WAKE FOREST, N.C. – University of South Alabama sophomores Loic Cloes and Clement Marzol fell in their opening round match at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex Thursday in the NCAA Men's Doubles Tournament.
 
Ranked No. 53 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, Cloes and Marzol lost 6-4, 6-4 to No. 13 Chema Carranza and Josef Dodridge of Wisconsin
 
THE MATCH
- The opening set saw each pairing hold serve in the first eight games.
- Carranza and Dodridge broke the Jags' serve in game nine to take a 5-4 led in the opening set.
- The Badgers then took the set while on serve 6-4.
- Serve was broken in the first three games of set two.
- In game three, Cloes and Marzol staved off three break points, but Wisconsin took the game to lead 2-1.
- Serve was held across the final seven games as Carranza and Dodridge took the set 6-4 to win the match.
 
NOTES
- Cloes and Marzol finished the season 19-7.
- They were 3-3 against nationally ranked opponents.
- With their appearance at the NCAA Tournament, they were the first South Alabama men's doubles pairing to reach the NCAA Tournament since Romain Bocaert and Lucas Viel in 2011.
 
THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Nick Brochu
Opening statement: "The guys had been on fire the last three weeks. They played well today, but it wasn't clicking as much as they were hoping. I think that made us nervous and a little impatient. Wisconsin served really well. I think we only got two break points the entire match and only broke on one."
 
On their future: "There are no easy teams at the NCAA Tournament. It was a great experience for our two sophomores. I know they'll come back hungrier in August wanting to get back to the NCAA's and go even further."
 
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