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South Florida Closes Out Its Home Slate With Back-To-Back Top 50 Matches

March 24, 2022

MATCH 17
MATCHUP: No. 54 South Florida (8-8) vs. No. 49 VCU (9-6)
WHEN: Friday, March 25
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Tampa, Fla.
SITE: USF Varsity Tennis Courts
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MATCH 18
MATCHUP: No. 54 South Florida (8-8*) vs. No. 50 Cornell (11-3*)
WHEN: Sunday, March 27
TIME: 11 a.m.
LOCATION: Tampa, Fla.
SITE: USF Varsity Tennis Courts
* Entering the weekend
 
TAMPA (March 1, 2022) – The University of South Florida men's tennis team wraps up their home schedule this weekend with a two-match homestand against No. 49 VCU on Friday (1:30 p.m.) and No. 50 Cornell on Sunday (11 a.m.)  at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts.  
 
Friday and Sunday's matches will mark the second-straight weekend that the Bulls have faced teams in the Top 50. Last weekend, the Green and Gold traveled to Texas to face then No. 2 TCU and No. 42 SMU. The Horned Frogs jumped to No. 1 in the nation in this week's ITA national rankings.
 
South Florida's doubles are highlighted by the duo of Bruno Oliveira and Rithvik Bollipalli, who come into the weekend as the No. 9-ranked doubles tandem in the nation in the latest ITA rankings. Playing at No. 1 for the Bulls this season, the pair is 8-3 on court one, having won their last eight-straight matches.
 
Sergio Gomez Montesa and Alvin Tudorica have also logged eight wins as a duo, going 8-5 on court three this season.
 
In singles, Tudorica will look to continue his dominant season as the Bulls' big gun, posting a 10-2 record, including a perfect 9-0 record on court four (2-0) and court five (7-0) coming into the weekend.
 
In addition, Gomez Montesa is 9-4 on the year, going 5-4 on court four and a perfect 2-0 on courts three and five, respectively.
 
Scouting No. 49 VCU
The Rams enter their match against the Bulls with a 9-6 record and on a two-match winning streak which includes a 4-2 win over No. 19 Arizona.
 
Matisse Bobichon is 10-2 on the year, going a perfect 6-0 on court four (1-0) and court five (5-0). In addition, Charles Bertimon and Inigo Torre Martin are both 9-5 on the year, with Bertimon 7-5 on court one and Torre Martin 7-4 on court three.
 
In doubles play, the brother combination of Bertimon and Maxence Bertimon has been dominant, posting a 10-3 record, including an 8-3 mark on court one.
 
Scouting No. 50 Cornell
The Big Red enter their match against the Bulls on a three-match winning streak and an 11-3 record on the year.
 
About Men's Tennis
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