TROY, Ala. – The University of South Alabama men's tennis team (7-6) looks to improve its overall conference record this weekend with a pair of matches at the Lunsford Tennis Complex in Troy, Ala. The Jaguars will take on Georgia State (10-5) on Saturday at 2 p.m. and Georgia Southern (10-7) on Sunday at 11 a.m.

MATCH INFORMATION – SOUTH ALABAMA AT GEORGIA STATE
Date: 4/2
Place: Lunsford Tennis Complex (Troy, Ala.)
Match Time: 2 p.m.

MATCH INFORMATION – SOUTH ALABAMA AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN
Date: 4/3
Place: Lunsford Tennis Complex (Troy, Ala.)
Match Time: 11 a.m.

ON THE COURT FOR THE JAGUARS
- Ezra Blissard (Sr., Van Vleet, Miss., 0-8 Singles, 3-4 Doubles)
- Philip Bosman (Fr., Auburn, Ala., 3-7 Singles, 5-4 Doubles)
- Martin Bugaj (So., Hodonín, Czech Republic, 6-10 Singles, 10-7 Doubles)
- Loïc Cloes (Sr., Oreye, Belgium, 5-4 Singles, 8-1 Doubles)
- Sébastien Collard (So., Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, 14-6 Singles, 13-9 Doubles)
- Jordan Coutinho (So., Johannesburg, South Africa, 5-6 Singles, 5-8 Doubles)
- Louis Delcour (So., Lille, France, 7-3 Singles, 6-4 Doubles)
- Julien Evrard (Sr., Lille, France, 15-6 Singles, 11-10 Doubles)
- Clément Marzol (Sr., Toulouse, France, 15-4 Singles, 17-4 Doubles)
- Leon Pet'ko (Fr., Bratislava, Slovakia, 2-6 Singles, 2-5 Doubles)

NOTES
- Evrard is ranked No. 79, while Marzol is ranked No. 110 in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
- Marzol and Evrard have each recorded 15 victories in singles action this season, with nine coming in dual play.
- Delcour earned his third consecutive singles win last Sunday against the Ragin' Cajuns.
- Cloes and Marzol moved up in the doubles rankings as they are now ranked No. 39 in the nation.
- The Jaguars snapped Troy's 10-match winning streak (5-2) last Friday for their first conference win and earned their second conference victory against Louisiana (4-0) last Sunday.
- The Jaguars and the Panthers are tied 5-5 in the all-time series between the two clubs after USA claimed a 4-1 victory over GSU on April, 21, 2019.
- South Alabama has won all four of the meetings in the all-time series against Georgia Southern since 2009.

THEY SAID IT
Head coach Nick Brochu
- On this weekend's matches: "We just wrapped up a good conference weekend at home. We finished 2-0 against two good teams. We did some good things, and we saw what we need to work on and fix before this upcoming weekend. It's going to be a big weekend. We start on Friday against our rival Georgia State, and I know they're going to be ready. We've played them in the last three Conference Championships. I have a lot of respect for them as a team because they are a team that competes well and is well-coached. There is a lot of mutual respect between our two teams, and that's why our matches are always high level.

"Georgia Southern is a team that doesn't have many weak spots. All of their players are very steady, and we're definitely going to have to put in the work. We've played most of their players in the fall at the Mercer tournament. We've won most of our matches against them, but that doesn't mean anything. They've added some new players, and so did we. It's going to be a good challenge and a good battle at every single position."

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