Green Wave Drops 4–3 Match to Bulls

Sunday, April 12

NEW ORLEANS

1:00 PM

Tulane University

#63 South Florida

Daniel Phillips

Apr 12, 2026 | Men's Tennis

NEW ORLEANS – The South Florida men's tennis team, ranked No. 63 nationally, secured a 4-3 win after dropping the doubles point to Tulane on Sunday afternoon at Goldring Tennis Center.

The Bulls improved to 10-13 on the season, while Tulane fell to 7-11.

Alec Gaudin and doubles partner Piotr Andrzejewski won their match, 6-4, before Hady ElKordy and Asaf Friedler followed with a 7-5 victory to give the Green Wave the doubles point.

In singles play, Daniel Phillips won at the No. 1 position, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4. Alec Gaudin also picked up a win at the No. 3 spot, 6-4, 4-6, 10-8.

Tulane will travel to Tulsa next week for the American Conference Championships. Matches will be played at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center from Thursday through Sunday. Seeds for the tournament will be announced Monday.

South Florida 4, Tulane 3
Doubles
1- James Newton/Toto Llanes (USF) def. Daniel Phillips/Lance Nisbet (TULM) 6-3
2- Hady ElKordy/Asaf Friedler (TULM) def. Gughi Verdese/Ettore Danesi (USF) 7-5
3- Piotr Andrzejewski/Alec Gaudin (TULM) def. Timeo Gaillard/Stepan Mruzek (USF) 6-4

Singles
1- Daniel Phillips (TULM) def. Elijah Cham (USF) 7-6 (7-1), 6-4
2- Stepan Mruzek (USF) def. Asaf Friedler (TULM) 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
3- Alec Gaudin (TULM) def. Agustin Cuellar (USF) 6-4, 4-6, (10-8)
4- Gughi Verdese (USF) def. Piotr Andrzejewski (TULM) 7-6 (7-2), 6-3
5- Timeo Gaillard (USF) def. Hady ElKordy (TULM) 6-3, 6-3
6- James Newton (USF) def. Andres Delgadillo (TULM) 6-4, 6-0

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