MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama men's tennis team will send four players – Loïc Cloes, Clément Marzol, Louis Delcour and Martin Bugaj – to compete this weekend at the ITA Southern Regionals hosted by Auburn at the Yarbrough Tennis Center. Bugaj and Delcour will open play on Thursday, while Cloes and Marzol are scheduled to begin play on Saturday.

MATCH INFORMATION
Tournament Name: ITA Southern Regionals
Host: Auburn
Dates: 10/17-20
Place: Yarbrough Tennis Center (Auburn, Ala.)
Participating Teams: Auburn, Alabama, Alabama State, Jacksonville State, Troy, SOUTH ALABAMA, Samford, UAB, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Southern Mississippi, New Orleans, LSU, Louisiana and Tulane

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Thursday: Two qualifying singles rounds
Friday: Final round qualifying singles (morning), 1st round of doubles (afternoon)
Saturday: Doubles round of 32 and round of 16 (morning), One round main draw singles (afternoon)
Sunday: Doubles quarterfinals, singles quarterfinals
Monday: Doubles semifinals, singles semifinals
Tuesday: Singles and doubles finals

ON THE COURT FOR THE JAGUARS
- Loïc Cloes (Sr., Oreye, Belgium, 7-4 Singles, 3-2 Doubles)
- Martin Bugaj (Fr., Hodonín, Czech Republic, 4-4 Singles, 4-4 Doubles)
- Louis Delcour (So., Lille, France, 3-3 Singles, 2-4 Doubles)
- Clément Marzol (Sr., Toulouse, France, 6-2 Singles, 5-3 Doubles)

NOTES
- Cloes went 4-1 last week at the Saint Francis Health System ITA All-American in singles action with three of his four wins coming against opponents ranked in the ITA preseason rankings.
- Cloes' first singles match at the ITA Southern Regionals will be the 100th of his collegiate career. Cloes is also two doubles matches of reaching the century mark as well. The senior holds a career singles record of 79-20 and a career doubles mark of 66-32 entering the weekend.
- Marzol has won six of his eight singles matches this fall.
- Marzol and Cloes advanced all the way to the doubles final of last fall's ITA Southern Regionals before dropping a three-set decision to the doubles team of Giovanni Oradini/Niclas Braun (Mississippi State). The Jag duo still earned a bid to the ITA Nationals.
- Martin Bugaj and Louis Delcour will open up play Thursday in the qualifying round, while Marzol and Cloes will open in the Main Draw on Saturday.
- Auburn is one of 12 sites that will host an ITA Regional this fall.

UP NEXT
- Following the ITA Southern Regional, South Alabama will compete at the Birmingham CC Invitational in Birmingham, Ala. (Nov. 1-3).

THEY SAID IT
Head coach Nick Brochu
- On the ITA Southern Regionals: "Four players will be competing for us this weekend at the ITA Southern Regionals, which is probably the second strongest tournament that we play in the fall after the All-American. The Southern Region includes teams from Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi, so we will compete against five teams from one of the Power 5 conferences, so it'll be a high level of competition for us and at the same time, it's a great opportunity for our players to play against that type of competition."
- On Martin Bugaj and Louis Delcour: "I feel Martin and Louis have a very good chance to advance in the qualies, but it depends on the draw that they get. They've played better each tournament this fall and become more consistent, which I think is key if you want to advance in the qualies. You need to be consistent with your level of play."
- On Loïc Cloes and Clément Marzol:  "I expect both Loïc and Clem to be seeded in their draws. Loïc has been ranked and turned in a strong performance at the All-American. If Clem isn't seeded, he will be a dangerous player because he's such a consistent player and hard to beat. You have to really dig in to win every single point against him. Those two will be ready to make a splash this weekend."
- On Cloes and Marzol repeating their doubles performances a year ago: "Loïc and Clem are definitely looking forward to playing at this event again because they were able to advance all the way to the finals, which qualified them for nationals. It's definitely a tournament they are competing in and one that they are looking at playing a high-level of tennis."

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