For the second time in three years, Roberto Cid is headed to college tennis' version of the Sweet 16.
The USF senior, seeded No. 2 overall in the NCAA men's singles tournament in Tulsa, Okla., dispatched second-round foe Mazen Osama of Alabama, 6-0, 6-3 on Thursday to earn a berth in the Round of 16.
A quarterfinal qualifier as a sophomore in 2014, Cid faces either Uros Petronijevic of San Diego or Oklahoma's Axel Alvarez Llamas in the Round of 16. He topped Petronijevic in three sets earlier this season.
“At this point in the season, you’re peaking," said Cid, pushed to three sets in his opening-round match against Texas Tech's Felipe Soares.