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ROCKHILL, S.C. – Winthrop took the doubles point and three singles matches to defeat the University of South Alabama women’s tennis team 4-0 Saturday at the Winthrop Memorial Tennis Courts.

The Jaguars dropped to 13-7 on the year, while the Eagles improved to 10-10.

“Today was a tough loss,” said USA head coach Jaco Keyser. “It always leaves a sour taste in your mouth when you get out-toughed and out-competed. Today had nothing to do with being a young team, but plenty to do with a lack of pride. It was extremely disappointing because I believe we are at the crossroads of playing some good tennis, but performances like today are not acceptable and more importantly they stunt growth.”

Winthrop won the doubles point with a pair of 8-3 victories. Yasmine Alkema and Andressa Garcia topped sophomore Emily Newton (Dothan, Ala.) and freshman Michaela Meszarosova (Bratislava, Slovakia) at the No. 1 spot. Alice Garcia and Giovanna Portioli defeated sophomores Mariya Krachok (Kiev, Ukraine) and Ramona Ghermani (Bad Wimpfen, Germany) on the No. 2 court.

In singles action, the Eagles took the first three singles matches in straight sets to clinch with win over the Jaguars. Meszarosova fell 6-2, 6-1 to Garcia in the No. 1 flight and Caitlin Cridland downed Ghermani 6-2, 6-3 at No. 4.

Garcia rounded out the day with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Krachok on the No. 2 court.

“The good news is that we have a match in the morning to show what kind of character we have and decide if we want to be a good team or not,” said Keyser.

South Alabama is back in action tomorrow when they take on USC Upstate.

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