No. 29 USF to Face No. 50 Miami on Road
MATCHUP: South Florida at Miami
WHEN: Saturday, March 20 at 1 p.m.
LOCATION: Coral Gables, Fla.
STATS: bit.ly/3vxc7IO
TAMPA, Fla., March 19, 2021 – The University of South Florida men's tennis team is back on the road to face No. 50 Miami in Coral Gables, Fla. The No. 29 Bulls are looking to extend their away record to 2-0 in matches against the Hurricanes on Saturday, March 20 at 2 p.m.
USF is coming off a string of success at home against Georgia State, Samford, No. 44 SMU, and a tough 2-5 contest against No. 6 TCU. Currently, the Bulls are 5-2 on the road.
Scouting Miami
The No. 50 Hurricanes (3-7) return home after a 1-4 loss to No. 15 NC State. Head Coach Aljosa Piric continues his fifth season at Miami.
No. 22 Franco Aubone and Benjamin Hannestad suffered their fifth loss of the season against No. 9 Yannai Barkai and Tadas Babelis, 4-6. Duo Bojan Jankulovski and Stephen Madonia lost on court two, 2-6, officially dropping the doubles point for the Hurricanes. In singles play, Hannestad scored the lone point for Miami with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Robin Cantry. No. 34 Adria Soriano Barrera fell to No. 7 Alexis Galarneau, 5-7, 6-4, 3-5. Fellow ranked teammate No. 64 Stefan Milicevic lost to Rafa Izquierdo in a 1-6, 6-7 contest.
Saturday's match will be the first meeting since 2014 between the two; historically, the Bulls are 2-7 against the Canes.
Quotable
Head coach Ashley Fisher on this weekend….
"We are excited for another opportunity to compete and represent USF on Saturday. Miami has some good players, and we will have to be competing our best to defeat them at home. We grew so much last week and this is another chance for us to show everyone what we are made of."
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 fifth year at the helm of the program for the 2021 season.
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