Sunday, February 8
Los Angeles, Calif.
2:00 PM
UC Irvine
0
at
4
#21 USC
Anteaters Come up Short at 21st-Ranked USC
February 08, 2026 | Men's Tennis
LOS ANGELES – The UC Irvine men's tennis team fell to No. 21 USC, 4-0, Sunday afternoon at Marks Tennis Stadium.
The Trojans (6-3) took the doubles point with 6-2 wins on courts one and three.
With a 1-0 lead, USC proceeded to secure straight-set singles victories at Nos. 6, 5, and 4 to clinch the match. The top three spots in the lineup went unfinished.
After dropping a first-set tiebreaker, 7-6 (6), on court three, Tal Goodman went up 2-0 on Niels Hoffmann in the second when their match was abandoned. Max Fardanesh also held a 2-1 lead in the second frame as he was looking to bounce back from a narrow 7-6 (8) opening-set loss to Max Exsted at the second position.
UCI (0-4) will be back in action in two weeks when it hosts Saint Mary's (Feb. 21) and San Diego State (Feb. 22) at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
The Trojans (6-3) took the doubles point with 6-2 wins on courts one and three.
With a 1-0 lead, USC proceeded to secure straight-set singles victories at Nos. 6, 5, and 4 to clinch the match. The top three spots in the lineup went unfinished.
After dropping a first-set tiebreaker, 7-6 (6), on court three, Tal Goodman went up 2-0 on Niels Hoffmann in the second when their match was abandoned. Max Fardanesh also held a 2-1 lead in the second frame as he was looking to bounce back from a narrow 7-6 (8) opening-set loss to Max Exsted at the second position.
UCI (0-4) will be back in action in two weeks when it hosts Saint Mary's (Feb. 21) and San Diego State (Feb. 22) at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
123
420
Jack McCarthy / 0 [USC]
65UF
#2 Singles Match
123
620
Max Exsted / 0 [USC]
71UF
#3 Singles Match
123
620
Niels Hoffmann / 0 [USC]
70UF
#4 Singles Match
12
51
Andrin Casanova / 0 [USC]
76
#5 Singles Match
12
44
Connor Church / 0 [USC]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
11
Pablo Robledo Hoyos / 0 [USC]
66
Order of Finish:
6,4,5
Players Mentioned
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