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Bulls Fall in Conference Opener Against Tulsa

January 21, 2018

TULSA, Okla. (Jan. 21, 2018) – The USF men's tennis team heads back to Tampa after facing their first conference opponent of the season, Tulsa. The Bulls fell in a back-and-forth 5-2 loss with three out of six singles matches going to three sets.
 
The defending American Athletic Conference champions started off the day with the lead after clinching the doubles point in a match featuring Peter Bertran (Santiago, Dominican Republic) and Pierre Luquet (Draguignan, France) who won 6-4.
 
Heading into singles play, the Bulls were fired up with the momentum on their side, but struggled out of the gate where four Bulls lost the first set in their respective matches.
 
Over on court two, Alberto Barroso-Campos (Montijo, Spain) was put up against a difficult opponent in No. 56 Majed Kilani who recently won the American's Player of the Month for October. Even though Barroso-Campos won the first set 6-4, after being down 4-2, it took all three sets for Kilani to put away the Spaniard, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
 
Bertran was the lone victor for the Bulls today as he too went all three sets in his win over Jarod Hing (Phoenix, Arizona), 6-7, 6-2, 7-5.
 
Freshman Jourdan Kast (Boca Raton, Fla.) made his USF debut in a hard-fought loss to Boriss Kamdem (Ghent, Belgium), 7-5, 6-4.
 
"Today was disappointing. We put ourselves in a position to take control of the match and didn't take it," said head coach Ashley Fisher. "We also struggled with some of the ebbs and flows of the match and did not compete at the standard we expect of ourselves. I have faith that the boys will respond well and put in a great week in preparing for the next opportunity against Pepperdine on Saturday."
 
 
Singles Results
1. #82 Joshua Goodger (TLSM) def. Grayson Goldin (USF) 6-2, 6-4
2. #56 Majed Kilani (TLSM) def. Alberto Barroso-Camp (USF) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
3. Peter Bertran (USF) def. Jarod Hing (TLSM) 6-7 (2-7), 6-2, 7-5?
4. Lucca Baptista (TLSM) def. Sean Burnette (USF) 6-3, 6-3
?5. Louis Corker (TLSM) def. Pierre Luquet (USF) 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-4?
6. Boriss Kamdem (TLSM) def. Jourdan Kast (USF) 7-5, 6-4
 
Doubles Results
1. Grayson Goldin/Alberto Barroso-Camp (USF) def. Jarod Hing/Majed Kilani (TLSM) 6-1
2. Joshua Goodger/Louis Corker (TLSM) def. Sean Burnette/Jourdan Kast (USF) 6-4?
3. Peter Bertran/Pierre Luquet (USF) def. Lucca Baptista/Boriss Kamdem (TLSM) 6-4
 
Match Notes: University of Tulsa 2-2, University of South Florida 0-2

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,4,6,2,5)

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Up Next:
Ashley Fisher and the Bulls are hungry and determined to get their season back on track. They will get their opportunity against Pepperdine on Saturday, Jan. 27^th, at 2:00pm in Gainesville, Florida for the ITA kickoff weekend.

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.