MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama men's tennis team (1-3) returns to action Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. to host West Alabama at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Courts. It will mark the first-ever meeting between the two clubs.
MATCH INFORMATION – SOUTH ALABAMA VS. WEST ALABAMA
Date: 2/17
Place: Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts (Mobile, Ala.)
Match Time: 12:30 p.m.
ON THE COURT FOR THE JAGUARS
- Ezra Blissard (Sr., Van Vleet, Miss., 0-8 Singles, 3-4 Doubles)
- Philip Bosman (Fr., Auburn, Ala., 2-7 Singles, 4-4 Doubles)
- Martin Bugaj (So., Hodonín, Czech Republic, 3-7 Singles, 6-4 Doubles)
- Loïc Cloes (Sr., Oreye, Belgium, 1-2 Singles, 2-0 Doubles)
- Sébastien Collard (So., Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, 10-3 Singles, 10-5 Doubles)
- Jordan Coutinho (So., Johannesburg, South Africa, 5-6 Singles, 5-8 Doubles)
- Louis Delcour (So., Lille, France, 0-1 Singles, 1-0 Doubles)
- Julien Evrard (Sr., Lille, France, 10-3 Singles, 10-4 Doubles)
- Clément Marzol (Sr., Toulouse, France, 8-3 Singles, 9-3 Doubles)
- Leon Pet'ko (Fr., Bratislava, Slovakia, 1-2 Singles, 2-2 Doubles)
NOTES
- Evrard defeated No. 36 Giovanni Oradini of Mississippi State in singles play (6-1, 4-6, 6-2) on Saturday, his second win this spring over a ranked opponent.
- Marzol's singles victory against MSU's Nemanja Malesevic came in straight sets (6-3, 6-3).
- Evrard and Collard each lead the Jaguars in singles action with a 10-3 overall record.
- Marzol has won nine of the 12 doubles matches this season, earning six of those wins with Bugaj.
- West Alabama was 7-4 overall last season and was led by Christopher Bulus, who won eight of his 13 singles matches and was 8-3 in doubles play. West Alabama is also looking for its first win of the season.
THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Nick Brochu
- On Wednesday's match: "We are ready to get back to work this week. We have two state rival matches this weekend, so we need to perfect and work on what was needed against Mississippi State last Sunday. Tomorrow, we are going to experiment with some new pairings in doubles, and this will be a test for some of our younger players. It is great to have a match midweek because it will help prepare us for this weekend."
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