BIRMINGHAM, Ala.– The University of South Alabama men's tennis team wrapped up its fall season on Sunday with four wins at the Birmingham Collegiate Invitational.
 
Louis Delcour fell to Fynn Kuenkler (Tulane) in the finals of the red singles draw. Sébastien Collard won in straight sets in the finals of the consolation bracket in the red singles draw.
 
Maxime St-Hilaire won in straight sets in the navy singles consolation. St-Hilaire/Clements and Collard/Delcour each won in doubles consolation matches.
 
The spring season will start on January 17 with a doubleheader against West Alabama.
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Dates: 11/7
Place: Country Club of Birmingham Tennis Courts (Birmingham, Ala.)
Teams: Bellarmine, Lipscomb, Louisiana, Nicholls, Samford, South Alabama, Tulane and UAB
 
RED SINGLES DRAW
- Kuenkler (Tulane) def. Delcour (USA) 6-0, 6-2
 
RED SINGLES DRAW (Consolation)
- Collard (USA) def. Mesquida (Lipscomb) 6-0, 6-2

NAVY SINGLES DRAW (Consolation)
- St-Hilaire (USA) def. Postea (ULL) 6-2, 6-4
 
NAVY DOUBLES DRAW (Consolation)
- Clements/St-Hilaire (USA) def. Kostov/Batchelor (Bellarmine) 8-4
- Collard/Delcour (USA) def. Kiblinger/Gooch (Samford) 8-3
 
NOTES
- Delcour finished up the fall season 11-3 in singles competition.
- Collard went 10-2 in singles action in the fall.
- St-Hilaire won eight singles matches in tournament play this fall.
- Clements finished the fall with six victories in singles play.
 
THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Nick Brochu
- On the final day of the Birmingham Collegiate Invitational: "I think our goal today was to show a lot of energy. Sometimes, on the third day, everybody is tired and has been playing a lot of tennis. You need a little extra motivation to compete, especially at nine in the morning when it is cold outside. The guys in doubles came out with a lot of energy and got two wins. So, I was really happy with that. We didn't let fatigue, the weather or the surface get to us. The guys just played hard and then we moved into singles. We had three guys playing singles today and we won two of the three matches. Louis [Delcour] was playing in the final of the A Draw and he played a really good match. But, his opponent grew up in Germany and is a clay court specialist. Louis had played him three weeks ago at the ITA Regionals and it was an extremely close and physical match on a hard court. With this match being on clay, the guy was just too good for everybody at the tournament. Louis played an excellent match and competed very hard but his opponent had an answer for anything that Louis would throw at him. It was still an excellent tournament for Louis. Seb [Collard] and Max [St-Hilaire] really took care of business today and beat two good opponents. I'm very proud of Max because he played a guy from Louisiana who we will definitely see again in the spring. By winning, Max definitely sent a message saying that we are ready. It's a good mental victory going into the spring. Going 2-1 in singles, I'm very satisfied and happy with it. It was a good way to close the fall. Overall, I think the guys played really good in the fall. This tournament was fun and we got to be very competitive and get better each day."
 
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