Hatters fall 4-0 to South Alabama in 2022 season opener

Box Score Tallahassee, Fla. -- The Stetson University men's tennis team opened its 2022 season on the road Friday evening as the Hatters dropped a 4-0 decision to South Alabama at Florida State.

The Hatters (0-1) fell behind early as the Jaguars took the first two matches of doubles action to take a 1-0 advantage.

In singles competition, Stetson put up a hard-fought battle, but both Diogo Marques and Alexandre Hillhouse fell 2-0 in their matches to Sébastien Collard and Louis Delcour, respectively. Clement Hamel showed some prowess on court three as the senior took USA's Maxime St-Hilaire to three sets but ultimately fell 7-5 in the third set as the Jaguars took the match 4-0.

"Congrats to South Alabama for getting the points at the position where they had a slight edge," said Hatters head coach Christophe Noblet. "We were mostly in control at the back of the lineup, but the set up today, starting on 3 courts, did not favor us. We will learn from today and get ready for a tough morning match vs Samford, and afternoon contest vs FSU."

Stetson's men's tennis team gets set for a quick turnaround as the team returns to action on Jan. 22 for a doubleheader. The Hatters begin Saturday's doubleheader at 10 a.m. with a match against Samford and then look to face FSU at 2 p.m.

Results

DOUBLES
1. Delcour/Clements (USA) def. Clement Hamel/Diogo Marques (Stetson) 6-3
2. Collard/St-Hilaire (USA) vs. Tim Gennes/Fabian Penzkofer (Stetson) 4-4, UF
3. Bugaj/Accossatto (USA) def. Tristan Dumas/Alexandre Hillhouse (Stetson) 6-2
Order of Finish: (1,3)

SINGLES
1. Collard (USA) def. Marques (Stetson) 6-3, 6-4
2. Delcour (USA) def. Hillhouse (Stetson) 6-4, 6-2
3. St-Hilaire (USA) def. Hamel (Stetson) 6-3, 0-6, 7-5
4. Bugaj (USA) vs. Dumas (Stetson) 4-4, UF
5. Ervin Haris Eminefendic (Stetson) vs. Accossatto (USA) 6-1, 1-2, UF
6. Montoya (USA) vs. Gennes (Stetson) 1-6, 0-1, UF
Order of Finish: (2,1,3)

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Players Mentioned

Tim Gennes: 6' 2"; Senior

Clement Hamel: 6' 3"; Senior

Alexandre Hillhouse: 5' 9"; Junior

Diogo Marques: 6' 1"; Senior

Fabian Penzkofer: 5' 9"; Senior

Tristan Dumas: Freshman

Ervin Haris Eminefendic: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Tim Gennes
: 6' 2"; Senior

Clement Hamel
: 6' 3"; Senior

Alexandre Hillhouse
: 5' 9"; Junior

Diogo Marques
: 6' 1"; Senior

Fabian Penzkofer
: 5' 9"; Senior

Tristan Dumas
: Freshman

Ervin Haris Eminefendic
: Freshman

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Hatters fall 4-0 to South Alabama in 2022 season opener

Players Mentioned

Tim Gennes

Clement Hamel

Alexandre Hillhouse

Diogo Marques

Fabian Penzkofer

Tristan Dumas

Ervin Haris Eminefendic

Players Mentioned

Tim Gennes

Clement Hamel

Alexandre Hillhouse

Diogo Marques

Fabian Penzkofer

Tristan Dumas

Ervin Haris Eminefendic