TAMPA, Feb. 23, 2019 – Men's tennis added another win to its 5-0 home record in a 7-0 sweep of Mercer.
 
USF (6-4) earned the doubles point with a 6-1 court-two win by Jakub Wojcik (Delray Beach, Fla.) and Ivan Yatsuk (Minsk, Belarus) and a 6-3 victory on court three by freshmen Chase Ferguson (Melbourne, Australia) and Tobias Sonne (Buenos Aires, Argentina).
 
USF dominated singles with four straight-set wins. Heading into singles up 1-0, the Bulls picked up three back-to-back courts. Ferguson won 6-2, 6-2 on court two, Pierre Luquet (Draguignan, France) cleaned up court three 6-3, 6-1, and Wojcik clinched the match for USF on court four in a 7-5, 6-4 victory.
 
With the win in hand, courts four and five played a super tiebreaker in lieu of a third set. Sonne brought his singles record to 2-0 with a 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-4), win on court six. Yatsuk followed suit, finding success in a 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (12-10) court five finish.
 
No. 25 Alberto Barroso-Campos (Montijo, Spain) closed out the victorious weekend for the Bulls with a 6-4, 7-6 (3) court one triumph.
 
 
Quotable
Head coach, Ashley Fisher, on the win…
"As a coaching staff it's really exciting to see consistent progress. The guys are beginning to understand what it means to compete unconditionally. It doesn't mean we get it right all the time, but we have a clear picture of what is required to move this team forward and then it's on us to bring that to life daily. Mercer fought hard today, pushing us and making us better for having to battle."
 
Match Results
Doubles

1. Alberto Barroso-Campos/Pierre Luquet (USF) def. Olivier Stuart/Nicolas Guillon (MER) 5-3
2.  Jakub Wojcik/Ivan Yatsuk (USF) def. Stathis Tsiranidis/David Georgadze (MER) 6-1
3.  Chase Ferguson/Tobias Sonne (USF) def. Carver Arant/Piyush Salekar (MER) 6-3

Order of finish: (2,3) 

Singles
1. Alberto Barroso-Campos (USF) def. Olivier Stuart (MER) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
2. Chase Ferguson (USF) def. Nicolas Guillon (MER) 6-2, 6-2
 3. Pierre Luquet (USF) def. Stathis Tsiranidis (MER) 6-3, 6-1
 4. Jakub Wojcik (USF) def. David Georgadze (MER) 7-5, 6-4
5. Ivan Yatsuk (USF) def. Carver Arant (MER) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (12-10)
 6. Tobias Sonne (USF) def. Piyush Salekar (MER) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-4)

Order of finish: (2,3,4,6,5,1)
 
Up Next
The Bulls host No. 13 TCU, Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 1:30 p.m.

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