MALIBU, Calif. - The USC men's tennis team remains in the hunt for a doubles title following the third day of competition at the Wilson/ITA West Regional Championships in Malibu. Trojan senior Drew Hoskins and redshirt freshman Adam Loucks won their quarterfinal match-up on Saturday to move into the tournament semifinals.
Fourth-seeded but unranked Hoskins and Loucks defeated 47th-ranked and fifth-seeded Nic Beuque and Pierrick Ysern of San Diego, 9-7, on Saturday afternoon. The pair will face top-seeded and third-ranked Alberto Francis and Kris Kwinta of UCLA on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Hoskins and Francis also met this afternoon in singles. The UCLA senior defeated Hoskins 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the quarterfinal round. Johan Berg was also eliminated in the quarterfinals, falling 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 to ninth-seeded Scott Doerner of Pepperdine.
The singles and doubles regional champions will advance to the Wilson/ITA National Indoor Championships held Nov. 4-7 in Chatanooga, Tenn.
(4) Hoskins/Loucks (USC) vs. (1) #3 Francis/Kwinta (UCLA) - 1 p.m.