TAMPA, MARCH 8, 2015 – Extending their winning streak to five, the No. 17 Bulls defeated George Washington on Sunday afternoon at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts.

USF (9-4) started off strong against the Colonials (4-7) in doubles as the Roberto Cid-Ignacio Gonzales-Muniz tandem won without dropping a game. The duo of Sasha Gozun and Vadym Kalyuzhnyy followed up to secure the doubles point after their 6-3 win.

The Bulls' momentum continued into singles play, winning five first sets. Cid quickly upped the Bulls' score to 2-0 with consecutive 6-2 sets over Danil Zelenkov. Kalyuzhnyy captured the third singles point with 6-2 and 6-4 set victories over Cahit Kapukiran. Oliver Pramming earned the decisive fourth point for the Bulls' win, defeating Chris Reynolds 6-2, 6-4. Justin Roberts and Gozun each tallied points for the Bulls, finalizing the score at six.

Colonials' No. 3 Chris Fletcher registered the lone point for GWU as Ignacio Gonzales-Muniz dropped the tiebreaker 10-6.

USF returns to action as the Bulls host their Spring Break Tournament beginning on Friday. Admission is free at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts.

No. 17 USF 6, GWU 1

Doubles
Oliver Pramming/Justin Roberts (USF) vs. Francisco Dias/Danil Zalenkov (GWU), DNF
Sasha Gozun/Vadym Kalyuzhnyy (USF) def. Chris Reynolds/Chris Fletcher (GWU), 6-3
Roberto Cid/Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz (USF) def. Julius Tverijonas/Christos Hadjigeorgiou (GWU), 6-0

Singles
Roberto Cid (USF) def. Danil Zelenkov (GWU), 6-2, 6-2
Sasha Gozun (USF) def. Francisco Dias (GWU), 6-2, 7-6 (6)
Chris Fletcher (GWU) def. Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz (USF), 6-4, 1-6, 10-6
Oliver Pramming (USF) def. Chris Reynolds (GWU) 6-4, 6-2
Vadym Kalyuzhnyy (USF) def. Cahit Kapukiran (GWU), 6-2, 6-4
Justin Roberts (USF) def. Jabari Stafford (GWU), 6-3, 6-2

Order of finish
Doubles: 3, 2
Singles: 1, 5, 4*, 6, 2, 3

Records: USF 9-4, GWU (4-7)