MOBILE, Ala. –The University of South Alabama men's tennis team broke a 2-2 tie with wins on courts three and four to defeat its rival Troy Friday afternoon at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.

After dropping the doubles point, the Jaguars fought back in singles play as they won five of the six singles matches against the Trojans. Julien Evrard got the Jags on the board after defeating Pelayo Antuna (6-3,6-1) in straight sets on court two. Troy took back the lead after winning on court six, but South kept the momentum going through courts three and five for a 3-1 advantage. Then, it all came down to Sébastien Collard and his back and forth battle against Trojan Amer Bedwan on court four. Collard clinched the match for the Jaguars with his singles win coming in three sets (6-3, 5-7, 6-4) to end the day.

SOUTH ALABAMA 4, TROY 2
Date: 3/26
Place: Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts (Mobile, Ala.)
Records: USA (6-6), TROY (16-2)  

DOUBLES
1. #46 Loïc Cloes / Clément Marzol (USA) def. Pelayo Antuna / Vito Llinares (TROY) 6-1
2. Nicolas Simkin / Christopher Tasker (TROY) def. Julien Evrard / Leon Pet'ko (USA) 6-4
3. Carles Anton / Amer Bedwan (TROY) def. Sébastien Collard / Louis Delcour (USA) 6-1
Order of Finish: (3,1,2)

SINGLES
1. Marzol (USA) vs. Anton (TROY) 4-6, 6-1, 5-4, unfinished
2. Evrard (USA) def. Antuna (TROY) 6-3, 6-1
3. Cloes (USA) def. Bernard (TROY) 7-5, 7-6(3)
4. Collard (USA) def. Bedwan (TROY) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
5. Delcour, Louis (USA) def. Simkin (TROY) 7-5, 7-5
6. Tasker, Christopher (TROY) def. Pet'ko (USA) 6-3, 6-2 
Order of Finish: (2,6,5,3,4)

NOTES
- Cloes and Marzol extended their doubles winning streak to four matches this season, improving their overall record to 5-1 as a pair.
- Three Jaguars' singles victories came in straight sets: Evrard, Cloes and Delcour.
- Collard and Evrard have each won 14 of their 20 singles matches this season. 
- Delcour recorded his second consecutive singles victory, making it his fourth singles victory to come in straight sets this season.
- Cloes earned his 87th singles win of his career with the Jaguars, advancing his overall record to 5-4.

UP NEXT
- South Alabama will close out the Jaguar Shootout on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. as they take on Louisiana at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.

THEY SAID IT 
Head Coach Nick Brochu
- On today's performance: "Every time we play Troy, they bring it. It's a big rivalry, and they get pumped to play us. Troy is a very emotional team, and that was the mistake we made in the beginning. We started off a little sloppy in doubles, but afterward, we told ourselves that we had to step up our game. We were a little better in singles, but it got tight. We just need to learn to relax and be ourselves because Troy brought it. As soon as they started taking the lead, they became better players. I give credit to Troy because they fought hard until the end."

Senior Loïc Cloes
- On the win: "Singles was pretty good. We made a lot of balls, and I just kept playing my game and moving forward. I'm happy with everything. I practice hard, so I'm always aggressive on the courts. Overall, Troy is a good team, and we played well today. We started off slow in doubles, but we came up singles, and I am happy with how our team played today."

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