MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama men's tennis team will compete in the ITA Southern Regional Championships held at the LSU Tennis Complex in Baton Rouge, La., beginning on Thursday.
 
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:
Date: Oct. 19, 2017 through Oct. 23, 2017
Host: Louisiana State University
Place: LSU Tennis Complex
 
ON THE COURT FOR THE JAGUARS
-Clement Marzol (So., Toulouse, France)
-Loic Cloes (So., Orye, Belgium)
-Lucas Gonzalez (Jr., Chateauroux, France)
-Olivier Gringas (Sr., Quebec City, Quebec, Canada)
 
NOTES
-Marzol enters the tournament with a 4-1 singles record, while Cloes sports a 3-1 record.
-Cloes and Marzol are 5-1 in doubles competition this fall.
-Gingras and Gonzalez are each coming off perfect showings, 3-0, at the Samford Invitational last weekend.
-Gringas will face the winner of Mississippi State's Hunter Harrison and UNO's Nicholas Kramer Thursday afternoon in the qualifying draw for singles.
-Gonzalez will start in the main draw with a match against Troy's Antonio Selma on Friday, while Cloes and Marzol will start in the main draw on Saturday with their opponents to be determined.
-Cloes/Marzol and Gonzalez/Gingras will each begin doubles action on Saturday with opponents TBD.


THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Nick Brochu
On last weekend: "I really liked the way we started and finished the Samford Invitational. We went there as the number one seed and we showed we can play well and be consistent."
On the excitement for this weekend: "The guys are excited. When you go to regionals, that's where all the best players from the Southern region will be from Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Last year we did well, but this year we are looking for good results across the board."
On what the team needs to do to be successful this weekend: "We have to take care of the matches we need to early in the tournament and not spend more time on the court than we need to because you eventually run into big opponents and you want to be fresh."
 
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