TAMPA (March 7, 2024) – Playing on back-to-back days and coming off a dominant 6-1 victory over Penn State, the University of South Florida men's tennis team (6-8) was unable to sweep the homestand, falling to Middle Tennessee State on Thursday, 4-3.

Doubles play remained strong for the Bulls with wins by No. 72 Erik Grevelius and Alvin Tudorica on Court 1 and Tom Pavlekovich-Smith and Agustin Cuellar on Court 2 for the team point. Grevelius/Tudorica improved to 9-3 as a tandem this season.

In singles competition, No. 45 Tudorica suffered a rare loss in three sets to fall to 10-3 on the year. The Blue Raiders also took Courts 3 and 4, along with Court 5 in a third set. The match was decided with the decision on Court 4.

On Court 2, Grevelius continued his strong singles play with a straight set win over the No. 114-ranked player in the country. He improved to 9-2 in singles competition. Cuellar also tallied a singles win on Court 6.

Up Next
The Bulls will embark on a two-match road trip though Louisiana on March 9-10. USF first takes on Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday, March 9 and wraps up the trip at Tulane on Sunday, March 10.

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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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