MOBILE, Ala. | South Alabama got a senior day win Sunday afternoon, beating Georgia Southern 6-1 at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.
The No. 58 ranked duo of
Jack Clements and
Louis Delcour got South on the board first in doubles with a 6-4 win over Pol de Castillo and Aaron Williams of Georgia Southern.
Maxime St-Hilaire to
Javier Montoya clinched the doubles point for South Alabama after a 7-5 win at number three, beating Georgia Southern's Judson Blair and Pierre Mouesca.
In singles, South claimed four first sets while the Eagles took the other two first sets.
Georgia Southern evened the score with a win at court five, where Judson Blair defeated
Martin Bugaj 6-1, 6-2.
South took a 2-1 lead with a win from senior
Louis Delcour at number three, winning in straight sets 6-2, 6-3 over Pierre Mouesca.
Senior Sebastian Collard advanced to 6-0 in conference play with a win at number one, beating Pol de Castillo 6-4, 6-3 to give South Alabama the 3-1 advantage.
Maxime St-Hilaire earned his 14
th win of the season to clinch the match for the Jags, beating Aaron Williams 6-2, 7-5.
Javier Montoya got a comeback win at number six, winning 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 over Alexandros Roumpis to give the Jaguars the 5-1 advantage over Georgia Southern.
The Jags got one more win on the day from
Jack Clements, beating Dimitiris Paliouras 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 from court four.
South (12-7, 5-1) closes out their home slate Monday afternoon at 12:30 against Georgia State.
Match Results
April 9, 2023
10 am – Mobile, Ala.
Singles
1.
Sebastien Collard (USA) def. Pol del Castillo (GS) 6-4, 6-3
2.
Maxime St-Hilaire (USA) def. Aaron Williams (GS) 6-2, 7-5
3.
Louis Delcour (USA) def. Pierre Mouesca (GS) 6-2, 6-3
4.
Jack Clements (USA) def. Dimitiris Paliouras (GS) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
5. Judson Blair (GS) def.
Martin Bugaj (USA) 6-1, 6-2
6.
Javier Montoya (USA) def. Alexandros Roumpis (GS) 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
Doubles
1. #58
Jack Clements/
Louis Delcour (USA) def. Pol del Castillo/Aaron Williams (GS) 6-4
2.
Sebastien Collard/
Martin Bugaj (USA) vs. Valentin Dun/Alexandros Roumpis (GS) 5-5, unfinished
3.
Javier Montoya/
Maxime St-Hilaire (USA) def. Judson Blair/Pierre Mouesca (GS) 7-5
Quotable from coach Nick Brochu
"Good win. Georgia Southern has had a great year. They had a change in coaching, and you never know how the team will respond, but those guys have been having their best year in probably 15 years. They are very dangerous, very talented. When you play a team like them, it's like dynamite – you need to care of business before it explodes in your face. I thought we did good in doubles. Number one doubles, we got Louis and Jack reunited and they just blended right away. It's good to see them back and they played so solid. Number three served for the match. We played a sloppy game, but we turned it around and we were able to close it really fast. We made sure to set the tone in doubles and I told them it was going to be a very competitive match, so the doubles point was very important.
We went into singles and for a while, we were winning at one, two and three and losing at four, five and six. We knew we had to stay tough on the matches we were winning already. We had some guys who had some off days, but I think it's proof we have a good team when guys are playing well, someone else needs to pick it up and we can do that. Louis played a tremendous match. He's a senior and he wanted to make sure his last weekend in Mobile went well and he finished it strong. Same thing with Seb, he played some massive tennis. Last year, those two played in the conference championship and Seb had to clinch 6-4 in the third so that was a high-level match. He did an amazing job. Max struggled to close the match, but we went basic and played point by point, not trying anything crazy, and playing steady and he closed it. He was very excited. When you win matches after struggling, it's even more rewarding so I think he's going to enjoy that one. Beating Georgia Southern is a big win. That's the team that is hot this season, so it's a good win and it will help our seeding going into the conference tournament. This was a good statement. We didn't have all six players playing perfect tennis, but we managed to get a good win."
Up Next
South Alabama hosts Georgia State Monday at 12:30 p.m.
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