No. 45 South Florida Travels to Jacksonville to Battle UNF and South Alabama
TAMPA, March 13, 2019 – Men's tennis is back on the road for the first time in a month, traveling to Jacksonville, Fla. to challenge UNF and South Alabama.
USF went 2-1 with games last Friday, Sunday and Monday against No. 38 Tulane, No. 4 Virginia, and George Washington. The Bulls took down No. 38 Tulane 4-3 and George Washington 6-1, but fell to No. 4 Virginia 4-1.
South Florida (8-5) recently checked in at No. 45 in the ITA rankings, marking the first team rank since the 2017 season. "We don't pay much attention to what a computer thinks of us," says head coach, Ashley Fisher, "but it confirms that we know we are on the right track."
With a 6-0, 7-6 (5) upset of No.15 Carl Soderlund, No. 29 Alberto Barroso-Campos (Montijo, Spain) extends his court one singles record to 11-1 and recently earned American Athletic Conference Player of the Week recognition. Freshman Sergio Gomez Montesa (Valencia, Spain) rides a three-match win streak, holding the team's second-best singles record, 8-4, on court six.
Jakub Wojcik (Delray Beach, Fla) and Ivan Yatsuk (Minsk, Belarus) improved their doubles record to 5-2 over the weekend with a 6-3 triumph over the No. 71 doubles duo Henrisk Wiersholm and Brandon Nakashima from Virginia.
Scouting the Opponents
UNF
UNF (5-8) hosts the Bulls Thursday evening steered by Matt Lucas, his second season with the Ospreys.
Senior Sahil Deshnmunk holds down the premiere court for the Ospreys, 8-4, while Dominik Barton has a 9-4 record at courts two and three. UNF's doubles pairs for courts two and three each have a 4-3 record, Dominik Barton with Sahil Deshmukh and Fredrico Nani with Jorge Nunez.
USF last took on the Osprey's in 2017 where the Bulls charged past, 4-1.
South Alabama
South Alabama (10-2) is currently riding a ten-match win streak, with Nick Brochu in his 12th season at the helm. The Jaguars' 2019 season includes a 4-2 ranked win against No. 45 FAU.
No. 96 Clement Marzol leads the Jaguars in singles, with a 8-2 singles clip playing primarily on court No. 2. Paired with Loic Cloes, the unit is ranked No. 19 with a 5-4 record on the top doubles court.
The two teams last played in Tampa in the 2018 season where South Alabama left victorious 6-1.
About Men's Tennis
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 third year at the helm of the program for the 2019 season after leading the Bulls to their fifth straight appearance in The American Championship.
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