PENSACOLA, Fla. – Nikola Kohoutova placed second in her draw as the University of South Alabama women's tennis team finished play at the UWF Fall Fling Invitational Saturday at the Ralph "Skeeter" Carson Tennis Complex.
SINGLES
-Maxine Palmen fell to West Florida's Berta Bonardi 7-5, 6-3 in the semifinals of flight 1 singles.
-In the semifinals of flight 2 singles, Kohoutova dropped Chole Kabamba of Alabama State, and Leslie Soto lost 6-2, 6-7, (10-8) to Dalina Dahlmans from Southeastern Louisiana.
-Yu Fujioka won the consolation bracket of flight 2 singles by defeating Danny Raygadas of SELU 8-3, Ammaarah Tim of Alcorn State 8-5, and Valena Mantilla from West Florida 9-7.
-In the finals of flight 2 singles, Kohoutova fell 7-6, 6-4 to Dahlmans.
DOUBLES
-In the semifinals of flight 1 doubles, Fujioka and Zolotareva went down to Bonardi and Lopez 6-2, and Martins and Kohoutova fell 6-2 to UWF's Paula Coyos and Jordana Lujan.
-In consolation play, Soto and Palmen lost to Jasmin Buchta and Sanja Jolic of Lamar.
NOTES
-Kohoutova is now 6-2 in singles this fall.
-Up next for the Jaguars is the ITA Southern Regional Championships Oct. 20-22 at Auburn.
QUOTES FROM COACH KEYSER
"The quality of play can always be higher, but overall, this was a successful weekend," said USA head coach Jaco Keyser. "We are establishing some good habits and routines that will set us up for success once the season starts. More importantly, this weekend we have clearly established the level we want to compete at and what mindset or attitude will not be tolerated. The standard has been set, but we will hold ourselves accountable. We cannot hide behind our youth any longer, and even though we are still in pre-season, we need to start validating practice and hard work. The good news is our intent is great, and if we keep the mindset strong, then this talented team is going to be to a tough team by January."
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