Box Score

TAMPA, Fla. (SMU) – Freshman Tomas Vaise earned his 10^th win of the season with a victory at the top position, but the SMU Men's Tennis team fell short in Friday's 5-2 loss to USF in Tampa, Florida. The Mustangs fall to 7-15 while South Florida improves to 7-12.

SMU just barely missed winning the doubles point when the decision came down to the No. 3 match. Vaise and Jan-Simon Vrbsky earned a 6-4 win at No. 1, but USF countered with a 6-4 win at No. 2. Charles Nettlefold and Roberto Rosales fought to a tiebreak, but lost No. 3 doubles, 7-6 (7-5), to clinch the point for the Bulls.

The Mustangs found points at the top and the bottom of the lineup in singles. Vaise's tenth win came from a straight set win, 6-4, 6-2, against Grayson Goldin. He was joined by Eladio Fabregas, who battled to a third set in his 6-4, 4-6, 10-7 win at No. 6 against USF's Jourdan Kast. Unfortunately the Bulls overpowered SMU in the remaining matches, and took the conference matchup.

SMU returns home to start a three-match homestand beginning with Wichita State on Friday, April 6, at 4:30 p.m.

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USF 5, SMU 2
March 30, 2018
Singles (Order of finish: 4, 3, 1, 5, 2, 6)
1. Tomas Vaise (SMU) def. Grayson Goldin (USF) 6-4, 6-2
2. Peter Bertran (USF) def. Jan-Simon Vrbsky (SMU) 7-6, 6-3
3. Pierre Luquet (USF) def. Charles Nettlefold (SMU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Jakub Wojcik (USF) def. Michael Smith (SMU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Sean Burnette (USF) def. Roberto Rosales (SMU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Eladio Fabregas (SMU) def. Jourdan Kast (USF) 6-4, 4-6, 10-7
Doubles (Order of finish: 1, 2, 3)
1. Tomas Vaise/Jan-Simon Vrbsky (SMU) def. Peter Bertran/Sean Burnette (USF) 6-4
2. Pierre Luquet/Jakub Wojcik (USF) def. Gardiner Perotti/Eladio Fabregas (SMU) 6-4
3. Grayson Goldin/Jourdan Kast (USF) def. Charles Nettlefold/Roberto Rosales (SMU) 7-6 (7-5)