SURPRISE, Ariz. – The University of South Alabama men's tennis doubles team of Loic Cloes and Clement Marzol advanced Thursday in the consolation draw at the 2018 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Date: Nov. 8
Place: Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex
DOUBLES
- Cloes and Marzol earned a 6-3, 6-4 win over Toby Boyer and Micah Klousia of Nebraska in their first consolation match.
NOTES
- The duo will next take on Kyle Seelig and Alex Kobelt of Ohio State — who were seeded third in the main draw — in the quarterfinals of the consolation bracket.
- It was the seventh victory of the fall for the juniors.
- This will be the first time during the fall season they will take on a doubles team from the Big Ten Conference.
THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Nick Brochu
On the pair's match on Thursday: "It was a little up and down today, but we got the job done. We realized we had to play more conservative and play solid. Sometimes we pushed too hard and forced it too early. After being up a set and up 3-1, we made some mistakes to let them back in the match. Down 3-4, we settled down and focused on making balls. We need to learn to win and be happy with it even if it's not too pretty. Solid basic doubles won the match today."
On Friday's matchup: "We need to be discipline with our game plan tomorrow against Ohio State. They play with a lot of power, but we need to stick to our game."
Up next: Play resumes in the consolation bracket at 7 p.m. (CST) on Friday.
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