Bulls Win War on I-4 Battle Against UCF, 4-1
ORLANDO (APRIL 15, 2018) – Spectacular individual performances by the Bulls highlighted USF's 4-1 victory over rival UCF on Sunday evening.
The Bulls (8-15, 2-3) picked up valuable points in the War on I-4 series with UCF (10-9, 1-2) on College Match Day in Orlando.
Bulls senior
Grayson Goldin (Bradenton, Fla.) played strong to give the Bulls their first singles match victory, a 6-3, 6-3 win at the No. 3 spot.
Sophomore
Jakub Wojcik (Delray Beach, Fla.) made quick work of his opponent in a 7-5, 6-1 victory in No. 5 singles. Wojcik gave the Bulls an early lead in the matchup.
Senior
Peter Bertran (Santiago, Dominican Republic) brought the energy and set the tone early, resulting in a big 6-2, 6-3 win over UCF's Gabriel Decamp in straight sets.
Sophomore
Pierre Luquet (Draguignan, France) took care of business at the No. 4 spot, defeating Mikhail Sokolovskiy, 6-3, 6-3, to clinch the win for the Bulls.
Quotable:
Head coach Ashley Fisher on the match…
"I couldn't be any prouder of the way the boys represented the University of South Florida and the people of the Tampa Bay area today. They showed maturity adjusting to going indoors and then played with passion, courage, and the result was something we've known we had in us all season. If we can play as a team with conviction next week at the conference championship, great things are possible."
Results:
Singles competition
1. #82 Alberto Barroso-Camp (USF) vs. Korey Lovett (UCF) unfinished
2.
Peter Bertran (USF) def. Gabriel Decamps(UCF) 6-2, 6-3
3.
Grayson Goldin (USF) def. Alan Rubio (UCF) 6-3, 6-3
4.
Pierre Luquet (USF) def. Mikhail Sokolovskiy (UCF) 6-3, 6-3
5.
Jakub Wojcik (USF) def. Eero Vasa (UCF) 7-5, 6-1
6. Danny Kerznerman (UCF) def.
Sean Burnette (USF) 6-1, 6-2
Match Notes:
South Florida 8-15, 2-3
UCF 10-9, 1-2; National ranking #38
Order of finish: Singles (3,5,6,2,4,)
Up Next:
The Bulls will compete in the American Athletic Conference Championship April 20-23 in Dallas.
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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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