Box Score
TROY, Ala. – The University of South Alabama men's tennis team (8-5) dropped doubles point, but rallies to win four singles matches to defeat Troy, 4-1, on the road Saturday.
 
DOUBLES
- Loic Cloes and Clement Marzol kicked off action with a 6-2 win on court 1 over Troy's Oskar Michalek and Mustapha Belcora.
- Olivier Gingras and Max Lapraille dropped their match on court 3, 6-4, to Jiaqi Duan and Pelayo Antuña.
- The Trojans clinched the doubles point with Andy Lau and Amer Bedwan defeating Sacha Modica and Santiago di Loreto, 6-4, on court 2.
 
SINGLES
- Cloes started singles with a victory on court 2 over Lau 6-1, 6-1.
- Marzol carried the momentum from Cloes' victory into a 6-2, 2-2 triumph over Michalek on court 1.
- Modica proceeded to win court 3, 6-3, 6-4, to take down Antuña.
- Lucas Gonzalez clinched the match for South Alabama defeating Mustapha Belcora, 6-4, 6-2, on court 5.
 
THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Nick Brochu
On doubles: "We tried new doubles teams today and the chemistry was not there. We were flat and quiet. Troy took over and got louder and louder."
 
On Cloes' start in singles: "Loic showed great leadership by quickly taking down their senior leader and tied the match 1-1. We could see how confident we became as soon as we won the first set on four courts."
 
On what kept them in the match: "I believe we won the match today because we refused to go away on courts four and six. Oli [Gingras] demonstrated captain qualities by turning it around after losing the first set. He fought hard to come back and win the second set. Same thing with Max [Lapraille]. Those two guys refused to go away and kept us in the match. If Troy went up 3-1, it would have been a completely different match with much more pressure on the rest of the guys. It was a great team effort in a must win situation today."
 
UP NEXT
The Jags return to the court on Thursday when they host New Orleans at 2 p.m.
 
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