MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama men's tennis team (0-1) will host Florida Atlantic (1-3) at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Courts on Sunday, Feb. 7 at 12 p.m. The match versus the Owls marks the 12th series meeting between the two clubs with USA owning a 7-4 lead in the all-time series.

The two teams squared off last season on Feb. 8, in Boca Raton. Trailing 3-0 in the match, South rallied back with wins at the No. 1, 4 and 5 to tie things up. Florida Atlantic clinched the match (4-3) with a three set win on court two.

MATCH INFORMATION – SOUTH ALABAMA VS. FLORIDA ATLANTIC
Date: 2/7
Place: Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts (Mobile, Ala.)
Match Time: 12 p.m.

ON THE COURT FOR THE JAGUARS
- Ezra Blissard (Sr., Van Vleet, Miss., 0-8 Singles, 2-4 Doubles)
- Philip Bosman (Fr., Auburn, Ala., 2-6 Singles, 4-3 Doubles)
- Martin Bugaj (So., Hodonín, Czech Republic, 3-5 Singles, 6-4 Doubles)
- Loïc Cloes (Sr., Oreye, Belgium, 0-0 Singles, 0-0 Doubles)
- Sébastien Collard (So., Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, 9-1 Singles, 8-4 Doubles)
- Jordan Coutinho (So., Johannesburg, South Africa, 4-5 Singles, 5-5 Doubles)
- Louis Delcour (So., Lille, France, 0-1 Singles, 1-0 Doubles)
- Julien Evrard (Sr., Lille, France, 7-3 Singles, 9-3 Doubles)
- Clément Marzol (Sr., Toulouse, France, 6-3 Singles, 8-3 Doubles)
- Leon Pet'ko (Fr., Bratislava, Slovakia, 0-1 Singles, 1-0 Doubles)

NOTES
- Evrard has won seven of his last 10 matches in singles play this season and was named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the week earlier this week.
- Cloes and Bugaj defeated the Florida Atlantic duo, Lambros and Thomas Guy (6-4) on court three last season Boca Raton, Fla.
- Cloes, Delcour and Bugaj earned singles victories against the Owls last season, with Delcour's win coming in two sets.
- Florida Atlantic's Maxime Laparille is ranked 122nd in singles by the ITA.
- Florida Atlantic was 5-11 overall last season.
- The meeting versus the Owls is one of two this spring as the two teams will face each other on Mar. 10 in Boca Raton, Fla.

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Nick Brochu
- On Sunday's match: "We are very excited to play this weekend. Unfortunately, we had two of our matches canceled on Friday, and that would have been good preparation for us, but they know how big the match is going to be on Sunday."

"We played them last year on their home court, and it was a very close match. Unfortunately, we found ourselves on the negative side and lost the match. We were serving for the doubles point in some positions, but when you lose 4-3, you can't help but look at the points you lost."

"This year, we are going to work harder and do our job on the courts. We are strong at number one, two and three. We can even try new pairs, and we're still going to be dominant on the court. We have to show up and bring it on Sunday. We have to play to the end because the last point of the match matters. Our team is strong, and our players are coached very well. Our team has a lot of energy, and we need to have a strong start and maintain that level of energy and focus throughout the match. We've been working hard this week, and we're looking forward to a big challenge this Sunday."

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