MOBILE, Ala. – Loic Cloes, a sophomore member of the University of South Alabama men's tennis program, visited to record this week's edition of "Inside JagNation."

Going into this week's matches at the H.E.B. Invitational in Corpus Christi, Texas, the Oreye, Belgium, native has a 7-0 singles mark and is 6-1 in doubles this spring; for the year he is 14-3 in singles and 13-4 in doubles.  After joining in the program in January 2017, Cloes went 23-3 in singles — including a team-best 14 wins in a row from Jan. 15-March 8 — and 17-9 in doubles, earning first-team all-Sun Belt Conference honors in the latter and second-team all-league recognition in the former while helping the Jaguars finish 23-6 after advancing to the championship match of the conference tournament.

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In this episode of the official podcast of Jaguar Athletics, Cloes explains what he believes has been the key to his start during the spring campaign, what he learned in dropping a pair of three-set matches in the fall to go 3-0 in those situations this semester, and what he looks for from his partner to form a successful doubles team.  Additional topics include how old he was when he first started playing tennis and why he was interested in the sport, why he chose to come to South Alabama, his expectations upon arriving last spring and his reaction to earning all-Sun Belt honors as a freshman.  Cloes also discusses how his performance as a freshman has played a role in setting goals for this season and beyond, and his current plan after graduating from South.

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