TAMPA, Fla. ? The University of South Florida men's tennis team won their second-straight match Thursday afternoon, defeating the St. John's Red Storm, 5-2, at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts.
The Bulls (5-3) jumped out to a 1-0 lead by sweeping three-of-three doubles matches on the afternoon. The tandem of Thomas Estrada and Daniel Daudt evened their dual-match doubles record to 4-4 with their 8-4 victory over Artem Vlasenko and Alex Svetlakov of St. John's.
USF kept up the pace in singles competition winning four-of-five matches played en route to a 5-2 victory over the Red Storm. USF was short handed on the day with the absence of Mahmoud Hamed and Michael Nusslein. As a result, USF had to forfeit the No. 6 singles, giving St. John's the point, knotting the math up at 1-1.
No. 67-ranked Lucas Jovita stepped in for Hamed at the top singles spot, picking up the straight-set victory over Vlasenko, 6-2, 6-2. The win brings his dual-match record to 5-3 on the season and 3-0 at the No. 1 singles position.
Freshman Jamal Adderley raised his dual-match record to 6-3 on the season winning at the No. 2 position.
Also picking up key victories were Diego Toledo (No. 3) and Thomas Estrada (No. 4)
The Bulls will return to the courts on Saturday, March 1 when they face the FAU Owls. The last time these two Florida schools faced each other, USF came out victorious, 5-2. The first serve is set for noon.
NCAA Men's Tennis
No. 55 USF, St. John's
February 28, 2008
USF Varsity Tennis Courts
Tampa, Fla.
Doubles
1. Estrada/Daudt (USF) def. Vlasenko/Svetlakov (SJU), 8-4
2. Jovita/Toledo (USF) def. Loza/Kosut (SJU), 8-4
3. Adderley/Hamed (USF) def. Cerny/Wallensteen (SJU), 8-3
Order of Finish ? 3, 2, 1
Singles
1. No. 67 Lucas Jovita (USF) def. Artem Vlasenko (SJU), 6-2, 6-2
2. Jamal Adderley (USF) def. Alex Svetlakov (SJU), 6-3, 6-1
3. Diego Toledo (USF) def. Martin Kosut (SJU), 6-3, 7-5
4. Thomas Estrada (USF) def. Asaf Honig (SJU), 6-4, 6-1
5. Gustavo Loza (SJU) def. Daniel Daudt (USF), 6-2, 6-0
6. Default ? St. John's Point
Order of Finish ? 5, 1, 2, 4, 3
