DALLAS, March 22, 2019 – USF men's tennis is undefeated in conference play after defeating SMU, 5-2, in Dallas on Friday.
 
USF (13-5, 3-0) came out of the gate swinging, winning the doubles point in a timely fashion. Despite a 3-6 court-two loss, No. 66 pair Alberto Barroso-Campos (Montijo, Spain) and Pierre Luquet (Draguignan, France) answered with a top court pick up, 6-2. Chase Ferguson (Melbourne, Australia) and Sergio Gomez Montesa (Valencia, Spain) secured the point for the Bulls with a 6-4 finish on court three.
 
With USF leading 1-0, SMU (10-10) earned the first singles point of the match against Tobias Sonne (Buenos Aires, Argentina) on the sixth court, 6-3, 6-1. Ferguson retaliated with a 6-0, 6-4, court-two win against No. 124 Jan-Simon Vrbsky, improving his season record to 11-4 in his first ranked win this season.
 
With the Bulls leading 2-1, Gomez Montesa earned his 12^th overall and ninth straight-set win, 6-3, 6-2, on court five.
 
The Mustangs stayed competitive with a, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, court-four triumph against Ivan Yatsuk (Minsk, Belarus), cutting into USF's lead.
 
Luquet improved his season clip to 10-7 and clinched the match for South Florida with a win on court three, 6-3, 6-2. Action continued on court one where No. 19 Barroso-Campos defeated No. 74 Carles Sarrio, leaving victorious, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. Barroso-Campos now has four ranked wins in his 16-1 record this season.
 
Quotable
Head coach, Ashley Fisher, on the Bulls' performance today…
"Proud of the way the boys brought it tonight. It was the best we have done in terms of bringing the right amount of energy in a match we were expected to win. The boys continue to mature and do the right things. It's exciting watching it come together and they will be fired up for a crack at a top 20 opponent in Oklahoma on Sunday."
 
Match Results
Doubles
1. Alberto Barroso-Campos/Pierre Luquet (USF) def. Jan-Simon Vrbsky/Tomas Vaise (SMU) 6-2
2. Huntley Allen/Carles Sarrio (SMU) def. Ivan Yatsuk/Jakub Wojcik (USF) 6-3
3. Chase Ferguson/Sergio GomezMontesa (USF) def. Michael Smith/Andrew Buhelos (SMU) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3)

Singles
1. #19 Alberto Barroso-Campos (USF) def. #74 Carles Sarrio (SMU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
2. Chase Ferguson (USF) def. #124 Jan-Simon Vrbsky (SMU) 6-0, 6-4
3. Pierre Luquet (USF) def. Roberto Rosales (SMU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Tomas Vaise (SMU) def. Ivan Yatsuk (USF) 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
5. Sergio Gomez Montesa (USF) def. Gardiner Perotti (SMU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Huntley Allen (SMU) def. Tobias Sonne (USF) 6-3, 6-1
Order of finish: Singles (6,2,5,4,3,1)

Up Next
USF travels to Norman, Oklahoma to challenge No. 20 Oklahoma on Sunday at 2 p.m.
 
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