Match Details
No. 60 South Florida 4, No. 58 Florida Atlantic 3
South Florida (10-9), Florida Atlantic (11-9)
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 | 2:30 p.m.
Tampa, Fla. | USF Varsity Tennis Courts
 
TAMPA (March 22, 2023) – The No. 60-ranked University of South Florida men's tennis team came from behind to defeat No. 58 Florida Atlantic, 4-3, on Wednesday at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts. The Bulls improve to 10-9 on the year while the Owls drop to 11-9.
 
South Florida, who got revenge on FAU after a 4-0 loss on Jan. 16 in Boca Raton, won its fourth-straight match and its sixth in the last seven matches.
 
The Owls jumped out on top of the Bulls quickly winning the doubles point to take a 1-0 lead. Erik Grevelius and Alvin Tudorica got the only win in doubles for South Florida taking court two, 6-2, to pick up their team-best fifth win of the season as a tandem. Florida Atlantic, however, came back with wins on court one (6-4) and court three (6-4) to take the early advantage.
 
In singles, the Bulls didn't waste any time tying up the match when Erik Grevelius coasted to a 6-1, 6-2 victory on court three, only to have the Owls take court two, 6-4, 6-2, to regain the lead, 2-1.
 
Florida Atlantic pulled to one match from a victory when it took court five, 6-3, 6-3, but that was the last win of the day for the Owls who were not able to hold on to the lead.
 
South Florida's Thomas Pavlekovich-Smith had a fight on his hands but came out on top, 7-5, 6-4, grinding out a win on court six, leaving the balance of the match to Bruno Oliveira on court four.
 
Oliveira took the first set for the Bulls, 6-4, but was stretched to the limit in the second set before pulling out the victory in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (7-4), to secure the win for the Green and Gold.  
 
Doubles
1. Nicolas Acevedo/ Kevin Huempfner (FAU) def. Davide Tortora/Bruno Oliveira (USF) 6-4
2. Erik Grevelius/Alvin Tudorica (USF) def. Joao Graca/Filip Krolo (FAU) 6-2
3. Hunter Robbins/ Alberto Colas (FAU) def. Thomas Pavlekovich-Smith/Tom Pisane (USF) 6-4
 
Singles
1. Davide Tortora (USF) def. Kevin Huempfner (FAU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Alberto Colas (FAU) def. Alvin Tudorica (USF) 6-4, 6-2
3. Erik Grevelius (USF) def. Nicolas Acevedo (FAU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Bruno Oliveira (USF) def. Joao Graca (FAU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
5. Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) def. Elijah Cham (USF) 6-3, 6-3
6. Thomas Pavlekovich-Smith (USF) def. Filip Krolo (FAU) 7-5, 6-4 
 
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,2,1,5,6,4)
 
Up Next
The Bulls return to the court on Sunday when they face Wichita State at 1:30 p.m.
 
About Men's Tennis
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