MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama men's tennis team returns home for its first home matches of the spring, hosting a pair of dual matches Saturday at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts. The Jaguars will take on Lamar at noon and then face Nicholls State at 3 p.m.

MATCH INFORMATION
Opponent: Lamar (noon) / Nicholls State (3 p.m.)
Date: 2/1
Place: Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts (Mobile, Ala.)

ON THE COURT FOR THE JAGUARS
- Ezra Blissard (Sr., Van Vleet, Miss., 0-10 Singles, 2-9 Doubles)
- Martin Bugaj (Fr., Hodonín, Czech Republic, 6-9 Singles, 7-8 Doubles)
- Loïc Cloes (Sr., Oreye, Belgium, 9-6 Singles, 7-8 Doubles)
- Sébastien Collard (Fr., Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, 10-8 Singles, 8-12 Doubles)
- Jordan Coutinho (Fr., Johannesburg, South Africa, 0-4 Singles, 0-6 Doubles)
- Louis Delcour (So., Lille, France, 9-10 Singles, 6-11 Doubles)
- Clément Marzol (Sr., Toulouse, France, 8-5 Singles, 9-9 Doubles)
- Leon Pet'ko (Fr., Bratislava, Slovakia, 2-10 Singles, 5-11 Doubles)

NOTES
- South Alabama holds a 7-1 series advantage over Lamar, defeating the Cardinals, 4-0 last season in Mobile.
- South and Lamar are both seeking their first wins of the spring as each is 0-3 coming into the weekend.
- Saturday's match will be just the second in the series on the Jaguars' home court.
- Nicholls State
- The Jags are 10-1 versus Nicholls State in the all-time series, defeating the Colonels, 7-0 the last time the two teams squared off during the 2017 season.
- In the previous 11 meetings in the series, the Jaguars have outscored the Colonels 66-15 for an average match score of 6-1.4.
- All 11 series meetings versus Nicholls have been in Mobile.

UP NEXT
- South Alabama will head back out on the road for a pair of matches at Miami [Fla.] on Feb. 7 and at Florida Atlantic on Feb. 8.

THEY SAID IT
Head coach Nick Brochu
- On the weekend: "It'll definitely be nice to play at home this weekend. Our goals for the weekend are to implement what we've been talking about in practice and work on the areas that were missing last weekend against Texas A&M and Oregon. We're looking for really high energy and team spirit. We will have to be ready to compete this weekend, while we prepare for the rest of the spring. This weekend will be a big test for our freshmen as they will have another chance to continue in their development on their home court. We're planning on trying out some different combinations in doubles, and in singles use some players in a higher position in order to see if they are capable of stepping up. It's a very important weekend for us.
"Lamar is a good team, you can't underestimate them. They've improved from last season. They are a complete team as everyone in their lineup (1-6) is capable of giving us a good challenge. We have to be ourselves and play hard. We are looking forward to playing in front of our fans this weekend."

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