HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The University of South Alabama men's tennis team will close out the fall season this weekend when it competes at the Southern Miss Invitational held at the Southern Miss Tennis Facility. The three-day event is set to get underway Friday morning at 10 a.m. with Southern Miss versus Middle Tennessee. The Jaguars will hit the courts on Friday at 2 p.m. to take on Chattanooga.

MATCH INFORMATION
Tournament Name: Southern Miss Invitational
Opponents: Chattanooga/Middle Tennessee/Southern Mississippi
Dates: 10/23-10/25
Place: Southern Miss Tennis Facility (Hattiesburg, Miss.)

ON THE COURT FOR THE JAGUARS
- Ezra Blissard (Sr., Van Vleet, Miss., 0-6 Singles, 2-3 Doubles)
- Philip Bosman (Fr., Auburn, Ala., 2-4 Singles, 4-2 Doubles)
- Martin Bugaj (So., Hodonín, Czech Republic, 3-3 Singles, 6-2 Doubles)
- Julien Evrard (Sr., Lillie, France, 6-3 Singles, 5-4 Doubles)
- Sébastien Collard (So, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, 6-0 Singles, 5-3 Doubles)
- Jordan Coutinho (So., Johannesburg, South Africa, 3-3 Singles, 4-3 Doubles) 
- Clément Marzol (Sr., Toulouse, France, 4-1 Singles, 6-2 Doubles)

NOTES
- Marzol earned his 70th singles win of his career at the Buck Bouldin Battle of the Boro.
- Bugaj and Marzol lead the Jags in doubles action with each holding a 6-2 record.
- Collard recorded a 5-2 mark in doubles play and remains undefeated in singles action this fall with a 6-0 record.

UP NEXT
- The Jaguars will prepare for the spring season. The 2021 spring schedule will be released at a later date.

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Nick Brochu
- On the Southern Miss Invitational: "Southern Miss is our last tournament of the fall season; however, we are excited and ready to finish strong. We had a week to recover from the Buck Bouldin Battle of the Boro tournament. Since then, we have worked on a few things to move forward this weekend. We got a chance to see Middle Tennessee and Chattanooga at the Buck Boudlin Battle of the Boro, and now we will be facing our rival Southern Miss."
"The team is excited about this weekend because we will be trying out new doubles pairs. Our goal this fall was to improve in each match and each tournament. Sébastien [Collard] has been playing incredibly well. Everyone has improved in each tournament this fall."
"This is another three-day tourney that will have some high-level tennis. but we are prepared and ready for action this weekend."  

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