MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama men's tennis team (4-4) fell 5-2 to South Florida (4-2) on Friday afternoon at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.

The doubles pair of Clément Marzol and Sebastien Collard defeated USF's Jakub Wojcik and Ivan Yatsuk 6-2 on court two, but the Bulls responded with a 7-5 victory on court three and clinched the doubles point on court one to gain a 1-0 advantage. South Florida then went on to win four of the six singles matches.

SOUTH FLORIDA 5, SOUTH ALABAMA 2
Date: 2/26
Place: Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts (Mobile, Ala.)
Records: USA (4-4), USF (4-2)  

DOUBLES
1. Chase Ferguson / Pierre Luquet (USF) def. Julien Evrard / Leon Pet'ko (USA) 7-6(6)
2. Clément Marzol / Sébastien Collard (USA) def. Jakub Wojcik/Ivan Yatsuk (USF) 6-2
3. Sergio Gomez Montesa / Niels Van Noord (USF) def. Louis Delcour / Martin Bugaj (USA) 7-5
Order of Finish: (2,3,1)

SINGLES
1. Evrard (USA) def. Ferguson (USF) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
2. Marzol (USA) def. Wojcik (USF) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
3. Yatsuk (USF) def. Delcour (USA) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
4. Luquet (USF) def. Collard (USA) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
5. Gomez Montesa (USF) def. Bugaj (USA) 6-2, 6-2
6. Alvin Tudorica (USF) def. Pet'ko (USA) 6-2, 6-1
Order of Finish: (6,5,1,3,4,2)

NOTES
- Marzol and Collard recorded their second doubles win as a pair against the Bulls.
- Evrard earned his 12th singles victory of the season, improving his record to 12-4 overall.
- Marzol posted his fifth consecutive singles win this season.
- The match was moved to 3:30 p.m. due to inclement weather in the Mobile area.

UP NEXT
- South Alabama will return to action on Sunday to host North Florida at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.

THEY SAID IT 
Head Coach Nick Brochu
- On today's match: "We had a really big battle. We were at it for three and half hours playing high-level tennis. South Florida played well, and so did we, and that's why so many courts went into three sets.

- On doubles: "Doubles was definitely a nail-biter. When it came down to the big points, South Florida executed a little better than us. We strayed away from the game plan. Maybe we got a little too excited on the deuce points and went too big instead of sticking to what's been working for us. That was the mistake we made on the big points because we definitely had our chances. We were up a break on two courts, so technically, we were winning, and we just had to maintain what we were doing. Overall, it was great competitive doubles."

- On singles: "We had a massive battle, and it's disappointing when you lose two matches so quickly. I think that's what hurt us because on courts one, two, three and four the scores could have gone either way. At one point, it looked like we could win all four, but it always hurts when you lose two quick matches and the doubles point, and you find yourself down 3-0. Even though you're winning on the other four courts, it just looks like a massive hole to get out of. We have to do a better job of staying in the matches and making the matches competitive and longer at every single position. Overall, I am very happy with their performance level. Now, we need to rest and recover to get ready for Sunday.

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