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PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. – The third-seeded University of South Alabama men's tennis team pulled out a 4-2 victory over sixth-seeded UTA in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference Championships Friday after dropping the doubles point.
 
DOUBLES
- On court 2, Olivier Gingras and Sacha Modica picked up a 6-3 victory over Eduard Simo and Andre Russo.
- Lucas Gonzalez and Max Lapraille dropped their doubles contest to Enrique Pardo and Sanshidh Kommaruju at No. 3, 6-3.
- No. 39 Loic Cloes and Clement Marzol fell on court 1 in a tightly contest match 7-5 Guanarteme Nuez and Mauricio Del Rio as UTA clinched the doubles point.

SINGLES
- Lapraille made quick work of Kommaruju on court 6, 6-1, 6-2.
- Gingras soon followed with a 6-0, 6-3 triumph over Abhishek Bastola at No. 5.
- Gonzalez battled back after an 0-6 first set to take the next to 6-2, 7-5 on court 4 to defeat Simo.
- Marzol dropped a three-set match at No.1, 3-6, 7-6 (6-4), 6-1, to No. 95 Nuez.
- Cloes clinched the match on court 2 taking his matchup over Pardo in three sets 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (6-2).
- Modica was tied 1-1 in a third-set tiebreak on court three when the match was ended.
 
NOTES
- The win moved South Alabama's record to 12-9 on the season and ended a three-match losing streak.
- Cloes' single victory moves his dual record to 18-1 this season.
- With his victory on court 4, Gonzalez ended a five-match losing streak in singles.
- Gingras captured his first singles win the team's last four duals after having two matches going unfinished and suffering a loss.
- Lapraille has taken five of his last six decisions, with four of those victories coming in straight sets.

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Nick Brochu
On the win over UTA: "What a night. The seedings do not represent how good both teams are. We lost the doubles point and I think some of our guys were disappointed and surprised. You have to regroup and we did that in singles. We won the first set in five matches. We went from outdoor to indoor courts. I think there was nothing better than our No. 2 guy, the player to watch from this year, against the newcomer of the year. You can't ask for much more than 7-6 in the third in that contest. I am so proud of our seniors and captains who came up big. Oli [Gingras] and Lucas [Gonzalez] gave us crucial points. Lucas after losing a quick first set came back and won 7-5 in the third. It was big. We knew going into this match it was going to be a battle and it was. The atmosphere was like a final. Now we have to regroup because we have App State tomorrow. They are living on a high right now because they upset Louisiana. We have to make sure we take them seriously."

UP NEXT
The Jags take on seventh-seeded Appalachian State in the semifinals at 2 p.m. (C.T.).  
 
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