TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Sacha Modica and Samuel Serrano each advanced to the main draw in singles with victories in their final qualifying matches on Friday at the ITA Southern Regional.  
 
The pair fell to the consolation draw in doubles.
 
Final Round Qualifying Singles
- Modica defeated Louisiana's Pearse Dolan 6-2, 6-3 to reach the main draw.
- Serrano dropped the first set 3-6 to Finn Reynolds of Ole Miss, but battled back to take the next two sets 6-1, 6-4 and reach the main draw.
 
First Round Main Draw Doubles
- Modica and Serrano fell 8-5 to Auburn's Brandon Laubser and Ted Maclean.


THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Nick Brochu
On Modica's performance in singles: "Great singles play by our two Jags. Sacha probably played only one bad game today. He was very solid and focused on every point. He neutralized his opponent's big aggressive game and stayed on top of him the entire match."
 
On Serrano's performance in singles: "Sam has to fight more today. He was playing against an explosive player. He regrouped after the first set and broke down his opponent's forehand and won ten of the next twelve games. He got a little tight at the end but fought hard to win a big match."
 
Looking ahead to main draw action: "It's a good accomplishment to have four guys in the main draw. The Southern Region is a strong region with five SEC teams. We improved from last year and we plan on having good results in the main draw."
 
UP NEXT
The Jags have four players in main draw singles action Saturday with Loic Cloes taking on Auburn's Lorenzo Rodriguez, Modica facing Mississippi State's Strahinja Rakic, Clement Marzol matching up against MSU's Florian Broska and Serrano taking on LSU's Shane Monroe. Modica and Serrano will play in consolation doubles against Jacksonville State's Guillermo Agost and Aljaz Kaplja. Marzol and Cloes begin main draw doubles action in the second round against Ole Miss' Simon Junk and Cotter Wilson. If they win the match they play in the third round later in the afternoon.
 
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