Box Score ROME, Ga. – South Alabama Men's Tennis saw its 2025 season come to an end Friday when the Jaguars fell to Coastal Carolina, 4-3, in the quarterfinal round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
 
South finishes the season with an overall record of 9-12 after finishing third place in the league standings.

"This was definitely a heartbreaker," said South Alabama head coach Nick Brochu. "It's extremely painful as a coach to see how hard these guys fight, but Javi and Braden came into this tournament with injuries. They fought, but their bodies just didn't allow them to push. They gave everything they had, but their body just couldn't keep up. After we lost the doubles point, we knew there was zero margin for error. Coastal stepped up and really brought up their game. In singles we won relatively quick on three courts. It was a very close battle, but Coastal just played a little bit better. It's always hard to watch your senior who doesn't want his season to end. This was a tough season, it didn't go the way we wanted it to, but I'm proud of the way we came together as a team."
 
After the doubles point went Coastal Carolina's way, the Jags recaptured some momentum in singles play with three quick victories. Harold van Raemdonck got the scoring started for South Alabama by defeating his opponent in straight sets on a score of 6-4, 6-1. Juan Accossatto then delivered a 6-3, 6-3 victory, and Romeo Hadzimehmedovic made it three straight on a 6-4, 6-3 win.
 
The Jaguars quickly found themselves up 3-1, but could not earn the decisive fourth point as Coastal clinched the next-three matches on courts one, two and five to win the match and move on to the semifinals.
 
FOLLOW THE JAGS

For complete coverage of South Alabama men's tennis, follow the Jags on social media @SouthAlabamaMTN (Twitter), /SouthAlabamaJaguars (Facebook), @southalabamamtn (Instagram) or visit the official home of South Alabama athletics at usajaguars.com.