-2, 6-3 win against Georgia's Nicholas Boeker at court six.
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His victory put USC one point away from the win.
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Freshman Prakash Amritraj at No. 3 singles.
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Amritraj was pushed to a tiebreaker in the first set and came away on top, 7-6(3).
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Georgia's Hodge challenged in the second set, but with the USC win on the line, Amritraj prevailed 7-6, 7-5.
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Amritraj completed the hat trick with his third-straight match-clinching win.
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USC wins the 2002 NCAA National Championship!
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USC's Leach and Georgia head coach Manuel Diaz.
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Leach and NCAA Tournament MVP Amritraj on ESPN.
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Coach Leach, retiring at the end of the season, wins his fourth NCAA title.
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2002 NCAA Men's Tennis Champions!
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