No. 37 Bulls Prepare for Top 25 Battles at Home
MATCHUP: Tulane at South Florida; UCF at South Florida
WHEN: Friday, April 2 at 1:30 p.m.; Saturday, April 3 at 1:30 p.m.;
LOCATION: Tampa, Fla.
TAMPA, Fla., April 1, 2021 – The University of South Florida men's tennis team begins their last home stretch of the season.
The No. 37 Bulls are ready to bounce back after tough road losses to No. 7 Texas, 1-6, and No. 38 MTSU, 3-4. Currently, the Bulls are 11-6 overall with a 5-1 record at home.
Scouting Tulane
The No. 25 Green Wave (10-5) heads back on the road after topping opponent No. 41 LSU, 6-1. Head Coach Mark Booras continues his 13th season at Tulane.
Tulane secured the doubles point after wins from Akos Kotorman and Billy Suarez, 6-3, and Ewan Moore and Hamish Steward, 6-3. Successes from No. 29 Steward, 6-3, 6-1, Rafael de Alba, 6-3, 6-1, and Billy Suarez 6-4, 6-2 clinched the win for the Green Wave. The score was extended after victories from Luis Erlenbusch, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2, and Ewan Moore, 7-6, 6-3.
Historically, the Bulls are 7-2 against the Green Wave. The last matchup resulted in a 4-3 contest in favor of USF.
Scouting UCF
The No. 13 Knights (13-3) recently defeated No. 14 Wake Forest in a close 4-3 match. Head Coach John Roddick continues his fifth season at UCF.
UCF secured the doubles point after wins from No. 29 Bogdan Pavel and Trey Hilderbrand, 6-2, and Gabriel Decamps and Juan Pablo Mazzuchi, 6-3. Knights were in a 1-3 deficit in singles play until wins from Trey Hilderbrand, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, and No. 124 Pablo Mazzuchi, 7-6, 4-6, 6-0. No. 4 Decamps officially gained the Knight win with a three-set comeback over No. 13 Henri Squire, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2.
USF is looking for revenge after its 1-6 loss to UCF earlier this season. The War on I-4 favors the Bulls with a 12-5 overall record.
Quotable
Head coach Ashley Fisher on this weekend….
"We are excited to play two excellent programs on our home soil. We have always played well at home and have a great conference record here. This program emphasizes growth and we believe we are better off for our recent results even though they didn't go our way. This weekend will show how we use the tough environment from the last two weeks to propel us forward. Our guys are clutch toward the end of the season and I believe they will come through again like they always do."
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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