Results

MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama men's tennis team came back to take the doubles point on their way to a 7-0 win over Samford Thursday afternoon at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.  

With the victory, the Jaguars improved to 8-4 on the year, while the Bulldogs dropped to 3-3.

"The guys really stepped up," said USA head coach Nick Brochu. "We just came back from a couple of losses, and today was very important."

To start doubles, Eduardo Lourido Sanchez and Jake Faundez defeated Tuki Jacobs (Windhoek, Namibia) and Juan Troglia (Mendoza, Argentina) 6-3 at No. 3.

USA bounced back when Gerhard Gruindelingh (Pretoria, South Africa) and Oliver Gingras (Quebec, Canada) dropped Trey Carter and Leonard Gerch 6-3 at No. 1. Tim Srkala (Brno, Czech Republic) and Pierre Noyon (Oye-Plage, France) secured the doubles point by beating Fares Kilani and Justin Ghavami 6-4 at No. 2.

"Doubles was very tough," Brochu said. "It was very close, but we played tough and closed it."

In the singles portion, Srkala topped Carter 6-2, 6-3 at No. 2, and at No. 1, Jacobs bested Kilani 6-3, 6-0 to give the Jags an early 3-0 lead.

Noyon clinched the win with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Gerch at No. 4.

"We had the momentum, and we never gave it up even when Samford fought back," said Brochu. "They never gave up, but today we were just 100 percent focused."

At No. 6, Lucas Gonzalez (Chateauroux, France) won 6-2, 6-4 over Faundez, and Dallas Teague (Spanish Fort, Ala.) defeated Lourido Sanchez in a tight 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), (10-7) decision at No. 5. Troglia finished the match with a 6-0, 2-6, 6-4 victory at No. 3.

"The goal was to put ourselves in a position to win and stick to the plan," said Brochu. "All six guys did that today."

The Jaguars return to action Friday, Feb. 26 when they travel to Oxford to take on Ole Miss.

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