TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – University of South Alabama freshman
Yu Fujioka and junior
Alina Zolotareva placed second in their doubles draw, and Fujioka earned second place in her singles draw Saturday at the University of Alabama-hosted Roberta Alison Fall Classic.
SINGLES
-In the finals of the Titia Wilmink Draw, Fujioka dropped a 6-4, 6-2 decision to Southern California's
Alexa Corcoleotes.
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Maxine Palmen fell 7-5, 6-2 to
Laura Fabrizi of Tulane in consolation play of the Stephanie Leung Draw.
-Zolotareva
defeated Clemson's
Ally Miller-Krasinakov 4-6, 6-4, (11-9) in the consolation bracket of the Heather Geros Draw.
DOUBLES
-Fujioka and Zolotareva downed
Constance Branstine and
Madison Westby of USC 6-4 in the semifinals of the Maya Jansen Draw before losing 6-3 to Krasinkov and
Sydney Riley of Clemson in the finals.
NOTES
-The Roberta Alison Fall Classic wraps up the Jaguars' fall season.
-The team of Zolotareva and Fujioka finished 4-1 in doubles this fall.
-Fujioka ended the fall season with a 5-2 singles record.
QUOTES FROM ASSISTANT COACH GERHARD GRUINDELINGH
"Once again, it was a very good day. The quality of play is probably the highest it's been all preseason, and we are competing mentally at a pretty high level. It's been a great tournament to be a part of with great competition from around the country to help us prepare for the upcoming season. We are not far from becoming a very good team if we can clean up some basic execution errors that still show up from time to time. But once again, if we can engage with this caliber of competition, win matches, and be very close in most matches, then we are definitely moving in the right direction."
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