USC CLUB TENNIS TEAM EARNSSECOND PLACE AT THE 2015 USTA TENNIS ON CAMPUS SPRING INVITATIONAL IN TUCSON, ARIZ.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., April 20, 2015 —The University of Southern California (“A” team) club tennis team earned second place at the at the sixth annual USTA Tennis On Campus Spring Invitational at the Reffkin Tennis Center in Tucson, Ariz. this past weekend. USC was defeated by the University of Michigan (“B” team) in the championship match. As runners up in the pool of 35 co-ed intramural and club tennis teams representing colleges and universities from around the country, USC qualified for an automatic bid to compete for the national title at the 2016 USTA Tennis On Campus National Championship.

The USC team of Colin Tseng, Javeed Kassam, Taylor Coon, Anna Rudakova, Shayan Shooshtarian and Darin Poei were ultimately defeated by the Michigan team, 30-18.

Individual results included:

Men’s Doubles: Ryan Kennedy & Blake Ahadi (Michigan) vs. Colin Tseng & Javeed Kassam (USC), 6-2
Women’s Doubles: Kerry Hu & Amabel Karoub (Michigan) vs. Taylor Coon & Anna Rudakova (USC), 6-5
Men’s Singles: Blake Ahadi (Michigan) vs. Shayan Shooshtarian (USC), 6-2
Women’s Singles: Kerry Hu (Michigan) vs. Anna Rudakova (USC), 6-4
Mixed Doubles: Ryan Kennedy & Amabel Karoub (Michigan) vs. Darin Poei & Taylor Coon (USC), 6-5

This event marks the sixth consecutive year that the USTA Tennis on Campus program has hosted a season-ending tournament and travel experience for teams who did not attend the National Championship, held in Cary, N.C., April 9-11.

The event is designed to give students a chance to compete against club teams from other colleges to maximize their playing experience, as well as provide an opportunity to claim an automatic bid into the Tennis on Campus National Championship. During the Spring Invitational, students had an opportunity to socialize with other teams and network with club leaders from across the country on how to make their programs more successful in the future.

The USTA Tennis On Campus program features more than 35,000 college students competing nationwide in intramural and intercollegiate coed club play using the World TeamTennis format. Since its inception in 2000, Tennis On Campus has grown significantly and today is played on more than 600 college campuses across the country. Developed by the USTA in partnership with NIRSA, World TeamTennis and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, the Tennis On Campus program gives college students the opportunity to build leadership skills, network in a coed sports environment and compete on a college team without the rigors of playing in a varsity program. With year-round match play, and regional and national championship competition, students maintain active and healthy lifestyles through their college years.