TAMPA (March 30, 2017) – Down after the first set, senior Vadym Kalyuzhnyy came back with second and third set wins to clinch a 5-2 victory over Tulane for the Bulls.
USF took the doubles point, and headed to singles leading by one. Peter Bertran gave the Bulls their first singles point with a 6-3, 6-2, win over Luis Erlenbusch, and senior Sasha Gozun gave the Bulls another point with a key win over No. 18 Constantin Schmitz. Gozun defeated Schmitz handily in the first set, 6-2, and went on to finish a second-set breaker, 7-6(4).
Kalyuzhnyy clinched the match for the Bulls, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, and junior Justin Roberts won in straight sets, 7-6 (6), 6-4, after the match was decided. Alberto Barroso-Campos and Pierre Luquet surrendered two points for USF. Barroso-Campos fell, 6-4, 6-3, on court three, and Luquet went down, 6-2, 6-4, on court six.
In doubles, the Bulls finished off the Waves with a pair of 6-4 wins from courts two and three.
Quotable:
Head Coach Ashley Fisher on Gozun's win…
“He's really played well this spring, and he played that guy really close last season and lost. I feel like Sasha is playing the best tennis of his career right now. I felt that he could get that win, and he went out and executed well and did it.”
Head Coach Ashley Fisher on Wojick and Kalyuzhnyy's in doubles…
“They are getting better and better. Vadym is one of our best doubles players and Kuba has really been a student of doubles this year. He has learned a lot from Vadym, and us as coaches and he's doing better each week. They are turning into a really good team.”
Up Next:
The Bulls will travel to Orlando for the War on I-4 match against UCF Saturday at 6 p.m.
Results:
Singles competition
1. #62 Sasha Gozun (USF) def. #18 Constantin Schmitz (TLN) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
2. Justin Roberts (USF) def. Ewan Moore (TLN) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
3. Sebastian Rey (TLN) def. Alberto Barroso (USF) 6-4, 6-3
4. Peter Bertran (USF) def. Luis Erlenbusch (TLN) 6-3, 6-2
5. Vadym Kalyuzhnyy (USF) def. Tyler Schick (TLN) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
6. Chi-Shan Jao (TLN) def. Pierre Luquet (USF) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. #50 Sasha Gozun/Alberto Barroso (USF) vs. Constantin Schmitz/Chi-Shan Jao (TLN) 4-5, unfinished
2. Peter Bertran/Justin Roberts (USF) def. Sebastian Rey/Tim Ruetzel (TLN) 6-4
3. Vadym Kalyuzhnyy/Jakub Wojcik (USF) def. Tyler Schick/Ewan Moore (TLN) 6-4
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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