Complete Results

CONYERS, Ga. – The University of South Alabama’s women’s tennis team concluded tournament play Sunday with two additional wins in doubles matches at the Southern Shootout hosted by Georgia State.

The Jaguars went 8-1 in doubles matches and 11-7 in singles for the weekend.

South Alabama vied against teams from Samford in doubles action and individuals from Georgia State in singles.

“It was good to see us match up and get the better of three teams that are usually nationally ranked,” said USA head coach Jaco Keyser.

Senior Alina Volman (Lugansk, Ukraine) paired with sophomore Emily Newton (Dothan, Ala.) to defeat Kristin Lewis and Lindsey Mallory 9-8, while senior Chané Hines (Johannesburg, South Africa) and freshman Ramona Ghermani (Bad Wimpfen, Germany) won 9-8 over Madelie van Rensberg and Jessica Diamond. Freshman Mary Angela Martin (Mobile, Ala.) and Mariya Krachok (Kiev, Ukraine) fell to Emily Mallory and Rebecca Kirven 8-4.

Freshman Veronika Kalugina (Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia) and Martin recorded the only wins in singles matches for the day. Kalugina won in straight sets against Reba Williams 6-1, 6-4 and Martin beat Kir Kemp 6-3, 7-5. Krachok rallied from a set down to defeat Martina Ondrackova 4-6, 6-1, 6-1.

Volman fell to Abigail Tere-Apisah 6-1, 6-1, while Ghermani also lost 6-3, 6-4 to Whitney Byrd.

“The quality of play is not quite where we need it to be,” said Keyser. “Having said that, I love our mental approach, willingness to engage in matches and chip on the shoulder attitude. If we can keep chipping away every day and keep improving I am confident we will be a very competitive club this upcoming season.”

The Jaguars return to action Oct. 7-9 with the Ragin Cajun Classic in Lafayette, La.

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