Match Details
South Florida 5, FGCU 2
South Florida (1-3), FGCU (2-1)
Friday, Jan. 20, 2023 | 5:00 p.m.
Fort Myers, Fla. | FGCU Tennis Complex
 
Fort Myers, Fla. (Jan. 20, 2023) – The University of South Florida men's tennis team secured its first win of the season on Friday defeating Florida Gulf Coast University, 5-2.
 
By the end of doubles play the FGCU Eagles gained the upper hand in the match. USF returnees Bruno Oliveira and No. 67 Alvin Tudorica found it difficult to set the pace on court two. In a matter of 32 minutes, FGCU's Marcelo Sepulveda and Randy Wilson defeated the duo, 6-2.
 
An almost identical story played out on court one. Erik Grevelius and Thomas Pavlekovich-Smith dropped their match, 3-6 as the Eagles took the doubles point and entered singles with a 1-0 lead.
 
In singles, however, it didn't take long for Tudorica to find success. He quickly defeated Wilson, 6-4, 6-0, allowing the Bulls to tie the match at 1-1. From that point on, it was all South Florida.

Newcomer Elijah Cham had to battle to win his first set against Max Damm, 7-5, and then carried that over to a 6-3 second set win to take court five.
 
Grevelius and Pavlekovich-Smith gave South Florida its third point and fourth point, respectively. Grevelius would capture the win in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4. Pavlekovich-Smith, on the other hand, won in a three-set thriller, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7-1). 
 
Despite having four points already, USF's Oliveira played on. Once leading 4-1 in the first set, he would lose in a tiebreaker against Guglielmo Stefanacci, 7-6 (7-5). His second set also ended in a tiebreaker, however, this time, defeating Stefanacci, 7-6 (6-3).
 
After being down 0-2 at one point, Oliveira took the third set, 6-1, to win his match and give the Bulls a 5-2 victory over the Eagles.

Up Next
South Florida returns to the USF Varsity Tennis Courts on Sunday for its home opener against Georgia State at 10 a.m. and Stetson at 2:30 p.m.  
 
Doubles competition

1. JOHNSON, Magnus/DAMM, Max (FGCU) def. Erik Grevelius/Thomas Pavlekovich-Smith (USFM) 6-3
2. SEPULVEDA, Marcelo/WILSON, Randy (FGCU) def. Alvin Tudorica/Bruno Oliveira (USFM) 6-2
3. Davide Tortora/Samuel Frizelle (USFM) vs. ONCINS, Eric/STEFANACCI,Guglielmo (FGCU) no result

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1)
 
Match Results

1. #71 JOHNSON, Magnus (FGCU) def. #69 Davide Tortora (USFM) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
2.  Erik Grevelius (USFM) def. SEPULVEDA, Marcelo (FGCU) 6-2, 6-4
3.  #67 Alvin Tudorica (USFM) def. WILSON, Randy (FGCU) 6-4, 6-0.
4.  Bruno Oliveira (USFM) def. STEFANACCI,Guglielmo (FGCU) 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
5. Thomas Pavlekovich-Smith (USFM) def. ONCINS, Eric (FGCU) 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7-1)
6. Elijah Cham (USFM) def. DAMM, Max (FGCU) 7-5, 6-3

Order of finish: Singles (3,2,6,1,4)

 
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?is in his seventh year at the helm of the program for the 2022-23 season.