NORMAN, Okla., March 24, 2019 – Men's tennis fell to No. 20 Oklahoma Sunday afternoon, 7-0, in the Bulls' second Top 20 challenge of the season.
 
USF (13-6, 3-0) defaulted the third doubles court and sixth singles court due to injuries and illness, giving Oklahoma (13-5) an early lead. The Sooners won on court two, 6-3, to secure the doubles point.
 
The Sooners led 2-0 to start singles and No. 88 Jake Van Emburgh defeated Chase Ferguson (Melbourne, Australia) on the second court, 6-3, 6-0. Oklahoma clinched the match, 6-4, 6-1, against Sergio Gomez Montesa (Valencia, Spain) on court four.
 
Oklahoma finished the match with wins on courts one, three, and five. Tobias Sonne (Buenos Aires, Argentina) fell, 2-6, 2-6, on court five, Alberto Barroso-Campos (Montijo, Spain) lost to No. 54 Spencer Papa on the premiere court, 6-1, 3-6, 1-6, and Pierre Luquet (Draguignan, France) was defeated 1-6, 6-7 (3) on court three.
 
 
Quotable
Head coach, Ashley Fisher, on loss…
"Tough day for a lot of reasons but mainly because we didn't compete like we know we can. We had a monumental challenge today being depleted through circumstances and what was required was our best competitive effort of the season and we fell short. It hurts knowing we left something on the table, but two hours doesn't take away from the growth that has occurred this season. We will learn from the tape and get better like we have done all season. Oklahoma is a very tough team and they beat us in every department today."
 
Match Results
Doubles
1. Alex Bakshi/Spencer Papa (OU) vs. #46 Alberto Barroso-Campos/Pierre Luquet (USF) 4-4, unfinished
2. Ferran Calvo/Jake Van Emburgh (OU) def. Chase Ferguson/Sergio Gomez Montesa (USF) 6-3
 3. Jochen Bertsch/Stefano Tsorotiotis (OU) def. No player/No player (USF), by forfeit
Order of finish: (3,2)
 
Singles
1. #54 Spencer Papa (OU) def. Alberto Barroso-Campos (USF) 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
2. #88 Jake Van Emburgh (OU) def. Chase Ferguson (USF) 6-3, 6-0
3. Ferran Calvo (OU) def. Pierre Luquet (USF) 6-1, 7-6 (7-3)
4. Mason Beiler (OU) def. Sergio Gomez Montesa (USF) 6-4, 6-1
5. Jochen Bertsch (OU) def. Tobias Sonne (USF) 6-2, 6-2
 6. Stefano Tsorotiotis (OU) def. No player (USF), by forfeit
Order of finish: (6,2,4,5,1,3)
 
Up Next
The Bulls will enjoy a brief hiatus before returning to the USF Varsity Courts to challenge Memphis on April 14^th and UCF on April 15^th, both matches at 1:30 p.m.
 
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