Men’s Tennis Wins Home Opener, 6-1, Against George Washington
TAMPA (MAR. 9, 2018) – Excellent doubles play across all three courts helped set the tone for the USF men's tennis team's dominate win over George Washington in the Bulls' home opener on Friday afternoon.
The Bulls (3-7) showed great poise and determination across all six courts of singles action, winning five of six matches against George Washington (0-13) to take a 6-1 victory in front of more than 200 fans at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts.
Sophomore
Sean Burnette (Wesley Chapel) clinched the match for the Bulls winning 6-2, 6-0 in No. 5 singles.
On court one, senior
Grayson Goldin (Bradenton) cranked out a 6-1, 6-3 result over Chris Reynolds to seal USF's third point in No. 1 singles. Freshman
Jourdan Kast (Boca Raton) recorded USF's first singles point winning at No. 6 singles as his opponent retired after falling down 3-0, meanwhile senior
Peter Bertran (Santiago, Dominican Republic) put up a 6-0, 6-7, 9-7 victory in No. 2 singles. At No. 3 singles,
Pierre Luquet (Draguignan, Fance) posted a 7-5, 7-6 victory.
In doubles action, the Bulls' No. 1 team of
Jakub Wojcik (Delray Beach) and Bertran battled to clinched the doubles point for the Bulls, beating Chris Reynolds and Jakub Behun, 6-3. The win improved the USF duo's season record to an impressive 6-1 mark. At the No. 3 doubles spot, USF's Luquet and Burnette paired up to quickly defeat the team of Amian Sahoo and Kaan Tuna, 6-0.
Quotable:
Head Coach Ashley Fisher on the win…
"Today was a good start to our home stand. As always, there are things we can improve upon, but overall it was a solid performance starting with excellent doubles across three courts. We will have to improve tomorrow when we play a quality team in Old Dominion, but the boys know that and are ready for the challenge."
Up Next:
The Bulls are back in action at home again tomorrow as they are set to take on No. 26 Old Dominion at 1:30 p.m.
Admission is free at the USF Varsity Courts.
Results (PDF):
Singles:
1.
Grayson Goldin (USF) def. Chris Reynolds (GW) 6-1, 6-3
2.
Peter Bertran (USF) def. Chris Fletcher (GW) 6-0, 6-7, 9-7
3.
Pierre Luquet (USF) def. Jakub Behun (GW) 7-5, 7-6, 7-2
4. C. Hadjigeorgiou (GW) def.
Jakub Wojcik (USF) 2-6, 6-1, 12-10
5.
Sean Burnette(USF) def. Amlan Sahoo (GW) 6-2, 6-0
6.
Jourdan Kast (USF) def. Kaan Tuna (GW) 3-0 (Retired)
Doubles:
1. Bertran / Wojcik (USF) def. Reynolds / Behun (GW) 6-3
2. Goldin /Kast (USF) def. Fletcher / Hadjigeorgiou (GW) 6-3
3. Burnette / Luquet (USF) def. Sahoo / Tuna (GW) 6-0
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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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