MOBILE, Ala., Feb. 26, 2021 – The University of South Florida men's tennis team earned its fourth win of the season with a 5-2 victory against South Alabama. The Bulls secured the doubles point and four singles points in the victory. 
 
No. 38 Chase Ferguson (Melbourne, Australia) and Pierre Luquet (Draguignan, France) picked up their third win of the year by defeating Julien Evrard and Leon Pet'ko, 7-6(6). Sergio Gomez-Montesa (Valencia, Spain) and Niels Van Noord (Hudson, Quebec, Canada) secured the doubles point after a 7-5 victory over Louis Delcour and Martin Bugaj.
 
With momentum headed into singles, the Bulls started strong as freshman Alvin Tudorica (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) won in straight sets over Pet'ko, 6-2, 6-1. Gomez-Montesa also emerged victorious in straight sets against Bugaj, 6-2, 6-2, putting the Bulls within one point of the victory. Ivan Yatsuk's (Minsk, Belarus) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 winner over Delcour officially clinched the duel for USF. Luquet battled back to extend the lead after falling in the first set, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 to Collard.
 
Quotable
Head coach Ashley Fisher on today's win….
"Today was a good effort by our guys. We had to dig deep in the doubles point and I was happy to see Niels come through. We had some really good performances in singles. Sergio continues to grow and be a great leader. Pierre fought through a lot of adversity and played an extremely tough match. Tomorrow will be a good challenge as it's a quick turnaround."
 
Up Next
The Bulls stay in Mobile, Ala. to face North Florida on neutral territory tomorrow at 11 a.m.
 
About Men's Tennis
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