HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The University of South Alabama men's tennis team closed out competition at the Southern Miss Invitational held at the Southern Miss Tennis Center winning four of its five doubles matches and three of its five singles contests.
Tournament Name: Southern Miss Invitational
Host: Southern Mississippi
Date: 9/28
Place: Southern Miss Tennis Facility (Hattiesburg, Miss.)
DOUBLES
1. Clément Marzol / Sébastien Collard (South Alabama) def. Dominik Fritsche / Daniil Klimov (William Carey), 8-7 (4)
2. Martin Bugaj / Leon Pet'ko (South Alabama) def. Matthieu Peres (Southern Miss) / Atikan Juprang (William Carey), 8-4
DOUBLES
1. Zhe Zhou / Alexey Nesterov (Alabama) def. Marzol / Collard (South Alabama), 8-3
2. Bugaj / Pet'ko (South Alabama) def. Nikolai Manchev / Parker Bradbury (UAB), 8-6
3. Tom El Safadi / Giovani Pasini (UAB) def. Louis Delcour / Ezra Blissard (South Alabama), 8-3
SINGLES
1. Bugaj (South Alabama) def. Misha Fomenkov (New Orleans), 4-6, 6-4, 10-5
2. Delcour (South Alabama) def. Johannes Klein (New Orleans), 6-2, 6-4
3. Pet'ko (South Alabama) vs. Austin Vos (New Orleans), 3-2, unfinished
4. Collard (South Alabama) def. Espen Lagarde (New Orleans), 4-6, 6-3, 13-11
5. Mihajlo Drobnjakovic (New Orleans) def. Blissard (South Alabama), 6-0, 7-6
NOTES
- South Alabama opened up with two rounds of doubles and closed things out with a round of singles play.
- Collard did not play in the singles round and everyone for South moved up a spot.
- Pet'ko and Bugaj – both freshmen – won both their doubles matches and their singles match on Sunday.
UP NEXT
- Part of the Jaguar men's squad will head to Birmingham, Ala., to compete in the Samford Round Robin (Oct. 4-6), while Cloes and Marzol will travel to Tulsa, Okla., to compete in the All-American (Oct. 5-13).
THEY SAID IT
Assistant coach Juan Cruz Soria
- On the final day of the Southern Miss Invitational: "Today, the guys were solid in doubles during the morning. They had good returns and volleys. Leon [Pet'ko] and Sébastien Collard were our highlight. Everyone still needs to work on serves. In the afternoon the guys played smarter. They looked and acted with more confidence and status. They all put out a good fight in every court."
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