MOBILE, Ala.  – The University of South Alabama men's tennis team defeated Samford 4-0 on Sunday at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.
 
The Jags jumped out to an early start, taking the doubles point with wins on courts one and two. In singles, Jack Clements earned a win on court three with a sweep in two sets to put the Jags up 2-0. Louis Delcour won in straight sets on court two and Sébastien Collard clinched the match for South with a 6-1, 7-5 win on court one.
 
Date: 2/6
Place: Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts
Records: South Alabama 5-1, Samford 0-5
 
DOUBLES
1. Delcour/Clements (USA) def. Jim Hendrikx (Samford) 6-3
2. Collard/Maxime St-Hilaire (USA) def. M.A. Bellalouna/ J.B. Pickard (Samford) 6-3
3. Martin Bugaj/Juan Accossatto (USA) vs. Matthew Gooch/Harrison Williams 5-2, UF
Order of Finish: (2,1)
 
SINGLES
1. Collard (USA) def. Hendrikx (Samford) 6-1, 7-5
2. Delcour (USA) def. Bellalouna (Samford) 6-2, 6-2
3. Clements (USA) def. Will Gray (Samford) 6-0, 6-1
4. St-Hilaire (USA) vs. Pickard (Samford) 6-2, 4-5, UF
5. Accossatto (USA) vs. Williams (Samford) 6-4, 5-4, UF
6. Javier Montoya (USA) vs. Ben Kiblinger (Samford) 6-4, 5-2, UF
Order of Finish: (3,2,1)
 
NOTES
- USA improved to 18-1 all-time against Samford.
- Delcour is now 5-0 in dual match singles action.
- Clements improved to 4-0 this spring in singles.
- Declour and Clements earned their third win in dual match doubles.
- Collard earned his 14th win in singles play this season.
 
THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Nick Brochu
- On today's performance:
"It was a great performance. Once again, we knew Samford was really good in doubles, we played them two weeks ago and knew that was a key. We took the doubles away from them. In singles, we carried that momentum. Our captains, Louis [Delcour] and Seb [Collard] did an amazing job. And to have guys like Jack [Clements] get a quick point to put us up 2-0 gives us a lot of confidence. Then we go up 3-0 and Seb had a very big match at one, Samford has a really good player and he was able to get the break at the end and close the match out with his serve. The guys took care of business. It was a good match. We haven't played in awhile and it was nice to be back at home."
 
UP NEXT
- The Jags will take on UAB on Wednesday at 2 p.m. (CST) at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.
 
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