TAMPA (January 28, 2024) – The University of South Florida men's tennis team traveled to Knoxville to take part in the ITA Kickoff Weekend on January 27-28. South Florida opened play with a 4-0 setback to host and No. 6-nationally ranked Tennessee before closing the weekend with a 4-1 triumph over Washinton in the consolation bracket.

No. 6 Tennessee

Doubles 3: Younges Lalami/Filip Apltauer defeated Ben Hudson/Sam Frizelle, 6-4
Doubles 2: No. 34 Shunsuke Mitsui/Filip Pieczonka defeated Bruno Oliveira/Tom Pavlekovich-Smith, 6-3
Doubles 1: No. 9 Alvin Tudorica/Erik Grevlius unfinished vs. No. 26 Johnnus Monday/Agel Diaz
Singles 6: Diaz defeated Elijah Cham, 6-2, 6-1
Singles 1: No. 20 Monday defeated No. 27 Tudorica, 6-2, 6-0
Singles 3: Pieczonka defeated Oliveira, 6-2, 6-2

Washington

Doubles 3: Han-Chih Lin/Brett Pearson defeated Hudson/Frizelle, 6-0
Doubles 1: No. 12 Dzianis Zharyn/Cesar Bouchelgahem defeated No. 9 Tudorica/Grevlius, 6-2
Singles 6: Cham defeated Pearson, 6-3, 6-2
Singles 3: Oliveira defeated Lin, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
Singles 1: No. 27 Tudorica defeated Zharyn, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
Singles 4: Pavlekovich-Smith defeated Nedim Suko, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4

Up Next
The Bulls are back home in Tampa for a pair of matches on Friday, February 2. USF will host Charlotte at 10 a.m. and Stetson at 2:30 p.m.

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Head coach Ashley Fisher is in his ninth year at the helm of the program for the 2022-23 season. Fischer has guided the Bulls to four NCAA Tournaments, including three trips to the second round. He was named the American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 2017 & 2019 after leading USF to the conference title in each of those seasons.
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