The Three Torches 4/12: Hot On The Trail

Today, senior Day for men’s tennis and the reigning champs at the Center of Effort Challenge

Good morning! The running back unit for Trojan football is looking mighty fast. Catch them (if you can) and the rest of USC football at the Spring Game on Saturday, April 20 at noon.

What else can you find in today's edition of The Three Torches?

🎾 Senior Day for men’s tennis
🏖️ Reigning champs at the Center of Effort Challenge
⚔️ And much, much more!

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🔼 Back In Action. The Women of Troy will continue its road stretch this week, as the No. 4 Trojans pay a visit to No. 10 Arizona State for another MPSF matchup. The last time out, USC ended up splitting its two matches after falling to Stanford and taking down San Jose State. The Trojans lead the all-time series 40-2 against the Sun Devils which includes a 19-game win streak by USC.

🔼 Senior Day Send Off. USC men’s tennis will honor its seniors this weekend as the team hosts California to cap off the Pac-12 season on Friday. The Trojans will also host top 20 opponent, Stanford, in their second meeting this season and final home match of the season at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The team enters this weekend as the No. 54th ranked team in the country according to the latest ITA Rankings, with Peter Makk coming in as the sole ranked singles player at No. 82 in the country.

🔼 Women On The Water. The USC women's rowing team heads East to compete in the Ivy League Invitational and will enter boats in three categories: the Varsity Four, the Second Varsity Eight, and the Varsity Eight. In session one on April 12, all USC boats will race in lane three against Penn and Brown. The Varsity Four will hit the water first at 9:24 a.m. PT. The Second Varsity Eight will race at 9:36, and the Varsity Eight will race at 9:48.

🔼 Making An Intro. This edition of "Getting To Know" features junior transfer hurdler Di'Niko Bates. Outside of being an incredibly talented hurdler, Bates is an avid music listener and fashion fanatic whose aspirations fall nothing short of motivation, determination and excitement. Read the interview to learn more about the Trojan hurdler. 

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Success As A Senior. USC men’s tennis will honor its seniors this weekend at Marks Stadium, and one Trojan, in particular, will cap off his collegiate career with the team lead for wins on the season.

Our question today: do you know which senior leads the team in wins?

Think you got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

⚔️ ONE BIG THING

The reigning National Champions will make its final regular season road trip to take on Pepperdine, Long Beach State and TCU in the Center of Effort Challenge. USC owns 19 wins over ranked opponents with 10 against foes in the top 10 and seven over opponents ranked in the AVCA's top five. The Trojans have won four straight duals and have just six regular-season contests left on the schedule before the Pac-12 Championship tournament takes place in Tempe, AZ.

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📅 LOOKING AHEAD

Friday, April 12

⛳️ Men’s Golf @ ASU Thunderbird in Phoenix, AZ
🚣 Rowing @ Ivy League Invitational in Princeton, NJ
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Pepperdine @ 10:00am in San Luis Obispo, CA
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Oregon @ Noon in Los Angeles, CA | Live Scoring
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Long Beach State @ 3:00pm in San Luis Obispo, CA
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. California @ 3:00pm in Los Angeles, CA | Watch | Live Scoring
⚾️ Baseball vs. Oregon @ 5:05pm in Eugene, OR | Watch | Live Stats
🏐 Volleyball vs. Stanford @ 7:00pm in Stanford, CA | Watch | Live Stats

Saturday, April 13

⛳️ Men’s Golf @ ASU Thunderbird in Phoenix, AZ
🚣 Rowing @ Ivy League Invitational in Princeton, NJ
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. TCU @ 9:00am in San Luis Obispo, CA | Live Stats
🤽‍♀️ Women’s Water Polo vs. Arizona State @ 1:00pm in Tempe, AZ | Watch | Live Stats
🥍 Lacrosse vs. Stanford @ 1:00pm in Stanford, CA | Watch | Live Stats
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Stanford @ 2:00pm in Los Angeles, CA | Watch | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball vs. Oregon @ 2:05pm in Eugene, OR | Watch | Live Stats
🏐 Volleyball vs. Stanford @ 6:00pm in Stanford, CA | Watch | Live Stats

Sunday, April 14

⚾️ Baseball vs. Oregon @ 12:05pm in Eugene, OR | Watch | Live Stats

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Lodewijk Weststrate!

Weststrate has won 20 matches this season and is currently on a three-match win streak.

⚔️ Have a great weekend, everyone!