TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 No. 37 Middle Tennessee (15-5) fell 5-2 to South Florida (4-11) Saturday afternoon at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
South Florida claimed the doubles point to open the match. Toto Llanes and James Newton defeated\u00a0Eric Crivei<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Jonasz Dziopak<\/a>\u00a06-2 on court two, while Timeo Gaillard and Elijah Cham secured the point with a 6-2 win over junior\u00a0Birtan Duran<\/a>\u00a0and freshman\u00a0Antoine Mayoral<\/a>\u00a0on court three.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0The match on court one between\u00a0Karim Al-Amin<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Ondrej Horak<\/a>\u00a0and Hugo Car and Ettore Danesi were left unfinished with South Florida leading 5-4.\u00a0<\/p>\n In singles play, South Florida extended its lead early. Hugo Car defeated Horak 6-3, 6-4 on court one, and Stepan Mruzek followed with a 6-4, 6-3 win\u00a0over Duran at court three.\u00a0<\/p>\n Middle Tennessee responded with a pair of singles wins.\u00a0Karim Al-Amin<\/a>\u00a0earned the Blue Raiders’ first point with a 7-6 (9-7), 6-3 win over Elijah Cham on court two.\u00a0Eric Crivei<\/a>\u00a0added another point for MTSU, rallying past Toto Llanes 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 on court six\u00a0<\/p>\n South Florida sealed the match with wins on courts five and four. Verdese defeated senior\u00a0Freddy Murray<\/a>\u00a07-5, 6-4 on court five, and Agustin Cuellar edged Dziopak in a three-set battle, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), on court four to secure the 5-2 final score.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0BOX SCORE\u00a0 3. Timeo Gaillard \/ Elijah Cham (USF) def.\u00a0Birtan Duran<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Antoine Mayoral<\/a>\u00a0(MTSU), 6-2\u00a0<\/p>\n 1. Hugo Car \/ Ettore Danesi (USF) vs.\u00a0Karim Al-Amin<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Ondrej Horak<\/a>\u00a0(MTSU), unfinished (5-4)\u00a0<\/p>\n Singles Results\u00a0 Order of Finish:\u00a0 UP NEXT: FOLLOW THE BLUE RAIDERS \u00a0
USF 5, MTSU 2
Doubles Results\u00a0
\u00a02. Toto Llanes \/ James Newton (USF) def.\u00a0Eric Crivei<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Jonasz Dziopak<\/a>\u00a0(MTSU), 6-2 \u00a0<\/p>\n
1.Hugo Car (USF) def.\u00a0Ondrej Horak<\/a>\u00a0(MTSU), 6-3, 6-4\u00a0
2.\u00a0Karim Al-Amin<\/a>\u00a0(MTSU) def. Elijah Cham (USF), 7-6 (9-7), 6-3\u00a0
3. Stepan Mruzek (USF) def.\u00a0Birtan Duran<\/a>\u00a0(MTSU), 6-4, 6-3\u00a0
4. Agustin Cuellar (USF) def.\u00a0Jonasz Dziopak<\/a>\u00a0(MTSU), 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (8-6)\u00a0
5. Gughi Verdese (USF) def.\u00a0Freddy Murray<\/a>\u00a0(MTSU), 7-5, 6-4\u00a0
6.\u00a0Eric Crivei<\/a>\u00a0(MTSU) def. Toto Llanes (USF), 4-6, 6-2, 6-2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Singles: 1, 3, 2, 5, 6, 4 \u00a0
Doubles: \u00a03, 2 \u00a0<\/p>\n
Middle Tennessee will host Chicago State on Monday, March 16.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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