MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama women’s tennis team will battle the 64th-ranked Georgia State Panthers on the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts at 11 a.m. Sunday.

“Georgia State is a good team with quality players,” said USA head coach Jaco Keyser. “This will be a good opportunity to see and feel the level of play of a ranked team and to gauge what we need to improve on in the future.”

The Jags lead the all-time series with the Panthers 7-1. Last season GSU secured their first win of the series with their 6-1 victory over USA in Mobile.

The Jaguars are 1-9 in their spring campaign with their only win of the season coming at home against Austin Peay on March 11. South Alabama enters the match after a two-loss weekend in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The Jags dropped their match against Sun Belt Conference rival Denver 6-1 on March 26 and fell to Middle Tennessee 4-3 on March 27.

USA’s top singles performer is junior Chané Hines (Johannesburg, South Africa). Hines is 6-4 this spring and 7-7 overall. When Hines pairs up with the Jags’ lone senior, Katie Welch, the duo is undefeated on the No. 1 court.

The Panthers (11-3) split two road matches last week defeating Old Dominion 4-3 before dropping a 5-2 decision to No. 32 Virginia Commonwealth.

GSU boasts the No. 67 doubles tandem in the country in Abigail Tere-Apisah and Maryna Kozachenko. The pair has gone 8-2 in dual matches.

Tere-Apisah also leads the Panthers in singles action with a 10-1 record in the No. 1 and No. 2 flights so far this season. She is the holder of a three-match win streak and is undefeated in the No. 1 spot.

Admission to all South Alabama home matches is free.

For more information about South Alabama athletics, check with www.usajaguars.com.  Season tickets for all Jaguar athletic events can be purchased by calling (251)461-1USA(1872).

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