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No. 25 Bulls Show Strength Against Louisville
January 14, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Fort Myers, Fla. (Jan. 13, 2017) – The No. 25 ranked USF men's tennis team began the 2017 season with a trip south to Florida Gulf Coast where they posted six singles and two doubles victories against Louisville.
In singles competition, veteran player Sasha Gozun saw Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff in a tight first set, 6-5, but brought the match to a quick end in the second with a 6-3 victory. Peter Bertran, ranked no. 77, followed suit and defeated Nicolas Rouanet in straight sets 6-3, 6-3.
The Bulls kept rolling with wins, as junior Justin Roberts stepped onto the court. In his first set against Parker Wynn, the set went into a tiebreak with Roberts coming out on top. In the second set Roberts struggled to find his rhythm and dropped the set 1-6. However, he came back with a solid 6-4 victory to continue the precedent of winning.
Newcomers Alberto Barroso-Campos, Pierre Luquet and Nils Heimer all picked up wins during their spring debut. They defeated Sean Donohue, (6-2, 6-4), George Hedley (7-5, 6-2) and Santiago Salazar (7-6, 4-6, 7-6), respectively.
Vadym Kalyuzhnyy faced Brandon Lancaster, falling 6-4, 7-6, 6-3.
In doubles competition, the Bulls won two out of three matches. USF's Bertran and Roberts defeated Morin-Kougoucheff and Hedly 6-4, and newcomers Heimer and Luquet showed their strength and potential with a 6-1 victory over Rouanet and Fredrik Moe. Seniors Gozun and Kalyuzhnyy forced Donohue and Wynn into a tiebreak set, ultimately falling, 7-6 (7-3).
Be sure to follow USF men's tennis on social media (Twitter / Facebook / Instagram) and visit GoUSFBulls.com for the most up-to-date information. Head coach Ashley Fisher will begin his first year at the helm of the program for the 2017 season after serving as an assistant coach in 2016. The USF men's tennis program has won three consecutive American Athletic Conference Championships and advanced to three straight NCAA tournaments.
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