MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama women's tennis team heads on the road Wednesday for a road match against Southern Miss at the Southern Miss Tennis Facility.
 
The Jags then travel to Atlanta for a pair of matches at the Blackburn Tennis Center. The Jaguars face Georgia State Saturday, and on Sunday, South Alabama plays Coastal Carolina.
 
MATCH INFORMATION:
Date: April 4, 7 & 8
Host: Southern Miss (Wednesday) & Georgia State (Saturday/Sunday)
Place: Southern Miss Tennis Facility (Wednesday) & Blackburn Tennis Center (Saturday/Sunday)
Match Time: Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at 8 a.m. Sunday at 8 a.m.
 
ON THE COURT FOR THE JAGUARS
-Yu Fujioka (Fr., Funabashi, Japan, 15-0 singles, 9-4 doubles)
-Nikola Kohoutova (Fr., Kralupy Nad Vltavou, Czech Republic, 7-1 singles, 10-1 doubles)
-Patricia Martins (Jr., Lisbon, Portugal, 10-0 singles, 10-2 doubles)
-Maxine Palmen (Fr., Sittard, Netherlands, 7-6 singles, 6-3 doubles)
-Milka Pasanen (Fr., Pieksamaki, Finland, 0-4 singles, 3-2 doubles)
-Leslie Soto (So., Santiago, Chile, 2-1 singles, 0-0 doubles)
-Alexandria Stiteler (Jr., Bradenton, Fla., 12-1 singles, 9-2 doubles)
-Alina Zolotareva (Jr., Barnaul, Russia, 6-4 singles, 11-4 doubles)
 
NOTES
-The Jaguars are coming off a 4-0 win over Alabama-Birmingham on Saturday in Mobile.
-Stiteler is ranked No. 110 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. She is 11-1 in singles this spring and 9-2 in doubles.
-Stiteler was also named Sun Belt Athlete of the Week last week.
-Fujioka and Martins are undefeated in singles this spring at 15-0 and 10-0, respectively.
-Southern Miss is 15-4 this season, and they are coming off a 4-1 loss to Tulane.
-South Alabama holds a 22-0 series lead over Southern Miss, and the last time the two teams faced off, the Jaguars won 4-1 in 2017.
-Georgia State has a 9-12 record this spring. The Panthers' most recent outing was a 4-3 loss to Troy.
-The Jaguars have a 12-6 series lead over the Panthers, including a 4-2 win last season in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
-Coastal Carolina is 13-5 on the year, and they are on a six-match win streak.
-The Jags and the Chanticleers met for the first time last season when South Alabama beat Coastal Carolina 4-1 in Mobile.
 
QUOTES FROM COACH KEYSER
"I'm looking forward to these last few matches. Each one of those can help our cause as we fight for a seeding position in the conference tournament. We've stayed consistent. We've found the balance between working hard and not pushing too hard, and I'd like to think we're getting good at the right time."
 
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