Box Score BOCA RATON, Fla. – For the second-straight match, South Alabama Men's Tennis claimed victory in doubles, but failed to secure the match as Florida Atlantic earned a 5-2 victory Thursday morning.
 
The setback dropped South Alabama's record to 3-9 overall for the year.
 
"I'm very happy with the way we competed," said South Alabama head coach Nick Brochu. "Today was a battle. We had one goal, and that was to focus on fighting regardless of what the score is. We focused on every point, and that worked in doubles. In the end, we lost in singles, but I'm very satisfied with the way we competed. That is what we need to do to give ourselves a chance to win a lot of conference matches."
 
Braden Hannig and Javier Montoya earned South its first doubles victory of the day when they teamed up to defeat their FAU opponents 6-2. Juan Accossatto and Romeo Hadzimehmedovic then combined for a thrilling victory to earn the Jags the doubles point. The Jaguar duo fought off multiple match points to win in tiebreak fashion by a score of 7-6 (9-7) to clinch the doubles point for the Jags.
 
USA could not carry its earned momentum into singles play as the Owls earned five victories to claim the match. Harold van Raemdonck was the lone Jaguar to win his singles match, clinching a 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 victory.
 
South Alabama will begin Sun Belt Conference play on Friday, March 14 at Coastal Carolina.
 
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