In their four years together at LSU, senior tennis captain Neal Skupski and senior Mark Bowtell have stood across the net from each other many times in practice, but never in a tournament.
The two friends were put in that position last week at the Costa Mesa Classic in California.
“[Playing against teammates] is very rare,” Skupski said. “It’s not really the best thing. … I live with Mark, he’s one of my good mates. It’s just one of the things you have to do, and I came out on face.”
 
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