The No. 15 California Golden Bears (4-2) suffered their second loss of the season against the No. 21 USC Trojans (3-2), 4-1, in their second and final match of the ITA Kickoff Weekend, at Hellman Tennis Complex on Saturday.

To begin the match, Cal secured the doubles point after wins on court one and three. On court one, Timofey Stepanov and Tiago Silva won 7-6(5), while teammates Fryderyk Lechno-Wasiutynski and Andrea Meduri clinched the doubles point with a 7-6(3) victory. The Bears have clinched the doubles point in all six of their matches this season. 

In singles play against the Trojans, the Bears suffered four straight losses on courts two, three, four and five.

The Bears will look to bounce back in a rematch against the Trojans next Saturday in Berkeley.

Cal vs. USC Breakdown
Singles

1. Tiago Silva (Cal) vs. Branko Djuric (USC) 7-5, 5-7, 1-0 (UF)
2. Nathan Trouve (USC) def. Timofey Stepanov (Cal) 7-5, 6-4
3. Jack McCarthy (USC) def. Fryderyk Lechno-Wasiutynski (Cal) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 (clinch)
4. Max Exsted (USC) def. Bernardo Munk Mesa (Cal) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
5. Niels Hoffman (USC) def. Andrea Meduri (Cal) 6-3, 6-4
6. Winston Lee (Cal) vs. Andrin Casanova (USC) 6-4, 2-6, 2-2 (UF)

Doubles

1. No. 55 Stepanov/Silva (Cal) def. Casanova/McCarthy (USC) - 7-6(5)
2. Meduri/Lechno Wasiutynski (Cal) def. Church/Djuric (USC) - 7-6(3) (clinch)
3. Exsted/Trouve (USC) def. Cattaneo/Aney (Cal) - 6-4

Order of Completion:
Singles: 5, 2, 4, 3
Doubles: 3, 1, 2