TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | South Alabama jumped to an early lead by winning the doubles point, but couldn't hold No. 15 Florida State, eventually dropping the road match 5-2.
The Seminoles took a quick doubles lead at number two, with Andreja Petrovic and J. Dous-Karpenschif beating Sebastien Collard and
Louis Delcour 6-2. South evened the doubles score with a 6-4 win from
Martin Bugaj and
Javier Montoya at number three, beating Alex Bulte and Loris Pourroy of Florida State.
Attention then turned to number one doubles, where the Jags clinched the doubles point with a 7-5 win from
Jack Clements and
Maxime St-Hilaire over A. Cornut-Chauvinc and Youcef Rihane.
With South up 1-0, it was time for singles, where South won the first sets on courts four, five and six, while Florida State won the first sets on one, two and three. The Seminoles then tied the match at 1-1 with a win at number three, where #38 Youcef Rihane beat
Maxime St-Hilaire 6-1, 6-2.
The Seminoles took a 2-1 lead with a win at number one, with Sebastien Collard falling in straight sets to #3 A. Cornut-Chauvinc, 3-6, 4-6. Florida State extended their lead to 3-1, with a win from J. Dous-Karpenschif over
Louis Delcour, winning 2-6, 6-1, 6-2.
Florida State clinched the match with a win at number two, with Loris Pourroy defeating
Jack Clements of the Jags 6-1, 7-6 (7-5).
Martin Bugaj maintained a perfect singles record this spring with a win over #71 Jamie Connel, beating him 6-2, 2-6, 6-3. The Seminoles closed out the match with a win at number six, where
Javier Montoya dropped his match 6-3, 5-7, 3-6 to Alex Bulte of Florida State.
After three weeks on the road, the jags return to Mobile to host New Orleans on Friday, Feb 17 at 1 p.m.
Match Results
February 10, 2023
4 pm – Tallahassee, Fla.
Singles
1. #3 A. Cornut-Chauvinc (FSU) def. Sebastien Collard (USA) 6-3, 6-4
2. Loris Pourroy (FSU) def.
Jack Clements (USA) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
3. #38 Youcef Rihane (FSU) def.
Maxime St-Hilaire (USA) 6-1, 6-2
4. J. Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) def.
Louis Delcour (USA) 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
5.
Martin Bugaj (USA) def. #71 Jamie Connel (FSU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
6. Alex Bulte (FSU) def.
Javier Montoya (USA) 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
Doubles
1.
Jack Clements/
Maxime St-Hilaire (USA) def. A. Cornut-Chauvinc/Youcef Rihane (FSU) 7-5
2. Andreja Petrovic/J. Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) def. Sebastien Collard/
Louis Delcour (USA) 6-2
3.
Martin Bugaj/
Javier Montoya (USA) def. Alex Bulte/Loris Pourroy (FSU) 6-4
Quotable from coach Nick Brochu
"I always tell my guys in order to win you need to put yourself in a position to win, and I thought we did just that, the only problem is that we couldn't finish. We started a race, we got ahead and it looked like we could win and pull off a big upset, and then we ran out of juice and couldn't finish. It's very frustrating, but at the same time, you have to be proud that you put up an extremely good fight against a team that is top 15 in the nation. We played some very aggressive doubles because we weren't going to beat a top 15 team by playing safe. We took some smart risks and it really paid off and we won the doubles point.
We played some great, competitive tennis. We won the doubles point, won the first set on four, five and six and even at number two we were up and the match was going in our way. I don't wanna give any excuses but
Louis Delcour played his heart out, but it was his first match this spring and he just didn't have the endurance. If Louis is in shape, he wins that match. At number six, we were serving for the match so we were in a position to win, but I think we showed some immaturity and started panicking because his opponent raised his game. I think Javier got too mad and started panicking and felt like he needed to do too much and we threw it away. That was a huge turnover. Martin had to dig extremely deep after being sick all week, he had no endurance. He ran out of gas after the first set and was unable to keep up with the rally in the second set, but he played some good tennis and closed the match like a champ, really big win for Martin.
Very happy with the way we competed, very proud with how close we came to beating them, but it leaves a bitter taste in your mouth because we were right there, but it didn't happen. We've gotta use this and carry this level of play through the rest of the reason."
Up Next
South Alabama returns home after three weeks on the road to host New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 17 at 1 p.m.
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