MOBILE, Ala.  – The University of South Alabama men's tennis team defeated Chattanooga 6-1 Sunday afternoon at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.
 
The Jags got off to a fast start in doubles as Martin Bugaj and Javier Montoya won 6-0 on court three, while Jack Clements and Juan Accossatto clinched the doubles point for South on court two.
 
In singles, Bugaj won in straight sets on court five and Maxime St-Hilaire earned a two-set sweep on court three to put the Jags up 3-0. Sébastien Collard clinched the match for South with a straight set victory on court one.
 
Clements and Accossatto added wins on courts two and four for the 6-1 victory.
 
Date: 2/13
Place: Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts
Records: South Alabama 7-2, Chattanooga 1-5
 
DOUBLES
1. Collard/St-Hilaire (USA) vs. Tomas Rodriguez/Peyton Gatti (UTC) 3-5, UF
2. Clements/Accossatto (USA) def. Simon Labbe/Kerim Hyatt (UTC) 6-3
3. Bugaj/Montoya (USA) def. Jordan McClure/Kaisei Kuroki (UTC) 6-0
Order of Finish: (3,2)
 
SINGLES
1. Collard (USA) def. Rodriguez (UTC) 6-4, 6-1
2. Clements (USA) def. Labbe (UTC) 6-3, 6-7(5), 1-0(10-1)
3. St-Hilaire (USA) def. Hyatt (UTC) 6-0, 6-4
4. Accossatto (USA) def. McClure (UTC 6-2, 4-6, 5-2, WR
5. Bugaj (USA) def. Ryan Mudre (UTC) 6-3, 6-1
6. Quinten Nevenhoven (UTC) def. Montoya (USA) 7-5, 4-3, WR
Order of Finish: (5,3,1,6,2,4)
 
NOTES
- USA improved to 1-0 all-time against Chattanooga.
- The Jags are now 5-0 at home this season.
- Clements and Accossatto improved to 1-0 this season in dual match doubles play.
- Bugaj and Montoya also won their first match as a doubles tandem this season.
- St-Hilaire remains unbeaten (7-0) in dual match play in singles this year.
- Bugaj won his third singles dual match this spring.
- Clements improved to 6-0 this spring in singles competition.
 
THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Nick Brochu
- On today's performance:
"I'm very happy with today. We had new pairs in doubles, so we had to make a quick adjustment. Our guys had to be loud on the court. We knew we had to get the momentum against those guys. They are a good team and had a good battle yesterday against Southern Miss. We knew we had to go out there and take care of business. I think we did a great job at number three in doubles. Those guys had never played with each other and played great. They were loud, intense and didn't take their foot off the gas. In singles, we just kept going with the momentum. Martin [Bugaj] did a great job today in doubles and singles. Overall, it was a good fight. We had a long week. We played a match on Wednesday, Friday and then today. The guys didn't complain about any fatigue. I'm proud of them."
 
- On the progress of the team:
"Our freshman, the more they play, the better they get. Max [St-Hilaire] is turning into a veteran. He's fighting every single match and I believe he's undefeated this season. Javier [Montoya] is back there is also playing better and Juan [Accossatto] won today. The freshmen are progressing very well."
 
UP NEXT
- The Jags will host Nicholls on Wednesday at 2 p.m. (CST) at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.
 
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