April 23, 2005

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Sixth-seeded South Florida upset fourth-seeded Memphis 4-1 Friday in the quarterfinals of the 2005 Conference USA Men's Tennis Championship at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.

The teams began the match playing doubles outdoors. The Tigers' Alex Bucewicz and Marten Tamla defeated Andreas Maroldt and Marc Jaeger 8-3 at No. 2. Mark Finnegan and Alex Jago beat Juan Barragan and Dillon Brozyna 8-5 at the No. 3 spot to clinch the doubles point.

The teams moved inside when inclement weather set in and had to wait out a tornado warning before beginning the singles matches. When singles finally began, Maroldt tied the match at 1-1 as he defeated Jago 6-4, 6-3 at No. 4. Brozyna topped Scott Felsenthal 7-6, 6-3 at No. 6 to give the Bulls a 2-1 lead. Kiendl defeated Bucewicz 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 at the top spot to make it a 3-1 match. Barragan outlasted James Spence 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 at No. 2 to clinch the match.

USF will face top-seeded Tulane in a semifinal match Saturday at noon.

Match Summary * USF 4 * Memphis 1
Singles
1. Uli Kiendl, USF def. Alex Bucewicz, MEM 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
2. Juan Barragan, USF def. James Spence, MEM 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4
3. Marten Tamla, MEM vs. Federico Barton, USF 6-4, 6-7, 2-1 susp.
4. Andreas Maroldt, USF def. Alex Jago, MEM 6-4, 6-3
5. Marc Jaeger, USF vs. Mark Finnegan, MEM 2-6, 7-6 (3), 3-2
6. Dillon Brozyna, USF def. Scott Felsenthal, MEM 7-6, 6-3
Order of finish: 4, 6, 1, 2

Doubles
1. Spence/Felsenthal, MEM vs. Kiendl/Barton, USF 7-4, susp.
2. Bucewicz/Tamla, MEM def. Maroldt/Jaeger, USF 8-3
3. Barragan/Brozyna MEM def. Finnegan/Jago USF 8-5
Order of finish: 2, 3