GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of South Alabama men's tennis team (12-7) travels to Gainesville, Fla. to take on No. 1 seed Florida in its first-round matchup of the NCAA Championships Saturday at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex.

MATCH INFORMATION – SOUTH ALABAMA VS FLORIDA
Date: 5/8
Place: Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex (Gainesville, Fla.)
Match time: 12 p.m. (CT)
Live results: https://sidearmstats.com/florida/mten/
Live coverage: https://floridagators.com/sports/2018/3/9/tennis-men-live-video-stats.aspx

ON THE COURT FOR THE JAGUARS
- Ezra Blissard (Sr., Van Vleet, Miss., 0-8 Singles, 3-4 Doubles)
- Philip Bosman (Fr., Auburn, Ala., 4-8 Singles, 5-4 Doubles)
- Martin Bugaj (So., Hodonín, Czech Republic, 7-13 Singles, 10-7 Doubles)
- Loïc Cloes (Sr., Oreye, Belgium, 9-4 Singles, 12-2 Doubles)
- Sébastien Collard (So., Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, 20-6 Singles, 16-12 Doubles)
- Jordan Coutinho (So., Johannesburg, South Africa, 5-6 Singles, 5-8 Doubles)
- Louis Delcour (So., Lille, France, 9-5 Singles, 7-7 Doubles)
- Julien Evrard (Sr., Lille, France, 19-7 Singles, 14-13 Doubles)
- Clément Marzol (Sr., Toulouse, France, 18-4 Singles, 22-5 Doubles)
- Leon Pet'ko (Fr., Bratislava, Slovakia, 2-5 Singles, 4-8 Doubles)

NOTES
-  The Jaguars are making their third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament and 14th overall appearance.
- USA holds an 8-13 all-time record in the NCAA tournament, with their last victory coming against Tulane (4-1) on May 3, 2019.
- South went 3-1 in conference play this season and earned their third consecutive Sun Belt Conference Championship title against Georgia State (4-1).
- Collard has a team-high 20-6 record in singles play and a seven-match winning streak.
- Evrard is 10-4 at the No. 1 position after being 3-0 in singles action at the SBC Championship.
- Cloes and Marzol are both looking to extend their singles winning streak to six matches against Florida.
- Marzol leads the Jaguars in doubles play with a 22-5 record, with 10 of his victories coming with partner Cloes.
- This will be the second meeting in the all-time series between the two clubs, with the Gators claiming a 4-0 victory over the Jags on Jan. 27, 2018.

THEY SAID IT
Head coach Nick Brochu
- On the NCAA Championships: "The team is very excited about this trip. This is what they have worked for all year, and they've put in so much effort. You get to this point by working hard, and it started this fall, and that's what we did. We were very fortunate to be able to play some tournaments in the fall. Our new and younger players got a lot of experience playing in the fall. Before school started, we were training hard. The whole semester has been crazy, so when we look back and realize what we've accomplished, it makes this trip such a treat. 

"Yes, we are facing Florida, which is definitely a powerhouse. They are No. 1 in the nation and are well-coached. We played them three years ago, and they were very good back then as well. This year, the team has no pressure, and they're just going to go out there and swing. We're going to try to be ourselves because that is the best chance we have if we're going to compete and potentially win. This is the third season in a row that we are able to go to the NCAA and it's just a great feeling so we're looking forward to going to Gainesville to get some good practice in and get ready for Saturday."

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