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USF Leads Early, but Falls to No. 14 Mississippi State

January 19, 2018

Starkville, Miss. (Jan. 19, 2018) – The USF men's tennis team (0-1) saw a hard-fought loss to No. 14 Mississippi State, 5-2, Friday afternoon.
                                   
It was a cold morning in Mississippi when Peter Bertran (Santiago, Dominican Republic) and Jakub Wojcik (Delray Beach, Fla.) started off the day by winning the doubles point after a thrilling match against #41 ranked opponents Florian Broska (Eitelborn, Germany) and Giovanni Ordini (Rovereto, Italy).
 
On court two, Alberto Barroso-Campos (Montijo, Spain) was matched up against #29 ranked Giovanni Ordini who was named to the All-SEC Freshman Team in 2017. Barroso-Campos battled with the sophomore to straight-set victories, 6-4, 7-5.
 
Senior Grayson Goldin and Junior Sean Burnette both played high-ranked players in their first match in Green and Gold. Goldin was put up against No. 3 ranked and current SEC Player of the Year Nuno Borges where he fell 6-3, 6-2. Burnette saw action on the court against No. 118 and All-SEC Second Team player Niclas Braun (Berlin, Germany).
 
"We lost to a very good team today in Mississippi State, and I was proud of the ways the boys competed," said head coach Ashley Fisher. "We wanted to set the tone for the season by showing we can fight unconditionally and we achieved that. We have things to work on like all teams, but if we can continue to grow as a team and improve our culture good things are going to happen."
 
 
Singles Results
 
1. #3 Nuno Borges (MS) def. Grayson Goldin (USF) 6-3, 6-2
2. Alberto Barroso-Camp (USF) def. #29 Giovanni Oradini (MS) 6-4, 7-5
3. #54 Strahinja Rakic (MS) def. Peter Bertran (USF) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2?
4. #118 Niclas Braun (MS) def. Sean Burnette (USF) 6-1, 6-2?
5. Florian Broska (MS) def. Jakub Wojcik (USF) 6-2, 6-0?6. Trevor Foshey (MS) def. Pierre Luquet (USF) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles Results

1. Alberto Barroso-Camp/Grayson Goldin (USF) def. #49 Niclas Braun/Trevor Foshey (MS) 6-3
2. Nuno Borges/Strahinja Rakic (MS) def. Sean Burnette/Pierre Luquet (USF) 6-2
3. Peter Bertran/Jakub Wojcik (USF) def. #41 Florian Broska/Giovanni Oradini (MS) 7-6 (7-5)
Match Notes: Mississippi State University 1-0, University of South Florida 0-1
Order of finish: 4, 5, 1, 6, 2, 3

Box Score 

Up Next:
Even though they aren't in Florida, it's still hurricane season for the Bulls as they travel to face the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in their first conference matchup of 2018 on Sunday, Jan. 21^st, at 3:30 PM.

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 second year at the helm of the program for the 2018 season after leading the Bulls to a conference championship and the NCAA tournament in his first year as head coach during the 2017 season. The USF men's tennis program has won four consecutive American Athletic Conference Championships and advanced to four straight NCAA tournaments.