HATTIESBURG, Miss. | South Alabama improved to 3-0 in conference play, with a 6-1 win over Southern Miss Saturday in Hattiesburg, Miss.
Southern Miss struck first in doubles with a 6-4 win from Saheb Sodhi and Antoine Audrian over
Louis Delcour and
Juan Accossatto. South evened the doubles score with a win from the duo of
Sebastien Collard and
Martin Bugaj, winner 6-3 over Alexander Gima and Alan Sanson of Southern Miss.
Attention then turned to number one doubles, where the match went to a tiebreaker and South came out on top with a win from
Jack Clements and
Maxime St-Hilaire to give South the 1-0 advantage.
In singles, South won first sets on five of six courts, dropping just a tiebreaker set at number five.
Sophomore
Maxime St-Hilaire gave South the 2-0 advantage with a win at number two, where he beat Shamirul Shahril of Southern Miss in straight sets, 6-3, 6-0.
South took a 3-0 lead after a win from Sebastian Collard at number one, winning 6-4, 6-0 over Dakotah Bobo.
Senior
Louis Delcour clinched the conference win for the Jags after a 7-5, 6-0 win at number three, beating Alan Sanson.
With the match clinched, courts four, five and six went to super tiebreakers for third sets, where South was victorious on two of three courts.
Jack Clements struck first, giving South a 5-0 lead with a win over Olimjon Nabiev, beating him 6-3, 3-6, 10-8.
Javier Montoya extended South's lead again, this time to 6-0, with a comeback win at number five, beating Saheb Sodhi 6-7 (5), 6-3, 10-5.
Southern Miss spoiled the sweep with a win at number six, where Antoine Audrian beat
Juan Accossatto 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-10.
South (10-6, 3-0) takes on the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns Sunday at 11 a.m. in Lafayette, La.
Match Results
March 25, 2023
11 am – Mobile, Ala.
Singles
1.
Sebastien Collard (USA) def. Dakotah Bobo (USM) 6-4, 6-0
2.
Maxime St-Hilaire (USA) def. Shamirul Shahril (USM) 6-3, 6-0
3.
Louis Delcour (USA) def. Alan Sanson (USM) 7-5, 6-0
4.
Jack Clements (USA) def. Olimjon Nabiev (USM) 6-3, 3-6, 10-8
5.
Javier Montoya (USA) def. Saheb Sodhi (USM) 6-7(5), 6-3, 10-5
6. Antoine Audrian (USM) def.
Juan Accossatto (USA) 4-6, 7-6(5), 10-7
Doubles
1.
Jack Clements/
Maxime St-Hilaire (USA) def. Shamirul Shahril/Dakotah Bobo (USM) 7-6 (6)
2.
Sebastien Collard/
Martin Bugaj (USA) def. Alexander Gima/Alan Sanson (USM) 6-3
3. Saheb Sodhi/Antoine Audrian (USM) def.
Louis Delcour/
Juan Accossatto (USA) 6-4
Quotable from coach Nick Brochu
"It was a good win. We talked before the match and the game plan when you play a team like Southern Miss, you've got to have a big start. We told them the doubles point was very important and then the first five games of the match are crucial. If you give them the lead or give them the tiebreaker, Southern Miss is a dangerous team. The game plan was to have a big start and the guys did a good job. In doubles, we started well and then maybe got a little too comfortable, had to come down to number one doubles and they played really big. It should not have been that close, number three were up a break and got too sloppy, and let Southern Miss come back and win it. Number two took care of business and number one stepped up at the end to give us the point.
In singles, I told the guys we needed to go really hard at the beginning and that's what we did. We won five first sets, the only set we lost was 7-6. We set the tone really early. The guys at one, two and three – Seb, Max and Louis – played really solid tennis. I told the guys that to win today, we did not have to play spectacular, we had to play consistent and very disciplined until your opponent gives you a few points here and there. I think the guys, especially on top, did a very very good job. Four, five and six all went to super tiebreakers for the third and were able to win two out of three, very happy with this. Getting ready for another big battle tomorrow."
Up Next
South Alabama continues the road trip Sunday afternoon with a match at Louisiana at 11 a.m.
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