Bulls Host Four Matches This Week
The University of South Florida men's tennis team hosts No. 36 Florida State, UNC-Wilmington, Penn State and St. John's this week at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts. Head coach Don Barr and the Bulls enter the match with a record of 4-2 on the year and just off a weekend split of matches with Tulane (W, 5-2) and No. 34 Miami (L, 3-4).
Time and Date:
March 8 at 2 p.m.
Location:
USF Varsity Courts
Opponent:
Florida State
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Time and Date:
March 10 at 2 p.m.
Location:
USF Varsity Courts
Opponent:
UNC-Wilmington
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Time and Date:
March 11 at 2 p.m.
Location:
USF Varsity Courts
Opponent:
Penn State
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Time and Date:
March 13 at 12 p.m.
Location:
USF Varsity Courts
Opponent:
St. John's
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| Admission to all USF tennis matches is free.
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Barr on the Matches
“We've worked a good amount on doubles recently, and the match vs. Miami was good for us in that regard. Hopefully, we can continue to build on that and keep getting stronger as we play this week. These matches are all about gearing up for BIG EAST play with St. John's on Sunday. Our goal is to win the conference, and this stretch should show us a lot about how far we have to go in order to do it.”
ITA Rankings (As of March 1, 2011)
Teams
No. 34 Florida State
Individuals
No. 21 Vahid Mirzadeh (FSU)
No. 60 Clint Bowles (FSU)
Doubles
No. 13 Vahid Mirzadeh/Connor Smith (FSU)
No. 54 Michael Pereira/Kinshuk Sharma (UNCW)
No. 63 Eddie Bourchier/Russell Bader (PSU)
Notes on the Bulls
Two Bulls are undefeated through six dual matches this season: Romain Deridder (6-0) and Wael Kilani (5-0) … Federico Sabogal, Kilani and Deridder are also yet to lose a doubles match … USF has not lost a match in the No. 4 spot this season with Juan Carlos Acuna Gerard (1-0), Wael Kilani (1-0) and Federico Sabogal (4-0) playing in that position … Beginning with the FSU match, the Bulls could play as many as 10 matches over the next 13 days.
