Match Details
No. 56 South Florida 5, No. 58 Tulane 2
South Florida (10-9), Tulane (7-11)
Friday, April 1, 2022 | 2 p.m.
New Orleans, La. | City Park Tennis Courts
 
NEW ORLEANS (April 1, 2022) – The University of South Florida men's tennis team began its regular season-ending four-match road trip impressively on Friday with a dominating 5-2 win over No. 58-ranked Tulane at the City Park Tennis Center in New Orleans. The win is the Bulls' second straight and fifth in their last eight matches.
 
South Florida, ranked No. 56 in the most recent ITA national rankings, improves to 10-9 on the year while the Green Wave falls to 7-11.  
 
Alvin Tudorica and Sergio Gomez Montesa laid the groundwork for the rest of the day with a commanding 6-1 victory on court three to start the doubles portion of the dual. Tulane, however, came right back with a 6-4 win on court one over Bruno Oliveira and Rithvik Bollipalli to even doubles up at one-match apiece and bring the point down to court two and Chase Ferguson and Ivan Yatsuk. The duo took care of business putting the Green and Gold up 1-0 with a 6-4 victory.
 
In singles, the Bulls picked up where they left off in doubles taking court three, with Antonio Muniz winning 6-3, 6-3, and Ivan Yatsuk winning 6-4, 6-4 on court one for his second victory of the season on the top court, giving South Florida a 3-0 lead.
 
Tulane finally got on the board with a 6-2, 6-3 win on court two over Chase Ferguson to cut the Bulls' lead to 3-1 in the dual. Alvin Tudorica, however, continued his domination, winning his 12^th-straight match, and just his third at No. 4, handing his opponent a 6-4, 6-3 loss as South Florida secured the victory over the Green Wave.
 
Despite the Bulls' win, South Florida and Tulane played the final two courts out with the Gomez Montesa winning on court five, 3-6, 7-6 (10-8), 1-0 (10-2), and Oliveira falling on court six, 6-2, 5-7, 0-1 (10-0).
 
Quotable – USF Head Coach Ashley Fisher
"Today was a good competitive performance and win for our guys. Tulane is a well-coached team with a tradition of success so we knew we would have to raise our games. Our squad has been training hard and we are peaking at exactly the right time of year."

Up Next
South Florida will head to America's Heartland for two matches in three days, beginning on April 8 at Wichita State before heading to Oklahoma to face Tulsa on April 10.

Match Results
Doubles
1. Charlie Barry/Benji Jacobson (TU) def. Bruno Oliveira/Rithvik Bollipalli (USF) 6-2
2. Chase Ferguson/Ivan Yatsuk (USF) def. Fynn Kuenkler/Luc Hoeijmans (TU) 6-4
3. Alvin Tudorica/Sergio Gomez Montesa (USF) def. Alex Bancila/Rafael de Alba (TU) 6-1
 
Order of finish for doubles (3,1,2)
 
Singles
1. Ivan Yatsuk (USF) def. Luc Hoeijmans (TU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Fynn Kuenkler (TU) def. Chase Ferguson (USF) 6-2, 6-3
3. Antonio Muniz (USF) def. Luka Petrovic (TU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Alvin Tudorica (USF) def. Rafael de Alba (TU) 6-4, 6-3
5. Sergio Gomez Montesa (USF) def. Alex Bancila (TU) 3-6, 7-6 (10-8), 1-0 (10-2)
6. Charlie Barry (TU) def. Bruno Oliveira (USF) 2-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-0)
 
Order of finish for singles (3,1,2,4,6,5)

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 sixth year at the helm of the program for the 2021-22 season.