TAMPA, FLA. (April 10, 2016) -- The University of South Florida's men's tennis team topped AAC opponent No. 27 Tulane, 5-2 on Sunday in New Orleans, Louisiana.

No. 5 Roberto Cid took down the top collegiate player in the nation, Dominik Koepfer, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6), 1-0 (3). The senior from Santo Domingo, Dominician Republic secured the highest ranked victory of his career. The battle of marquee players came down to a super tie-breaker as No. 22 USF had already clinched the overall match. The loss for Koepfer marks his first defeat in 2016 and brings a 21-match win streak to an end.

Peter Bertran earned his 12th win of the season with a 6-4, 7-6 (4) result over Chi-Shan Jao on court four. Bertran has won 11 matches in straight sets.

No. 42 Dominic Cotrone clinched the match for USF in straight sets against Sebastian Rey, 6-2, 7-6 (4) on court three. Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz picked up a straight set victory on court five, 6-2, 6-2. 

The Bulls outlasted the Green Waves in doubles competition as the point came down to a tie-breaker on court three. Cid and Gonzalez-Muniz won their fifth straight doubles match 7-6 (4) against Alex and Ian Van Cott.

No. 71 Sasha Gozun and Vadym Kalyuzhnyy tallied a ranked victory over No. 26 Koepfer/Jao, 6-3, on court one. The USF pairing advanced their record to 11-3, winning the last 9 of 10.

The conference road trip continues next weekend when the Bulls travel to No. 18 Tulsa on Friday, April 15 followed by No. 34 Memphis on Sunday, April 17.

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