AUSTIN, Texas?The No. 28 University of South Florida men's tennis team could not carry the momentum from their season opening upset over No. 11 Florida State as they fell, 4-1, to No. 35 Texas Christiam University in the opening match of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend at Texas' Penick-Allison Tennis Center.
The Bulls could only muster one win on the afternoon and that would come from junior Thomas Estrada playing in the No. 6 singles postion as he defeated Chris Price, 6-4, 6-1.
The Bulls dropped the first two doubles matches to fall behind 1-0 Wael Kilani and Romain DeRidder when lost an 8-4 decision to Emanuel Brighiu and Adrian Simon then the USF pairing of Yannick Yoshizawa and Mahmoud Hamed dropped their match an 8-2 to the duo of Jack Seider and Zach Nichols over Yannick Yoshizawa and Mohmoud Hamed. .
The No. 15 ranked pairing of Lucas Jovita and Thomas Estrada were trailing 7-3 to Kriegler Brink and Christopher Price's but the match went unfinished.
The Bulls dropped their matches in the No. 2 through 4 postions as Deridder and Hamed fell in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3 and 6-3, 6-4, and Kilani fell in a hard fought three set match, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.
Jovita came into the day ranked number No. 27 in the country but was trailining No. 93 Brighiu over the 27th-rated Jovita (4-6, 6-3, 5-2) and the 110th-ranked Simon led Adderley, 6-7, 6-1, 4-1.
With the loss, Bulls record evens out at 1-1 but will look
The Bulls will now take on UC-Santa Barbara Sunday at 2 p.m. in Austin.
Results
No. 35 TCU 4, No. 28 South Florida 1
Jan 31, 2009
Austin, Texas (Penick-Allison Tennis Center)
Doubles
1. Kriegler Brink/Chris Price (TCU) led (15) Lucas Jovita/Thomas Estrada (USF) - unf. (7-3)
2. (12) Emanuel Brighiu/Adrian Simon (TCU) def. (58) Wael Kilani/Romain DeRidder (USF) - 8-4
3. Jack Seider/Zach Nichols (TCU) def. Yannick Yoshizawa/Mahmoud Hamed (USF) - 8-2
Singles
1. (93) Emanuel Brighiu (TCU) led (27) Lucas Jovita (USF) - unf. (4-6, 6-3, 5-2)
2. (97) Kriegler Brink (TCU) def. Mahmoud Hamed (USF) - 6-2, 6-3
3. Slah Mbarek (TCU) def. Wael Kilani (USF) - 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
4. Zach Nichols (TCU) def. Romain DeRidder (USF) - 6-3, 6-4
5. (110) Adrian Simon (TCU) led Jamal Adderley (USF) - unf. (6-7, 6-1, 4-1)
6. Thomas Estrada (USF) def. Chris Price (TCU) - 6-4, 6-1
