TAMPA, Fla. -- The University of South Florida men's tennis team (2-5) continued the non-conference portion of its 2005-06 dual match season with a 6-1 victory over UCF (7-5) Monday afternoon at the Varsity Tennis Courts.

The victory snapped a four-match losing skid for the Bulls and marked the first of five-straight at home.  USF returns to action Wednesday at Noon against Indiana.

USF opened the match by claiming the valuable doubles point.  Junior Dirk Britzen and senior Freddy Barton began play with a quick 8-2 win at No. 1 doubles over UCF's Tarek Ben Soltane and Alamgir Wali.  After UCF posted an 8-5 victory at No. 3, the Bulls secured the point with a 8-5 decision by Marc Jaeger and Dillon Brozyna.

The Bulls moved ahead 2-0 after Britzen, ranked 29th in the nation, made quick work of UCF's Sinan Sudas at No. 1 singles with a 6-1, 6-2 victory.

USF and the Golden Knights traded the next two matches, with Barton posting a 7-6, 6-2 victory at No. 2 and UCF's Brock Sakey earning a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 4 to set the score at 3-1 in favor of the Bulls.

Brozyna clinched the victory for USF with a 6-2, 7-5 decision at No. 5 singles.  The sophomore defeated Ben Soltane 6-2, 7-5 in straight sets.

USF posted wins in five of the six singles matchups.

USF 6, UCF 1
March 13, 2006

Singles
1. Dirk Britzen (USF) def. Sinan Sudas (UCF)   6-1, 6-2
2. Freddy Barton (USF) def. Alamgir Wali (UCF)  7-6 (1), 6-2
3. Marc Jaeger (USF) def. Sebastian Delgado (UCF)  7-6 (6), 6-1
4. Brock Sakey (UCF) def. Juan Barragan (USF)  6-2, 6-4
5. Dillon Brozyna (USF) def. Tarek Ben Soltane (UCF)  6-2, 7-5
6. Mark Gattiker (USF) def. Jimmy Roesch (UCF)  3-6, 6-1, 6-1
Order of finish:  1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 3

Doubles
1. Dirk Britzen/Freddy Barton (USF) def. Tarek Ben Soltane/Alamgir Wali (UCF) 8-2
2. Marc Jaeger/Dillon Brozyna (USF) def. Sinan Sudas/Norman Alcantara (UCF) 8-5
3. Brock Sakey/Jimmy Roesch (UCF) def. Juan Barragan/Mark Gattiker (USF) 8-5
Order of finish:  1, 3, 2