BIRMINGHAM, Ala.– The University of South Alabama men's tennis team (2-3) hits the road for a busy weekend with a pair of matches. The Jaguars will take on UAB (1-1) on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Lakeshore Tennis Courts and then face Samford (3-5) on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Samford Tennis Center.

MATCH INFORMATION – SOUTH ALABAMA VS. UAB
Date: 2/20
Place: Lakeshore Tennis Courts (Birmingham, Ala.)
Match Time: 2 p.m.

MATCH INFORMATION – SOUTH ALABAMA VS. SAMFORD
Date: 2/21
Place: Samford Tennis Center (Birmingham, Ala.)
Match Time: 1 p.m.

ON THE COURT FOR THE JAGUARS
- Philip Bosman (Fr., Auburn, Ala., 2-7 Singles, 5-4 Doubles)
- Martin Bugaj (So., Hodonín, Czech Republic, 4-7 Singles, 7-4 Doubles)
- Loïc Cloes (Sr., Oreye, Belgium, 2-2 Singles, 3-0 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, 1-1 Singles, 2-0 Doubles)
- Julien Evrard (Sr., Lille, France, 11-3 Singles, 11-4 Doubles)
- Clément Marzol (Sr., Toulouse, France, 9-3 Singles, 10-3 Doubles)

NOTES
- Evrard recorded his fourth consecutive match at the No. 1 position in singles action on Wednesday against West Alabama.
- Bugaj, Cloes, Delcour, Evrard and Marzol earned victories in singles and doubles against West Alabama.
- The Jaguars hold an 8-3 lead in the all-time series against the Blazers and are looking to extend their winning streak to three matches between the two clubs.
- South Alabama claimed a 5-1 victory over the Bulldogs in the last meeting between the teams last season (2/9) for a 4-0 all-time series lead.
- UAB returns to the courts after a successful weekend defeating Alabama A&M (7-0).

THEY SAID IT
Head coach Nick Brochu
- On this weekend's matches: "We are excited about playing a pair of matches this weekend. We just finished one match this week, and the more we play, the more we improve on the courts. We are going against two state rivals, and each year we get good matches from them. They are not to be taken lightly. We need to get the doubles point because we don't want to give the momentum away to those teams. We have to start strong and show that we are here to win. Everything has to be done right from the warm-ups and how we hit the ball to how we cheer on the courts because matches are going to get tougher as we play this season. We have to treat these matches just like we would a conference tournament. We have to be very professional, stick to the game plan and play like we are going into a very big battle."

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