Golden Eagles Set for Road Tests at New Orleans, Jackson State

HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- The seven-match homestand for Southern Miss Men's Tennis is in the books, and now the squad will look ahead to a pair of road matches against New Orleans (Saturday at 1 p.m.) and Jackson State (Monday at 11 a.m.).

The Golden Eagles enter the fray at 6-2, with Christopher Cahour, Antoine Androine and Matthieu Peres combining for a 19-3 singles mark. The squad is coming off a 5-2 win over Nicholls and 4-0 defeat of C-USA foe UAB. In doubles, the No. 2 court has been the kindest, as Peres and Alexander Gima have combined to go 10-3. The team is 6-2 there overall.

Southern Miss over the last four years has gone 3-0 against the Tigers, including the 2019 season opener. The Golden Eagles did not face the Privateers last season, but won 4-0 and 5-2 in meetings the previous two years, with the latter coming on the road. Southern Miss is 17-11 on the road since the 2017 campaign, and this is the team's first test away from home since defeating Prairie View in New Orleans to open the season.

New Orleans had won four in a row before falling to LSU last Saturday. Its next two matches against Delta State and Mississippi College were both rained out. Mats Westkamp as been the team's top performer going 4-1 in singles (all on No. 1), with a 3-3 mark in doubles.

Jackson State is 1-6 on the year, with its only win coming against Loyola (New Orleans), and the Tigers this weekend are hosting an in-season SWAC pod that includes home matches with Grambling and Alabama State.

Golden Eagles Set for Road Tests at New Orleans, Jackson State

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Antoine Audrain

Christopher Cahour

Alexander Gima

Matthieu Peres