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BY BRITTANY WEINER

Special to GoUSFBulls.com

After two match wins in a row, the USF men's tennis team wasn't able to put up win number three on Sunday at #34 VCU in Richmond, Va.

Juan Carlos Acuna Gerard was the lone winner in singles play, but it wasn't enough for the Bulls as they fall to the Rams 6-1 at the Thalhimer Tennis Center.

VCU is the Bull's ninth ranked opponent this season. The only ranked opponent the Bulls have knocked off this year was on March 8 against #75 University of Pennsylvania.

The highlight of the day came from junior Juan Carlos Acuna Gerard who took down VCU's Antoine Baroz in two sets, 7-6, 6-2.

In doubles, partners Wael Kilani and Federico Sabogal battled with the Rams' Wennakoski and Svensson. They came up a game shy and fell 8-6.

The Bulls will face their tenth ranked opponent when they head to Baton Rouge on Tuesday to face #25 LSU.

VCU 6, USF 1

March 11, 2012

Thalhimer Tennis Center

Richmond, Va.

Singles

1. #89 Max Wennakoski (VCU) def. Wael Kilani (USF) 6-2, 7-5

2. Alexis Heugas (VCU) def. Yannick Yoshizawa (USF) 6-3, 6-4

3. Filip Svensson (VCU) def. Federico Sabogal (USF) 6-2, 6-1

4. Juan Carlos Acuna Gerard (USF) def. Antoine Baroz (VCU) 7-6, 6-3

5. Alejandro Argente (VCU) def. Lucas Marin-Salcedo (USF) 6-1, 6-2

6. Jamie Vazquez Catoira (VCU) def. Oliver Pramming (USF) 6-3, 6-0

Doubles

1. A.Baroz/A.Heugas (VCU) def. Y.Yoshizawa/O.Pramming (USF) 8-4

2. M.Wennakoski/F.Svensson (VCU) def. W.Kilani/F.Sabogal (USF) 8-6

3. J.Vazquez Catoira/A.Argente (VCU) def. R.Patel/S.Hagn (USF) 8-2