GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of South Alabama men's tennis team's 14th NCAA Tournament appearance ended in defeat as the No. 1 seed Florida was victorious in doubles and singles for a 4-0 win over the Jaguars on Saturday afternoon at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex in Gainesville, Fla.

FLORIDA 4, SOUTH ALABAMA 0
Date: 5/8
Place: Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex (Gainesville, Fla.)
Records: USA (12-8), UF (21-2)  

DOUBLES
1. Johannes Ingildsen / Duarte Vale (UF) vs. #44 Loic Cloes / Clement Marzol (USA) 5-2, unfinished
2. Sam Riffice / Ben Shelton (UF) def. Julien Evrard / Sebastien Collard (USA) 6-2
3. Brian Berdusco / Will Grant (UF) def. Louis Delcour / Leon Pet'ko (USA) 6-2
Order of Finish: (3,2)

SINGLES
1. #4 Duarte Vale (UF) def. #80 Evrard (USA) 6-0, 6-3
2. #6 Sam Riffice (UF) def. #83 Marzol (USA) 6-3, 6-3
3. #18 Andy Andrade (UF) def. Cloes (USA) 6-3, 6-4
4. Ben Shelton (UF) vs. Collard (USA) 6-3, 3-6, 1-1, unfinished
5. #79 Josh Goodger (UF) vs. Delcour (USA) 6-3, 5-5, unfinished
6. Lukas Greif (UF) vs. Martin Bugaj (USA) 7-5, 3-0, unfinished 
Order of Finish: (1,2,3)

NOTES
- Collard ended the season with a team-high 20-6 singles record, while Delcour concluded the season with a 5-3 record at the No. 5 singles position.
- Collard was also in a tightly contested match against Gator Shelton after forcing his opponent into three sets.
- South Alabama's NCAA Tournament record is now 8-14.
- The Gators lead 2-0 in the all-time series between the two clubs.
- Today was the first meeting between the two schools in the NCAA Tournament.
- Florida is ranked No. 2 in the nation, with two Gators ranked in the top 10.

UP NEXT
- The Jags' regular season concluded with today's loss. However, Julien Evrad, Loic Cloes and Clement Marzol will continue to play when they go to the NCAA Men's Tennis Singles and Doubles Championships, which are slated for May 23-28.

THEY SAID IT 
Head Coach Nick Brochu
- On today's performance: "You can tell why Florida is one of the top teams in the country. They played big on big points, and I think that was the difference today. It was basically us against more than 200 Florida fans, so I thought we did well. Overall, I'm impressed that we didn't get intimidated. We went head to head with them, and it was great tennis."

- On doubles: "We were competitive, but in the beginning, we were not as expressive and relaxed on the courts as we usually are. We got down on all three courts on a deuce point. That was a little frustrating, but I didn't see the team panic, and they went back to work. After doubles, everyone settled a little better going into singles."

- On singles: "We were more completive going into singles. We fought really well not only as individuals but as a team. We were loud and not afraid of expressing ourselves and playing big. Some scores were pretty big in Florida's favor. For example, Julien [Evrard] played five deuce points so, every game was played to the limit. He's a good play and was right there with his opponent, but he just couldn't come up big on the big points, and that was the difference in the first set.

"Seb [Collard], what a match. He was playing a player with a lot of firepower. He was running, played great defense, and he was able to turn it into offense when he had a chance. It would have been great to finish the match at court four because it would've been an exciting third set."

- On the season: "This year was a lot of fun, but the team is heartbroken that the season is over. The team is a family, and they really care about each other. They want to help each other, and they want good things for each other on and off the courts. It's such a great feeling to see that even the three players going to the NCAA's are heartbroken that the season is over. That means a lot as a coach, and it means the team brotherhood will always be there for life."

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