HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The University of South Alabama men's tennis team (8-7) will wrap up its regular season with a trip to Hattiesburg to face Southern Miss (7-1) on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Southern Miss Tennis Complex. The match versus the Golden Eagles marks the 14th series meeting between the two clubs, with the Jags owning an 11-2 lead in the all-time series.
The two teams squared off on Feb. 17, 2018, in Mobile. Southern Miss gained the doubles point, but South fought back in singles play after winning four of the six singles matches, with three wins coming in straight sets.
MATCH INFORMATION – SOUTH ALABAMA AT SOUTHERN MISS
Date: 4/11
Place: Southern Miss Tennis Complex (Hattiesburg, Miss.)
Match Time: 2 p.m.
ON THE COURT FOR THE JAGUARS
- Ezra Blissard (Sr., Van Vleet, Miss., 0-8 Singles, 3-4 Doubles)
- Philip Bosman (Fr., Auburn, Ala., 4-7 Singles, 5-4 Doubles)
- Martin Bugaj (So., Hodonín, Czech Republic, 6-11 Singles, 10-7 Doubles)
- Loïc Cloes (Sr., Oreye, Belgium, 7-4 Singles, 9-2 Doubles)
- Sébastien Collard (So., Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, 16-6 Singles, 13-11 Doubles)
- Jordan Coutinho (So., Johannesburg, South Africa, 5-6 Singles, 5-8 Doubles)
- Louis Delcour (So., Lille, France, 7-4 Singles, 7-5 Doubles)
- Julien Evrard (Sr., Lille, France, 16-7 Singles, 11-12 Doubles)
- Clément Marzol (Sr., Toulouse, France, 16-4 Singles, 18-5 Doubles)
- Leon Pet'ko (Fr., Bratislava, Slovakia, 2-6 Singles, 3-6 Doubles)
NOTES
- Cloes and Marzol are both looking to extend their singles match winning streak to four matches this weekend.
- Marzol improved his overall singles record to 16-4 this season, while Collard advanced to 16-6 in singles play.
- Bosman recorded his second consecutive singles win in straight sets against Georgia Southern last Sunday.
- Marzol leads the Jaguars in doubles action after winning 18 of the 23 doubles matches this season with seven wins coming with teammate Cloes.
- Southern Miss is coming into play this weekend after defeating Nicholls 4-0 on Tuesday in Thibodaux, La.
THEY SAID IT
Head coach Nick Brochu
- On this weekend's matches: "Looking forward to this weekend. We've been playing a lot of tennis this semester and have been practicing extremely hard. This is the last stretch before the conference tournament. The team is excited, but they are also sad that it's the end of the season. They know how important this match is, even though it's not our biggest match on the schedule. It is important for us to focus on the big picture and end on the right note with a big high. We've played some good tennis, and we just finished a very tough conference weekend. Now, it's time to focus on the little things like staying loud and keeping that energy from the first game to the last game. We want to make sure everything is good and ready to go before the conference tournament."
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