MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama women's tennis team will have four matches – two home, two road – on the schedule this week, starting Wednesday against West Alabama at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.

MATCH INFORMATION
Dates: Feb. 13-14, 2019 (West Alabama/North Alabama) and Feb. 16-17, 2019 (No. 22 Florida/North Florida)
Hosts: South Alabama (Wed. and Thu.), North Florida (Sat. and Sun.)
Places: Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts (Wed. and Thu), UNF Tennis Complex (Sat. and Sun.)
Match Times: 2 p.m. (Wed.), 1 p.m. (Thu.), 3 p.m. (Sat.), 10 a.m. (Sun.)

ON THE COURT FOR THE JAGUARS
-Yu Fujioka (So., Funabashi, Japan, 4-1 singles, 4-1 doubles)
-Alexandria Stiteler (Sr., Bradenton, Fla., 4-0 singles, 3-1 doubles)
-Milka Pasanen (So., Pieksämäki, Finland, 3-1 singles, 4-0 doubles)
-Patricia Martins (Sr., Lisbon, Portugal, 5-0 singles, 3-0 doubles)
-Nikola Kohoutova (So., Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic, 5-0 singles, 4-1 doubles)
-Leslie Soto (Jr., Santiago, Chile, 2-0 singles, 3-0 doubles)
-Diana Monsalve (Jr., Bogota, Colombia, 3-0 singles, 2-0 doubles)
-Yurie Takanishi (Fr., Haracho, Japan, 2-4 singles, 5-1 doubles)

NOTES
-Kohoutova, Martins and Stiteler are three of four players in the Sun Belt to be 4-0 or better this spring
-Kohoutova and Martins have a team-best five wins
-Stiteler has the best win percentage at No. 1 in the Sun Belt
-South Alabama is meeting West Alabama for the first time, and North Alabama for the first time since 1982
-Sunday will be the sixth meeting in 10 years between the Jaguars and North Florida; USA leads 3-2 since 2010 and 9-2 overall
-The Jaguars have dropped four straight matches against ranked teams; the last win over a top-75 opponent was Apr. 23, 2016 against No. 64 UT Arlington in the Sun Belt Tournament
-The Gators, who lead the series 4-0, have been ranked in the top four three times when facing the Jaguars

QUOTES FROM COACH KEYSER
On the upcoming week: "I feel like we're moving in the right direction. Every single day it feels like we're getting better and that's a good sign. Good teams usually get better as the season progresses and that's our goal."

On the West Alabama and North Alabama matches: "We saw them in the fall and they have some good players. It'll be another good opportunity for the girls to work on what we do in practice and try to implement that in matches."

On the weekend road matches: "I'm looking forward to the weekend as well. Florida and Stanford have shared the last three national championships so it'll be a great opportunity to play against one of the elite programs. North Florida has won their conference like 10 years in a row, so both matches will give us a chance to see how our game holds up in those situations."

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Join the Baseline Club, the tennis-specific support club of the Jaguar Athletic Fund. All donations to the Baseline Club go directly to support the South Alabama men's and women's tennis programs. For more information on how you can join visit: http://jaguarathleticfund.com/baselineclub

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