Bulls Dominate Stetson, FAU in Home Opener

Men's Tennis USF

Bulls Dominate Stetson, FAU in Home Opener

TAMPA (Jan. 16, 2014)— The USF men's tennis team showed why it's ranked 22nd in the nation by posting two dominating performances against Stetson and FAU in the Bulls' home openers.

In the first match of the day, the Bulls wasted no time securing the doubles point with the first and second courts finishing just seconds apart.

The duo of Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz and Vadym Kalyuzhnyy never gave up a game, topping Stetson's Loic Blanco and Chester Espie 6-0 to secure the early advantage for USF. The sixth-ranked pair of Roberto Cid and Sasha Gozun topped Nathan Debut and Kevin Gonzalez, 6-2, on court one to clinch the doubles match for the Bulls.

In singles, Gonzalez-Muniz clinched the victory for the Bulls with a 6-2, 6-3 win on court two. Scoring the other two points for the Bulls were No. 19 Cid on court one with a 6-2, 6-2 victory and Gozun on court three with a 6-1, 6-4 win.

The second match started off much the same as the first with the Bulls easily taking the doubles point. On court three, Justin Roberts and Oliver Pramming raced out to a 4-0 lead before taking the set, 6-2. Clinching the point for the Bulls was Gonzalez-Muniz and Kalyuzhnyy on court two with a 6-1 victory.

There was no stopping Cid in singles as he dominated Richard Meade, 6-1, 6-1, at the No. 1 spot. Following up Cid was Roberts on court six. The freshman from Nassau, Bahamas topped Kian Mclean 6-2, 6-1 to put the Bulls up 3-0.

Clinching the match for the Bulls was Gozun on court two. After falling behind, 3-0, early, Gozun stormed back to take six straight games and the match with a 6-3, 6-3 victory.

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Players Mentioned

Roberto Cid

Roberto Cid

6' 3"
Junior
Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz

Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz

5' 10"
Junior
Sasha Gozun

Sasha Gozun

6' 5"
Sophomore
Vadym Kalyuzhnyy

Vadym Kalyuzhnyy

6' 2"
Sophomore
Oliver Pramming

Oliver Pramming

6' 3"
Senior
Justin Roberts

Justin Roberts

6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Roberto Cid

Roberto Cid

6' 3"
Junior
Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz

Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz

5' 10"
Junior
Sasha Gozun

Sasha Gozun

6' 5"
Sophomore
Vadym Kalyuzhnyy

Vadym Kalyuzhnyy

6' 2"
Sophomore
Oliver Pramming

Oliver Pramming

6' 3"
Senior
Justin Roberts

Justin Roberts

6' 0"
Freshman