MOBILE, Ala. — The University of South Alabama men's tennis team remains undefeated in Sun Belt play with a 4-1 win over Georgia Southern on Saturday afternoon on the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts. 

The Jaguars got off to a quick start winning the doubles point over the Eagles. Sam Serrano and Sacha Modica defeated their opponents on court one in a tiebreaker set to clinch the point for South Alabama. 

Heading into singles up 1-0 over Georgia Southern, the Jaguars were quick to capture another point and go up 2-0. Loic Cloes earned a straight set win on court three and a couple of his teammates followed suit for the match. After Clement Marzol fell on court two, Maxime Lapraille and Serrano won in straight sets, with Serrano clinching the match on court four for the Jags. 

DOUBLES
1. Sam Serrano/Sacha Modica (USA) def. Antonio Muniz/Murphy McCullough (GS) 7-6.
2. Stefano Di Aloy/JC Alcala (GS) def. Loic Cloes/Santiago Di Loreto (USA) 6-4.
3. Maxime Lapraille/Louis Delcour (USA) def. Diego Finkelstein/Pascal Wagemaker (GS) 6-2. 

SINGLES
1. Sacha Modica (USA) vs. Antonio Muniz (GS) 3-6, 4-5, unfinished. 
2. Stefano Di Aloy (GS) def. Clement Marzol (USA) 6-3, 6-3.
3. Loic Cloes (USA) def. Diego Finkelstein (GS) 6-1, 6-2.
4. Maxime Lapraille (USA) def. Murphy McCullough (GS) 6-4, 6-1. 
5. Sam Serrano (USA) def. Pascal Wagemaker (GS) 6-2, 6-0. 
6. Santiago Di Loreto (USA) vs. Santiago Suarez (GS) 3-6, 2-4, unfinished. 

NOTES
- South Alabama moves to 13-5 on the season and is now 3-0 against Sun Belt opponents. 
- Lapraille and Louis Delcour defeated the Georgia Southern duo on court three in doubles to put the Jags in position to win the doubles points. 
- Santiago Di Loreto filled in for Delcour on court six and was down 2-4 in the second set when the Jags clinched the match. 
- Modica was in a battle on court one. After losing the first set 3-6, he was down 4-5 in the second set and the match went unfinished. 
- There was a five minute weather delay due to rain, during the singles point. 

UP NEXT
South Alabama takes on Georgia State at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Courts on Sunday, March 31. First serve is set for 11 a.m. 

QUOTES
Head Coach Nick Brochu
On the quick start: "Loic got us started. Doubles was good, we showed a lot of energy. We got the job done and got the point. We didn't have a full singles lineup, which sometimes is a little extra challenge. But everyone needs to step up, and Loic was on fire. He got a quick first set and a quick win got us on the board. He put us up 2-0 and as soon as you go up like that you can feel the momentum. Sam and Max both got the first set. We knew it was just a matter of time, but we just had to keep pressing. Sam has a lot of experience, he knew he was going to win, but kept the pressure on and finished the job." 

On the overall play today: "I think the guys, they are teammates and friends on and off the court. They're here to support each other. Today we had two guys that had a bad day. They got a little angry but everyone was cheering them up. It's rare that you're going to get all six players playing 100 percent. Today we had four guys that had a good day and got us some quick wins, and that's how it works with a team." 

On preparing for tomorrow's match with Georgia State: "Right now we're heading into the training room. We have to do recovery, drink a lot of water, rest up, and eat a good meal tonight. We will have a team meeting and be ready to go. We played Georgia State last year in the conference final, and the year before. Everyone knows tomorrow is potentially the fight for the regular season winner. We don't want to think about that though, we are going to enjoy it. It's always a great fight. Georgia State is a great team and they have a great coach." 

Senior Sam Serrano
On winning the doubles point: "I mean the guys were playing pretty solid. We felt that we had them the whole way. We won every service game. We had some chances here and there. The break wasn't really affecting us all that much. And then, we were playing solid, holding our serve pretty well. In the tiebreaker we came through strong and got the point." 

On the five minute rain delay: "It helped me a little bit, just to relax and think about the match to realize I was up. When we came back from the delay he was serving and I got another break. It helped me settle down a little bit." 

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