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South Florida Falls to Cal Poly, 4-1, on Day One of Tempe Elite 8

February 25, 2022

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Match Details
Cal Poly 4, South Florida 1
South Florida (2-5), Cal Poly (7-1)
Friday, Feb. 25, 2022 | 12 p.m.
Tempe, Ariz. | Kiwanis Tennis Center
 
TEMPE, Ariz. (Feb. 25, 2022) – The University of South Florida men's tennis team kicked off its participation in the Tempe Elite 8 Tournament at the Kiwanis Tennis Center in Tempe, Ariz. on Friday, falling to Cal Poly, 4-1, on day one of the three-day event.
 
Click here for the Tempe Elite 8 tournament central page.
 
Sergio Gomez Montesa played a part in both of the Bulls match wins on Friday, teaming up with Alvin Tudorica to win during the doubles portion on court three, 6-3.
 
Cal Poly took court two in doubles, 6-3, over Chase Ferguson and Antonio Muniz, leaving the doubles point up to South Florida's Rithvik Bollipalli and Manuel Goncalves on court one. The duo battled, however, fell in a hard-fought 7-5 affair as the Mustangs took a 1-0 lead.
 
Gomez Montesa leveled the dual at one-all with a 6-4, 6-2 win on court four in the first match to finish in singles.
 
Ferguson took his match on court one to three sets after taking the second set, 6-3, however fell, 6-2, 3-6, 6-0.
 
Bollipalli (4-6, 5-7) and Ivan Yatsuk (6-4, 2-6, 3-6) put up strong fights on courts six and two, respectively, however were unable to get the Bulls on the board.
 
Up Next
The Bulls will face No. 34 Memphis/New Mexico on Saturday at noon. Following this weekend, South Florida then returns home to start a season-long five-match homestand, beginning on Wednesday, March 2 against South Alabama at 1:30 p.m.
 
Match Results
Doubles
1. Hendrik Inno/Joe Leather (CP) def. Rithvik Bollipalli/Manuel Goncalves (USF) 7-5
2. Colter Smith/Bastiaan Weststrate (CP) def. Chase Ferguson/Antonio Muniz (USF) 6-3
3. Sergio Gomez Montesa/Alvin Tudorica (USF) def. Noah Berry/Fernando Fonseca (CP) 6-3
 
Order of finish for doubles: (3,2,1)
 
Singles
1. Noah Berry (CP) def. Chase Ferguson (USF) 6-2, 3-6, 6-0
2. Joe Leather (CP) def. Ivan Yatsuk (USF) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
3. Colter Smith (CP) vs. Antonio Muniz (USF) 3-6, 6-4, 2-5, unfinished
4. Sergio Gomez Montesa (USF) def. Fernando Fonseca (CP) 6-4, 6-2
5. Gary Vardanyan (CP) vs. Alvin Tudorica (USF) 6-2, 5-7, 2-4, unfinished
6. Hendrik Inno (CP) def. Rithvik Bollipalli (USF) 6-4, 7-5
 
Order of finish for singles: (4,1,6,2)
 
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