FORT MYERS, Fla. – The University of South Alabama men’s tennis team rolled over Florida Gulf Coast for the second time this season with a dominating 7-0 win at the FGCU Tennis Complex Tuesday.

"I'm proud of the guys in the way they closed matches today,” USA head coach Nick Brochu said. “In many matches, we took an early lead and kept it throughout the match.  We never gave them the chance to come back.” 

In doubles action, USA’s Lucas Viel paired with Dauw Kruger to defeat the Eagles’ Gabriel Echeverry and Mitchell Lvovsky 8-2 on the No. 3 court. Christian Kuehne and Alexandre Bernard followed at the No. 1 flight with an 8-6 win over Matthew Rock and Thibaud Aime to secure the doubles point for the Jags. The Jaguar pair of Romain Bocaert and Hanno Bartsch rounded out doubles play at No. 2 with an 8-6 victory over FGCU’s Sebastian Leitz and Carlo Checchia.

“We started very well by playing aggressive doubles and winning all three matches,” Brochu said. “Our No. 3 doubles team did very well giving us the first doubles win after only 25 minutes.”

The Jags (6-6) came out just as strong in singles competition winning five out of six matches in straight sets. Bartsch, a sophomore, kicked off the action with a quick 6-4, 6-1 win over Rock at the No. 4 spot followed by Viel’s 6-3, 6-1 win on the No. 2 court over the Eagles’ Checcia. USA’s Kruger continued his winning ways beating FGCU’s Lvovsky 6-2, 6-0 at No. 5 singles to clinch the match for the Jaguars.

“In singles, we played very aggressive,” said Brochu. “Hanno and Lucas were able to give us some quick wins. It took a lot of pressure off the other guys. We were able to relax and win six singles matches.

 “We will stay cool tomorrow and be ready for a big Sun Belt match on Thursday against Florida Atlantic,” He continued. “FAU is a talented team who made the championship finals last year. It will be a great battle."

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