March 6, 2015
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By Megan Herboth
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ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFKnights.com) - The UCF men's tennis team had a three-match win streak snapped with a 5-0 loss to No. 17 USF at the USF Varsity Courts on Friday afternoon. The Knights fell to 8-7 overall after facing their first conference opponent of the spring.
A quick win on court three opened the doubles action in USF's favor. Sophomores Chris Barrus and Inaki Espinola held a 5-3 lead over the duo of Oliver Pramming and Justin Roberts, who are ranked 35th in doubles, when the Bulls earned the doubles point with a win at No. 2.
Straight set wins on courts two, three and four sealed USF's home win. Sophomore Reece Acree claimed a 6-3 opening set win, but dropped the next two, 1-6, 2-10, to fall at No. 6 singles.
Senior Francesc Aulina won his opening set at No. 1 singles against No. 22 Roberto Cid and was playing a tight second set when the match ended. Sophomore Mariano Porter won the tie-breaker to claim a 7-6(5) win over Vadym Kalyuzhnyy at No. 5 singles and was leading the second set when the match finished.
UCF returns to the UCF Tennis Complex for a Sunday match against Butler. The teams are slated for a 10 a.m. start.
#17 USF 5, UCF 0
Singles competition
1. #22 Roberto Cid (USF) vs. Francesc Aulina (UCF) 7-5, 2-3, unfinished
2. Sasha Gozun (USF) def. Jose Sangroniz (UCF) 6-3, 6-1
3. Ignacio Gonzalez-Mun (USF) def. Inaki Espindola (UCF) 6-3, 6-2
4. Oliver Pramming (USF) def. Chris Barrus (UCF) 6-2, 6-3
5. Vadym Kalyuzhnyy (USF) vs. Mariano Porter (UCF) 6-7 (5-7), 1-2, unfinished
6. Justin Roberts (USF) def. Reece Acree (UCF) 3-6, 6-1, 10-2
Doubles competition
1. #35 Oliver Pramming/Justin Roberts (USF) vs. Chris Barrus/Inaki Espindola (UCF) 3-5, unfinished
2. Vadym Kalyuzhnyy/Sasha Gozun (USF) def. Francesc Aulina/Reece Acree (UCF) 6-2
3. Roberto Cid/Ignacio Gonzalez-Mun (USF) def. Mariano Porter/Jose Sangroniz (UCF) 6-0
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (2,4,3,6)