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Mobile, Ala. – The USC Upstate men's tennis team faced off against one of the best teams in the country on Wednesday afternoon, falling 7-0 against the 29th-ranked South Alabama Jaguars at Lubel Memorial Courts in non-conference action.
Upstate falls to 3-8 on the season while South Alabama improves to 16-2 overall.
The Spartans opened doubles play on a positive note as Ankush Arora and Francisco Neto, playing at No. 3 doubles, defeated Lucas Gonzalez and Olivier Gingras 6-3.
The Jaguars went on to win the doubles point after victories at No. 1 and No. 2. In the No. 1 doubles match, Fernando Bernardes and Ignacio Garrido fell to Juan Cruz Soria and Tuki Jacobs 6-4, while Felix Ewers and Lenhard Haupt fell at No. 2 to Loic Cloes and Pierre Noyon 6-3.
Upstate dropped all six singles matches as South Alabama earned the 7-0 victory. Garrido picked up his opening set 7-6 at the No. 6 spot, but Gonzalez rallied back for the three-set victory after taking the second set 6-4 and third 10-8.
The Spartans close out their four-match road trip in the state of Alabama on Friday morning at 10 a.m. against Lamar in Mobile.
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Match Results
Singles Competition
1. #82 Tuki Jacobs (USA) def. Felix Ewers (UPST) 6-3, 6-2
2. Clement Marzol (USA) def. Lenhard Haupt (UPST) 7-6, 6-1
3. Olivier Gingras (USA) def. Fernando Bernardes (UPST) 6-2, 6-3
4. Pierre Noyon (USA) def. Ankush Arora (UPST) 6-1, 6-2
5. Loic Cloes (USA) def. Francisco Neto (UPST) 6-3, 6-4
6. Lucas Gonzalez (USA) def. Ignacio Garrido (UPST) 6-7, 6-4, 10-8
Doubles Competition
1. Juan Cruz Soria/Tuki Jacobs (USA) def. Fernando Bernardes/Ignacio Garrido (UPST) 6-4
2. Loic Cloes/Pierre Noyon (USA) def. Felix Ewers/Lenhard Haupt (UPST) 6-3
3. Ankush Arora/Francisco Neto (UPST) def. Lucas Gonzalez/Olivier Gingras (USA) 6-3
