MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama women's tennis team will commence its fall schedule this weekend at the Thomasville College Invitational.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:
Date: Sept. 14, 2018 through Sept. 16, 2018
Place: Glen Arven Country Club, Thomasville, Ga.
Field: Georgia Gwinnett, Florida A&M, Valdosta State, South Alabama, West Alabama, West Florida
Match Times: Play begins Friday at noon
 
ON THE COURT FOR THE JAGUARS
-Nikola Kohoutova (So., Kralupy Nad Vltavou, Czech Republic)
-Patricia Martins (Sr., Lisbon, Portugal)
-Milka Pasanen (So., Pieksämäki, Finland)
-Leslie Soto (Jr., Santiago, Chile)
 
NOTES
-Last season, Kohoutova posted the 10th-most doubles wins at No. 3 in school history (14), and her overall dual win percentage of .882 was tied for ninth
-Martins and Kohoutova both went 10-2 in singles in the spring last year
-Kohoutova was one of two Jaguars to record a winning fall record in 2017-18 (Fujioka)
 
QUOTES FROM COACH KEYSER
-On this weekend: "It's a great starting point to get things going and get some match play under their belt. We'll collect that information and see where we go from there."
-On his expectations for the players: "All four of them have been working on things. Three of them actually spent some time here during the summer trying to improve their games. This is their first trial run to put it to use."

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