TROY, Ala. – After falling behind after doubles, the University of South Alabama men's tennis team won four singles matches in straight sets to defeat Georgia Southern 4-1 Saturday afternoon at the Lunsford Tennis Complex in Troy, Ala.

The Jaguars struck first in singles action when Julien Evrard tied the match 1-1 after defeating Alexandros Roumpis on court two. Sébastien Collard and Philip Bosman gave USA a 3-1 lead over the Eagles after their singles victories on courts four and six. Loïc Cloes finished off the singles sweep as he dropped Tao Castillo on court three for the Jaguar win.

SOUTH ALABAMA 4, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 1
Date: 4/3
Place: Lunsford Tennis Complex Courts (Troy, Ala.)
Records: USA (8-7, 3-1 Sun Belt), GS (10-9, 0-4 Sun Belt)  

DOUBLES
1. Murphy Mccullough / Alexandros Roumpis (GS) def. #39 Loïc Cloes / Clément Marzol (USA) 6-2
2. Tao Castillo / Pascal Wagemaker (GS) def. Julien Evrard / Sébastien Collard (USA) 7-6(5)
3. Louis Delcour / Leon Pet'ko (USA) def. Valentin Dun / Jaap Aaldering (GS) 6-2
Order of Finish: (1,3,2)

SINGLES
1. #110 Marzol (USA) vs. Wagemaker (GS) 6-3, 4-3 unfinished
2. #79 Evrard (USA) def. Roumpis (GS) 6-2, 6-2
3. Cloes (USA) def. Castillo (GSU) 7-5, 6-1
4. Collard (USA) def. Mccullough (GS) 6-2, 6-1
5. Delcour (USA) vs. Dun (GS) 6-1, 5-2 unfinished
6. Philip Bosman (USA) def. Aaldering (GS) 6-2, 6-4
Order of Finish: (2,4,6,3)

NOTES
- Delcour and Pet'ko earned their second doubles victory as a pair this season at the No. 3 position.
- Evrard improved to an overall 16-4 record in singles play, while Collard advanced to a 16-6 record in singles action.
- Cloes earned his third consecutive singles victory on court three, improving his overall record to 7-4.
- Bosman recorded his second singles win at No.6 for an overall 4-7 record.
- The Jaguars have won all five meetings in the all-time series against the Eagles with the win.

UP NEXT
- South Alabama will return to action on Fri., April 9, to host Virginia Commonwealth at 2 p.m. at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.

THEY SAID IT 
Head Coach Nick Brochu
- On doubles: "Today we had a lot to learn from yesterday. We struggled a little bit in doubles. Georgia Southern played very strong at No. 1, but we played much better at No.3. We tried a new pair today, and we reunited Louis [Delcour] and Leon [Pet'ko]. They played a very good match and beat No. 3 Florida State earlier this season. They clicked well today, and they got off to a big start. They had an early break in doubles, so that gave us some momentum. We had a good match at No. 2, with it coming down to a tiebreaker. It was a very close battle and Georgia Southern played well. Overall, we had much better doubles than yesterday, but we still have some work to do."

- On singles: "We made sure that we would take care of the little things and not looking at the big things. We were focusing on the fundamentals, and we made sure that if we did break, we had to create a gap between our opponent in the following game, and we did a great job with that. Everyone was loud on all courts and was supporting tremendously, so it was just a great day. We dominated every single position in singles, and we executed the right game plan. Overall, we bounced back from yesterday, and it was a much better day for the Jags with a great conference win." 

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