MOBILE, Ala. – The 4-0 University of South Alabama women's tennis team heads to New Orleans to face the University of New Orleans Friday and Tulane on Saturday.
The Jaguars come back with a home match against Southeastern Louisiana Sunday at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.
MATCH INFORMATION:
Date: Feb. 16-18, 2018
Host: University of New Orleans (Friday) / Tulane University (Saturday) / University of South Alabama (Sunday)
Place: University Tennis Center (Friday) / City Park Pepsi Tennis Center (Saturday) / Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts (Sunday)
Match Times: 2 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday
ON THE COURT FOR THE JAGUARS
-Yu Fujioka (Fr., Funabashi, Japan)
-Nikola Kohoutova (Fr., Kralupy Nad Vltavou, Czech Republic)
-Patricia Martins (Jr., Lisbon, Portugal)
-Maxine Palmen (Fr., Sittard, Netherlands)
-Leslie Soto (So., Santiago, Chile)
-Alexandria Stiteler (Jr., Bradenton, Fla.)
-Alina Zolotareva (Jr., Barnaul, Russia)
NOTES
-Fujioka was named Sun Belt Athlete of the Week after starting the spring season with a 3-0 singles record.
- Kohoutova, Martins, and Soto all hold 2-0 singles records.
-During the fall season, Stiteler picked up a pair of wins against nationally ranked opponents.
-The team of Martins and Palmen is undefeated in doubles this spring with a 4-0 record.
-South Alabama is off to its best start since 2015 at 4-0.
-Friday's match against New Orleans was originally scheduled for Feb. 4 in Mobile, but it was rescheduled twice due to poor weather.
-USA boasts a 12-0 series lead against New Orleans dating back to 1980. The last time the two teams faced off, the Jags took it 5-2 in New Orleans.
-The Jaguars hold a 27-12 record against Tulane, but they have dropped six out of the last seven meetings.
-South Alabama swept Tulane in their most recent contest.
-USA has beaten Southeastern Louisiana in 12 of the 13 times the teams have met.
-The Jags have won the last seven meetings, including a 7-0 victory in 2016.
QUOTES FROM COACH KEYSER
"We are looking forward to this weekend. The weather looks good, so we should get three matches in this weekend, and I'm looking forward to the match play. If we can get better each day, we should be good by the time the conference tournament and the post season roll around."
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