No. 64 Bulls defeat the No. 46 Nittany Lions

Saturday, February 25

Lynchburg, Va.

1:00 P.M.

University of South Florida

Penn State

No. 64 Bulls defeat the No. 46 Nittany Lions

February 25, 2023 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

South Florida picks up a win in its three-game Virginia road trip.

Match Details
USF 6 , Penn State 1
South Florida (5-8), Penn State (10-3)
Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023 | 1 p.m. ET
Lynchburg, Va. | Liberty Indoor Tennis Center

LYNCHBURG, Va. (Feb. 25, 2023) – The No. 64 USF men's tennis team picked up a 6-1 road-win against No. 46 Penn State in Lynchburg, Va. on Saturday afternoon.

The Bulls came out the gate with confidence in doubles. Erik Grevelius and Alvin Tudorica defeated their opponents on court two by a score of 6-1.

Soon after, Davide Tortora and Bruno Oliveira would also deliver a court in commanding fashion with a 6-2 victory over Malike Bhatnagar and Charl Morgan.

South Florida entered singles up 1-0.

Elijah Cham was defeated by Sam Bossem 4-6, 0-6 on court four. That would be the only court that the Nittany Lions could win for the rest of day.

Alvin Tudorica would give South Florida its second point by defeating Miko Eala 6-4, 6-1, handing Eala what was just his second singles defeat of the season.

It was sophomore Thomas Pavlekovich-Smith who would secure the match for the Bulls. After Tom Pisane topped Stefan Simeunovic on court five, Pavlekovich-Smith's grit would break through in a second-set tiebreaker to put away the match for South Florida.

Davide Tortora and Erik Grevelius both would play three sets. Both would go on to outlast their opponents and add on to the Bull's 6-1 win over the Nittany Lions.

Doubles Results:

Davide Tortora/Bruno Oliveira (USF) def. Malik Bhatnagar/Charl Morgan (PSU) 6-2
Erik Grevelius/Alvin Tudorica (USF) def. Sam Bossem/Loren Byers (PSU) 6-1
Miko Eala/Stefan Simeunovic (PSU) vs. Thomas Pavlekovich-Smith/Tom Pisane (USF) 3-4, unfinished

Order of finish: 2, 1

Singles Results:

Davide Tortora (USF) def. Charl Morgan (PSU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Erik Grevelius (USF) def. Loren Byers (PSU) 6-4, 7-6(2), [10-4]
Alvin Tudorica (USF) def. Miko Eala (PSU) 6-4, 6-1
Sam Bossem (PSU) def. Elijah Cham (USF) 6-4, 6-0
Tom Pisane (USF) def. Stefan Simeunovic (PSU) 6-4, 6-1
Thomas Pavlekovich-Smith (USF) def. Malik Bhatnagar (PSU) 6-4, 7-6(4)

Order of finish: 4, 3, 5, 6, 1, 2

Up Next
USF will play their final match of the three-game road trip against Liberty tomorrow, February 25 at the Liberty Tennis Complex.

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.

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