TAMPA (February 16, 2024) – The No. 66-ranked University of South Florida men's tennis team (5-7) suffered a 4-0 setback to No. 44 UCF (9-1) on Friday. No. 40 Alvin Tudorica & Erik Grevelius tallied the Bulls' lone win during the contest and improved to 7-3 in doubles play.

Tudorica and Grevelius were 6-3 winners on Court 1 and USF was narrowly edged for the team point as Court 2 was decided in a 7-6 (8-6) tiebreaker.

UCF went on to claim the match with singles wins on Court 5, 6 and 4. In their respective singles matches that went unfinished, Tudorica (Court 1) and Grevelius (Court 2) were each playing in their third and deciding sets.

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The Bulls return home for back-to-back matches with Penn State (March 6) and Middle Tennessee (March 7). The homestand begins on Wednesday, March 6 at 1:30 p.m.

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Head coach Ashley Fisher is in his eighth year at the helm of the program for the 2023-24 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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