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Gophers Nipped at South Florida, 4-3
3/18/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
TAMPA, Fla. - The No. 25-ranked Minnesota tennis team dropped its final non-conference match Wednesday afternoon, falling to 21st-ranked South Florida, 4-3, at the USF Varsity Tennis Complex in Tampa, Fla. The loss snapped a three-match winning streak for the Gophers, who fell to 10-5.
On the season, Minnesota finished with a 9-5 record in non-league competition and now has a 5-5 ledger versus ranked opponents.
To begin the match, USF became the third team all season to defeat the Gophers in the doubles competition. Roberto Cid and Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz won at No. 3 and No. 37-ranked Oliver Pramming and Justin Roberts defeated No. 66 Mathieu Froment and Jack Hamburg at No. 1 to earn the day's first team point. The score of each match was 6-2.
Pramming came up big for the Bulls again in singles, pushing his team's lead to 2-0 with a 6-2, 6-4 win at the third position. Matic Spec then got Minnesota on the board with a victory in straight sets at No. 4, but South Florida clinched the win with triumphs by Sasha Gozun and 21st-ranked Roberto Cid at the second and first spots, respectively.
To conclude the day, Felix Corwin rallied from a one-set deficit for a super tiebreaker win at No. 5 and Froment dispatched Vadym Kalyuzhnyy 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 1-0 (10-5) in the sixth flight.
Spec and Corwin maintained their team lead in singles victories in 2014-15 with 21 apiece.
The Gophers play twice this weekend as Big Ten play resumes. No. 45 Iowa pays a visit to the Baseline Tennis Center Friday at 6 p.m. The Maroon and Gold then travels to No. 74 Nebraska Sunday for a noon match.
No. 21 South Florida 4, No. 25 Minnesota 3
USF Varsity Tennis Courts (Tampa, Fla.)
Singles competition
1. No. 21 Roberto Cid (USF) def. No. 25 Leandro Toledo (MINN) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
2. Sasha Gozun (USF) def. Jack Hamburg (MINN) 6-3, 7-6 (5)
3. Oliver Pramming (USF) def. Ruben Weber (MINN) 6-2, 6-4
4. Matic Spec (MINN) def. Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz (USF) 7-5, 6-3
5. Felix Corwin (MINN) def. Justin Roberts (USF) 6-7 (4), 6-4, 1-0 (5)
6. Mathieu Froment (MINN) def. Vadym Kalyuzhnyy (USF) 7-6 (5), 4-6, 1-0 (5)
Doubles competition
1. No. 37 Oliver Pramming/Justin Roberts (USF) def. No. 66 Mathieu Froment/Jack Hamburg (MINN) 6-2
2. Sasha Gozun/Vadym Kalyuzhnyy (USF) vs. No. 80 Felix Corwin/Leandro Toledo (MINN) 4-5, unfinished
3. Roberto Cid/Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz (USF) def. Eric Frueh/Matic Spec (MINN) 6-2
Match Notes
Minnesota 10-5 (1-0 Big Ten)
South Florida 13-4 (1-0 AAC)
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,4,2,1,5,6)
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