Bulls Finish Victorious Over Utah State, 5-2
TAMPA (MARCH 11, 2018) –Outstanding teamwork in doubles, and significant singles performances helped the Bulls surge past Utah State Sunday afternoon at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts.
The Bulls (4-8) showed excellent composure and stamina on a hot spring day in Tampa, Fla., outlasting the Utah State Aggies (9-6) by the final score of, 5-2.
No. 69-ranked junior
Alberto Barroso-Campos (Montijo, Spain), clinched the winning court for the Bulls, beating Jaime Barajas 7-6, 6-2 on court one.
Jakub Wojcik (Delray Beach) won his singles match for the second day in a row defeating Utah States Valdemar Holm 6-2, 6-4 at Court 4.
Sophomore
Pierre Luquet (Draguignan, France) took care of business at the No. 5 spot performing exceptionally in a quick match at the No. 5 singles spot. Luquet won two straight sets of 6-4, 6-2, defeating Jose Carvajal.
At the No. 1 doubles spot, USF's Barroso-Campos and
Grayson Goldin (Bradenton) gave USF the advantage in doubles, as they defeated the team of Jaime Barajas and Andrew Nakajima 6-1.
Bulls duo Wojcik and
Peter Bertran (Santiago, Dominican Republic) dominated their match once again this afternoon, clinching the doubles point with a 6-2 victory on court 2. The duos win increases their winning streak to six games, while giving them an 8-1 mark on the season.
Quotable:
Head coach Ashley Fisher on the match…
"Proud of the way the guys came out today and competed against a very tough Utah State team. You often play your best tennis late in these tournaments so it is a credit to our guys that we were able to come out after yesterday's tough loss and beat a team like Utah State. If we can continue to improve on the theme of mental resiliency, then good things will happen for us."
Up Next:
The Bulls will enjoy two days off before they travel to Malibu, Calif. Wednesday to take on Pepperdine at 3 p.m.
(Results PDF):
Singles:
1. Alberto Barroso-Camp (USF) def. Jaime Barajas (USU) 7-6 (8-6), 6-2
2. Sergiu Bucur (USU) def.
Grayson Goldin (USF) 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
3.
Peter Bertran (USF) def. Samuel Serrano (USU) 4-6, 6-4, 10-6
4.
Jakub Wojcik (USF) def. Valdemar Holm (USU) 6-2, 6-4
5.
Pierre Luquet (USF) def. Jose Carvajal (USU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Felipe Acosta (USU) def.
Sean Burnette (USF) 6-1, 6-1
Order of finish: (6, 4, 5, 2, 1, 3)
Doubles:
1.
Grayson Goldin/Alberto Barroso-Camp (USF) def. Jaime Barajas/Andrew Nakajima (USU) 6-1
2.
Peter Bertran/
Jakub Wojcik (USF) def. Valdemar Holm/Jose Carvajal (USU) 6-2
3. Felipe Acosta/Addy Vashistha (USU) def.
Sean Burnette/
Pierre Luquet (USF) 6-1
Order of finish: (1, 3, 2)
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Head coach Ashley Fisher will begin his second year at the helm of the program for the 2018 season after leading the Bulls to a conference championship and the NCAA tournament in his first year as head coach during the 2017 season. The USF men's tennis program has won four consecutive American Athletic Conference Championships and advanced to four straight NCAA tournaments.
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