TAMPA, March 18, 2019 – South Florida men's tennis clawed back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Georgia State, 4-3, in the teams' second meeting this season.
USF (11-5) began play with a doubles point loss, falling 6-3 on court one and 7-5 on court three despite winning court two, 7-6 (1).
The Panthers kept the pace, quickly closing out singles court three, 6-2, 6-1, against Jakub Wojcik (Delray Beach, Fla.).
Pierre Luquet (Draguignan, France) put the Bulls on the board with a, 6-0, 6-4, win on court four, improving his season record to 8-7. Freshman Chase Ferguson (Melbourne, Australia) tied the match in a, 7-5, 6-4, win on court two, extending his court two clip to 7-4.
Georgia State answered with a, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, win on court five against Ivan Yatsuk (Minsk, Belarus), but No. 29 Alberto Barroso-Campos (Montijo, Spain) reinstated the tie with a, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, win on court one. This marked the 14th win for the senior, the most among ranked American Conference players.
With the match tied, 3-3, attention fell to freshman Sergio Gomez Montesa (Valencia, Spain) on court six. Gomez Montesa improved his season hold to 10-5 and secured the win for the USF with a, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, triumph.
Quotable
Head coach, Ashley Fisher, on the performances today against George State…
"We are battling well with our backs against the wall but we need to stop digging holes for ourselves by dropping the doubles point. We have to be able to respond better when it's not going our way in doubles and stay tough and committed to each other. If we can project how we looked against Tulane and Virginia when things aren't going well, we will have a much better chance of coming through these tight moments. We believe the guys will respond well on Wednesday against a tough Tulsa team."
Match Results
Doubles
1. MacFarlane,Jack/Hussey,Giles (GSU) def. #77 Alberto Barroso-Camp/Pierre Luquet (USF) 6-3
2. Jakub Wojcik/Ivan Yatsuk (USF) def. Duarte,Andrei/Grinvalds,Roberts (GSU) 7-6 (7-1)
3. Showers,Bailey/Coulaud,Quentin (GSU) def. Sergio Gomez Montesa/Chase Ferguson (USF) 7-5
Order of finish: 1,2,3
Singles
1. #29 Alberto Barroso-Camp (USF) def. Hussey,Giles (GSU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
2. Chase Ferguson (USF) def. Subladze,Vazha (GSU) 7-5, 6-4
3. Showers,Bailey (GSU) def. Jakub Wojcik (USF) 6-2, 6-1
4. Pierre Luquet (USF) def. Coulaud,Quentin (GSU) 6-0, 6-4
5. Duarte,Andrei (GSU) def. Ivan Yatsuk (USF) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
6. Sergio Gomez Montesa (USF) def. Huynh,Kevin (GSU) 6-4, 5-7, 6-:
Order of finish: 3, 4, 2, 5, 1, 6
Up Next
USF remains home to take on Tulsa on Wednesday, March 20th at 1 p.m.
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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