TAMPA, March 20, 2019 – No. 46 USF men's tennis extended its winning streak to five matches and improved its American Athletic Conference record to 2-0 with a 5-2 victory against No. 37 Tulsa on Wednesday afternoon.

USF (12-5) began the match with its first doubles point win in the last three outings. The No. 66 pair of Alberto Barroso-Campos (Montijo, Spain) and Pierre Luquet (Draguignan, France) upset No. 55 pairing Jarrod Hing and Borris Kamdem, 6-3, on court one. Sergio Gomez Montesa (Valencia, Spain) and Chase Ferguson (Melbourne, Australia) picked up court three, 6-3.

Leading 1-0, Pierre Luquet (Draguignan, France) scored the first singles point for USF with a 6-3, 6-1 court three win against No. 117 Kody Pearson, improving his season clip to 9-7. Gomez Montesa followed suit, collecting court six in a 6-4, 6-3 finish.

With match now 3-0 USF, Tulsa answered with a court five win against Ivan Yatsuk (Minsk, Belarus), 7-6 (4), 6-4.

Action continued on courts one, two, and four as each court entered the third set. Freshman Chase Ferguson clinched the match for the Bulls and improved his season record to 10-4, picking up a court two win. Ferguson bounced back from a 2-6 setback in the first set with a 6-4 win in the second and rallied to close out the third, 7-5, after a three-game deficit in the set.

Despite Jakub Wojcik (Delray Beach, Fla.) losing on court four, 6-7, 6-2, 4-6, No. 19 Barroso-Campos marked his 15^th season win with a 0-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) court one comeback.

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Head coach, Ashley Fisher, on the Bulls' performance today…

"Just an incredible day for this program. Our guys get tougher every match and this one came down to that. The self-talk and optimism the boys are showing is special. It's an amazing atmosphere the boys are creating and it's an honor to be part of it. So proud of everyone but just unreal days from Chase and Pierre. The growth those guys have showed inspires us all. Team effort today started with a great doubles point across the board".

Match Results

Doubles

 1. #66 Alberto Barroso-Camp/Pierre Luquet (USF) def. #55 Jarod Hing/Boriss Kamdem (TLSM) 6-3

2. Majed Kilani/Kody Pearson (TLSM) vs. Jakub Wojcik/Ivan Yatsuk (USF) no result

3. Chase Ferguson/Sergio Gomez Montesa (USF) def. Tom Thelwall-Jones/Joshua Goodger (TLSM) 6-3

Order of finish: (1,3)

Singles

1. #19 Alberto Barroso-Camp (USF) def. #73 Majed Kilani (TLSM) 0-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)

2. Chase Ferguson (USF) def. Joshua Goodger (TLSM) 2-6, 6-4, 7-5

3. Pierre Luquet (USF) def. #117 Kody Pearson (TLSM) 6-3, 6-1

4. Jarod Hing (TLSM) def. Jakub Wojcik (USF) 7-6, 2-6, 6-4

5. Stefan Hampe (TLSM) def. Ivan Yatsuk (USF) 7-6 (0-4), 6-4

6. Sergio Gomez Montesa (USF) def. Boriss Kamdem (TLSM) 6-4, 6-3

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

 Up Next
USF is back on the road to take on SMU in Dallas on Friday and No. 20 Oklahoma in Oklahoma on Sunday.

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