HATTIESBURG, Miss. – South Alabama was perfect on day two of the Golden Eagle Fall Invitational, winning all four doubles and all four singles matches in the team's season-opening tournament at Southern Miss.
 
"I'm very happy about this weekend," said South Alabama head coach Nick Brochu. "You never know what to expect for the first fall tournament, and I think we did extremely well. We went in there with a goal of winning 70-75 percent of our matches, and I think we did that. We were very dominant, especially on the second day. We were tired, but we were fighting. I'm very impressed and very happy with our guys. We saw things we need to work on. We saw where we're at, and we're in a good position. Now we have two weeks to get better and stronger before we go to regionals, which is our biggest tournament of the fall."
 
DAY ONE
 
South Alabama opened the first day of competition with doubles matches against Louisiana and Tulane. The Jags split a pair of matches against each opponent with Braden Hannig and Victor Frumholz teaming up to defeat their opponents from Louisiana, 6-2, while Javier Montoya and Harold van Raemdonck knocked off their Tulane counterparts, 6-1.
 
The Jaguars faced Southern Miss in singles play to open the weekend and won three of four matches played. Montoya split sets against his foe, 6-0, 0-6, before taking home the victory by winning a super tiebreak, 10-6. Hannig knocked off his Golden Eagle oppoenent in straight sets, 6-3, 6-0, as did van Raemdonck with a 6-3, 6-0 score.
 
DAY TWO
 
The second day of the tournament was South's best as the Jags won every single match they played. Hannig and Frumholz united to defeat Louisiana in doubles, 6-1, while Montoya and van Raemdonck defeated their Ragin' Cajuns opponents, 6-2. The Jaguars also faced Southern Miss in doubles plan and the same pairs won by scores of 6-4 and 6-1, respectively.
 
USA faced Tulane in singles play on day two, and every single Jaguar won in straight sets. Montoya knocked off his Green Wave opponent 7-5, 6-1 while Frumholz took care of his by a score of 6-3, 6-2. van Raemdonck took care of business in 6-4, 6-3 fashion, and Hannig rounded out the perfect day with a 6-2, 7-5 victory.
 
DAY THREE
 
Day three picked up right where day two left off when South Alabama lined up against Tulane for doubles play. Just like day two, the Jags took care of business against the Green Wave. Montoya and Frumholz earned a 7-6 win while Juan Accossatto joined the team and paired with van Raemdonck for a 6-2 win.
 
The Golden Eagle Fall Invite wrapped up when USA faced Louisiana in singles play. Montoya secured the most thrilling even of the day with a super tiebreak win against his Ragin' Cajun opponent. After splitting the first sets 7-5, 2-6, Montoya won 13-11 in the tiebreak to win his match. Accossatto claimed the final victory of the tournament for the Jaguars with a straight-sets victory in 6-2, 6-4 style.
 
UP NEXT
 
South Alabama will now prepare for ITA Regionals, running Oct. 16 through Oct. 20. The tournament will take place in Baton Rouge, La.
 
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