MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama men's tennis team will open up the dual-match portion of the spring schedule this weekend when the Jaguars travel to take on Florida State Friday afternoon. The match is set to begin at 2 p.m. at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center.
MATCH INFORMATION
Opponent: Florida State
Date: 1/17
Place: Scott Speicher Tennis Center (Tallahassee, Fla.)
Time: 2 p.m.
ON THE COURT FOR THE JAGUARS
- Ezra Blissard (Sr., Van Vleet, Miss., 0-10 Singles, 2-9 Doubles)
- Martin Bugaj (Fr., Hodonín, Czech Republic, 6-7 Singles, 6-8 Doubles)
- Loïc Cloes (Sr., Oreye, Belgium, 8-6 Singles, 7-6 Doubles)
- Sébastien Collard (Fr., Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, 10-6 Singles, 7-10 Doubles)
- Jordan Coutinho (Fr., Johannesburg, South Africa, 0-2 Singles, 0-4 Doubles)
- Louis Delcour (So., Lille, France, 9-7 Singles, 6-9 Doubles)
- Clément Marzol (Sr., Toulouse, France, 7-5 Singles, 9-7 Doubles)
- Leon Pet'ko (Fr., Bratislava, Slovakia, 2-9 Singles, 5-9 Doubles)
NOTES
- Saturday marks the first dual match of the spring for South Alabama.
- USA opened up the spring season last weekend at the Alabama Spring Shootout, but no team results were recorded.
- The Seminoles are 3-0 this spring as they opened up with home wins over Florida Atlantic (7-0), Florida A&M (4-0) and Sun Belt member Louisiana (5-2) this past weekend.
- Rana-Roop Singh Bhular is the only ranked player for FSU entering the spring coming in at No. 92,
- Florida State has won 11 straight in the series – all on the Seminoles' home court – dating back to the 2008 season and 12 of the last 13.
- South opened last spring at FSU falling 5-2 to the Seminoles.
- The last win by the Jaguars in the series came during the 2000 season when South picked up a 4-3 victory in Tallahassee.
UP NEXT
- Following the match against FSU, South will continue its road swing with a pair of matches next weekend at the ITA Kickoff Weekend event in College Station, Texas.
THEY SAID IT
Head coach Nick Brochu
- On the start of dual-match play: "Our guys are definitely excited to start the season. We had a very competitive weekend this past weekend in Tuscaloosa. Our main focus at that tournament was about the process and how we competed, which I felt we did well. The only thing that matters now is 'W's'. We are going into this weekend's match with a different mindset.
- On Florida State: "We've played Florida State pretty much every year since I've been here and they are an extremely competitive program. We're going to have a similar challenge to what we saw last weekend against Alabama. We're going to have to really dig. If we are going to have a chance to get a win on their home court, it's going to be important that we capitalize on the opportunities that we have. Facing a team like Florida State, we aren't going to have a lot of opportunities, so we need to seize the moment when they do come around. Doubles play will also be important for us, because that sets the tone for singles. If we can surprise them by taking the doubles point, it may open the door for us."
- On South's lineup: I have full confidence in the guys at the top of our lineup; they are as talented as pretty much any team in the country. The top of our lineup should match up well with FSU's. We have a lot of young players comprising the rest of our lineup and that's going to be a good challenge for them. We'll be able to see how they are able to deal with the pressure. At the same time, we've been practicing very hard and we are looking forward to competing this weekend."
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