ORLANDO – The University of South Alabama men's tennis team (5-6) jumped out to an early match lead taking the doubles point, but 22nd-ranked UCF (10-3) picked up four singles matches Wednesday evening as the Knights captured a 4-1 win at the UCF Tennis Complex.

Louis Delcour won in doubles with Martin Bugaj at No. 3 and took the first set of his singles match. Sébastien Collard and Leon Pet'ko also claimed victory in doubles as the Jaguars claimed the first point of the match.

Date: 3/11
Place: UCF Tennis Complex (Orlando, Fla.)

DOUBLES
1. –#7 Gabriel Decamps/Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi (UCF) def. Loïc Cloes/Clément Marzol (USA), 6-4
2. – Sébastien Collard/Leon Pet'ko (USA) def. Bogdan Pavel/Trey Hilderbrand (UCF), 6-3
3. – Louis Delcour/Martin Bugaj (USA) def. Alan Rubio/Mikhail Sokolovskiy (UCF), 6-4
Order of Finish: (2,1,3)

SINGLES
1. -- #19 Decamps (UCF) def. Cloes (USA), 6-2, 6-4
2. – #76 Grassi Mazzuchi (UCF) def. Marzol (USA), 6-4, 6-3
3. – Delcour (USA) leading Rubio (UCF), 7-6 (7-5), 1-3, unfinished
4. – Pavel (UCF) leading Bugaj (USA), 6-1, 4-6, 1-0, unfinished
5. -- Hilderbrand (UCF) def. Collard (USA), 6-4, 6-2
6. – Sokolovskiy (UCF) def. Pet'ko (USA), 6-2, 6-1
Order of Finish: (6,5,1,2)

NOTES
- Wednesday's match versus the Knight's was the first for the Jags since Feb. 15, and was the sixth in the all-time series.
- The overall series is now 3-3 with all Jaguar defeats at the UCF Tennis Complex.
- With the win, UCF extended its current win streak to eight and 5-0 on its home court.
- The loss snaps a three-match winning streak for the Jaguars.
- Collard and Pet'ko recorded their first doubles win in a dual match as a pairing, winning the first completed set of the day.
- Bugaj and Delcour continued their dual match doubles winning streak, and are now at 5-0 on the season.

UP NEXT
- South Alabama will continue its current road trip and head to Tampa, Fla., for a pair of matches this weekend. The Jags will first take on South Florida on Friday at 1 p.m. (CT) and North Florida on Saturday at 10 a.m. (CT).

THEY SAID IT
Head coach Nick Brochu
- On the loss to UCF:
"It was a little disappointing because we had the momentum from the start. I was very satisfied with how we performed in doubles. We started strong in singles but we did not take our chances and distance ourselves from our opponents. We were up a break, but let UCF gain momentum, and from that point UCF became loud and energetic, taking over the match. They are ranked in the top 25 of the nation and are very well coached and very talented."
- On player performances and moving forward:
"It was great to see Martin [Bugaj] fight back so hard after losing a set. Loïc [Cloes] played toe-to-toe with one of the best players in the nation. Louis [Delcour] was also playing big-time tennis. We're a little disappointed with how we let UCF back into it, but at the same time we learned a lot today. South Florida is a similar team, so we need to start strong and stay strong Friday."

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