BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) – Eric Sugimoto beat Nick Hardy 3 and 1 to lift Southern California past Illinois on Tuesday in the NCAA semifinals.
Southern California will play LSU in the final Wednesday at The Concession Golf Club. Southern California beat Illinois 3-1-1, and LSU topped Georgia 3-1-1.
Rico Hoey and Bobby Gojuangco also won matches for Southern California, and Jonah Texeira halved his match.
Zach Wright led LSU, routing Mookie DeMoss 7 and 6. Benjamin Taylor and Eric Ricard also won matches for the Tigers. Brandon Pierce halved his match.
In the morning semifinals, Southern California beat Texas 3-0-2, LSU topped Vanderbilt 3-1-1, Illinois edged UCLA 3-2, and Georgia beat South Florida 4-1.
On Monday, SMU’s Bryson DeChambeau won the individual title.
