Collins wins crown

Former Corona del Mar High standout Parker Collins, unseeded and

unranked for the USC men’s tennis team heading into the Pac-10

doubles championships at the Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament, partnered

with Trojan teammate Daniel Langre to stun the field last weekend and

capture the title.

Collins and Langre, who defeated Stanford’s K.C. Corkery and James

Pade, 8-3, in the Pac-10 finals on Sunday at Ojai, became the first

USC pair to win the conference doubles championship since 1995, when

Brett Hansen and Fernando Samayoa captured the crown. Hansen, a

Newport Harbor High product and 1990 CIF Southern Section singles

champion, is now an assistant coach at USC.

Collins and Langre, who had played only six matches together this

season prior to the start of the Pac-10 championships, upset each of

their opponents with solid play, while improving in every round.

“This is such a great way to end the year, especially for Parker

[a redshirt junior],” USC Coach Peter Smith said. “Parker and Daniel

played great tennis this weekend and now they’re Pac-10 champions.

That’s something they will treasure the rest of their lives.”