MOBILE, Ala. | South Alabama came out of week one of conference play 2-0, following a 7-0 defeat of James Madison Sunday afternoon at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.
 
The Jaguars struck first in doubles play, getting a win at number two from Sebastien Collard and Martin Bugaj, who battled back after being down 3-0 to beat Julian Lozano and Edson Sanchez 6-3.
 
South clinched the doubles point with a win at number three soon after, where Louis Delcour and Javier Montoya beat Youssef Sadek and Aathreya Mahesh 6-2.
 
Up 1-0, it was time for singles, where South won first sets on all six courts.
 
Javier Montoya stuck first to give South the 2-0 advantage, beating Edison Sanchez 6-3, 6-2. Sebastien Collard extended the lead to 3-0 with a win at number one, where he defeated Holden Koons  6-1, 6-3.
 
Juan Accossatto clinched the match for South with a win at number six, beating Aathreya Mahesh 7-6 (0), 6-2.
 
Jack Clements extended the lead for South, winning 6-0, 7-6 (8) at number four over Francisco Sinopoli of JMU.
 
Up 5-0 with two courts left, attention turned to Maxime St-Hilaire at number two and Louis Declour at number three, who were both in intense battles with the Dukes of James Madison.
 
St-Hilaire closed his match first, beating Julian Lozano 6-4, 6-2 to give South the 6-0 advantage. Declour secured the conference sweep with a win at number three, beating Youssef Sadek 6-4, 4-6, 12-10 in a thrilling tiebreaker.
 
South (9-6, 2-0) hits the road next weekend, traveling to Southern Miss on Saturday and Louisiana on Sunday.    
 
Match Results
March 19, 2023
11 am – Mobile, Ala.     
Singles
1. Sebastien Collard (USA) def. Holden Koons (JMU) 6-1, 6-3
2. Maxime St-Hilaire (USA) def. Julian Lozano (JMU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Louis Delcour (USA) def. Youssef Sadek (JMU) 6-4, 4-6, 12-10
4. Jack Clements (USA) def. Francisco Sinopoli (JMU) 6-0, 7-6 (8)
5. Javier Montoya (USA) def. Edson Sanchez (JMU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Juan Accossatto (USA) def. Aathreya Mahesh (JMU) 7-6 (0), 6-2
 
Doubles
1. Jack Clements/Maxime St-Hilaire (USA) vs. Holden Koons/Francisco Sinopoli (JMU) 4-3, unfinished
2. Sebastien Collard/Martin Bugaj (USA) def. Julian Lozano/Edson Sanchez (JMU) 6-3
3. Louis Delcour/Javier Montoya (USA) def. Youssef Sadek/Aathreya Mahesh (JMU) 6-2
 
Quotable from coach Nick Brochu
"Great opening weekend. We have been waiting a way to play those two teams, two new teams in the conference in Old Dominion and James Madison. We really stepped up to the play and I really loved the way the guys competed. Today, the big challenge was that after you get a great win like yesterday, all the adrenaline goes out, and the goal was not to take JMU lightly. They had a battle with Troy, and we had to make sure we kept the foot on the gas and I think the guys did that. Some of them struggled today, but overall, really proud of the guys. We didn't let this match drag, there's some matches that could have gone to three sets but we closed it in two, so the guys took care of business. Doubles was a slow start but in singles we kicked it into gear and really took care of business at home. Awesome to start 2-0 in the conference."  
 
Up Next
South Alabama hits the road next weekend, traveling to Southern Miss and Louisiana.
 
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