GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of South Alabama men's tennis team (1-1) fell to No. 9 Florida, 4-0, in its first matchup at the ITA Kickoff on Saturday.
 
DOUBLES
- Loic Cloes and Clement Marzol were defeated by No. 1 Alfredo Perez and Johannes Ingildsen, 6-1.
- Maxime Lapraille and Lucas Gonzalez fell to No. 11Oliver Crawford and Chase Perez-Blanco, 6-0, on court 3.
- Santiago di Loreto and Olivier Gingras were tied with No. 10 McClain Kessler and Duarte Vale, 3-3, when the match was called after the previous two matches finished.
 
SINGLES
- Lapraille fell to Florida's Andrade 6-0, 6-1.
-  di Loreto lost to UF's Perez-Blanco 6-0, 6-2, on court
- Florida's Crawford defeated Gingras, 6-1, 6-0, to clinch the match on court 3.
- Cloes, Marzol and Gonzalez did not finish their matches as the game was called when Florida clinched the contest.
 
THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Nick Brochu
On today's match: "It was a tough match today. Florida was on point with everything. Our freshman got really nervous and we couldn't rise up for the big points. I think we won less than 10 percent of the deuce points. Some scores don't reflect how close the matches were since we lost most of the deciding points."
 
On the guys coming back from injuries and illness: "It was good to see Clement (Marzol) play a great match since he just came back from mono. Loic (Cloes) played a competitive match after coming back from a wrist fracture."
 
On what he wants to see for tomorrow: "Overall, we need our new guys to learn to relax and just play hard. Tomorrow will be another big challenge and we need to learn from today."
 
UP NEXT
The Jags will face the loser of Pepperdine and South Florida tomorrow. The match is scheduled to begin no earlier than 4 p.m. (EST) depending on the finish time of the men's championship.
 
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