STATESBORO - USF spoiled the home opener for Georgia Southern men's tennis on Sunday afternoon, taking a 5-2 victory at the Wallis Tennis Center.

The Bulls improved to 5-2 on the young season with the win, while the Eagles fell to 3-4. Georgia Southern returns to action on Friday, February 14, hosting Jacksonville State in a 10 a.m. match at Wallis.

USF collected the doubles point from the Eagles with 6-4 wins at both No. 1 and No. 3 doubles.

Georgia Southern won the first sets in four of six singles matches, then tied the score at 1-1 with a 7-5, 6-4 win from Matthew Mitchell at No. 6 singles. After the Bulls won at No. 3 singles, Pierre Mouesca claimed a 7-6 (1), 6-2 win at No. 4 singles to knot the match up at 2-all.

In singles, Ole Miss won the first sets in five of six singles matches, then clinched the victory with straight-set wins at No. 1, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 singles.

USF then finished off the match with a straight-set win at No. 1 singles and three-set wins at No. 2 and No. 5 singles.

USF 5, Georgia Southern 2
Results

Singles
1. Hugo Car (USF) def. Dimitris Paliouras (GS) 7-6 (6), 6-4
2. Elijah Cham (USF) def. Aaron James Williams (GS) 2-6, 7-5, 6-2
3. Agustin Cuellar (USF) def. Pol del Castillo (GS) 6-3, 7-5
4. Pierre Mouesca (GS) def. Gughi Verdese (USF) 7-6 (1), 6-2
5. Toto Llanes (USF) def. Laurent Julia Calac (GS) 4-6, 7-6, 7-5 
6. Matthew Mitchell (GS) def. Ben Hudson (USF) 7-5, 6-4

Doubles
1. Stepan Mruzek/Agustin Cuellar (USF) def. #73 Pol del Castillo/Dimitris Paliouras (GS) 6-4
2. Laurent Julia Calac/Aaron James Williams (GS) def. Tom Pavlekovich-Smith/Hugo Car (USF) 0-1, retired
3. Ben Hudson/Toto Llanes (USF) def. Matthew Mitchell/Pierre Mouesca (GS) 6-4