MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama women's tennis team will make its first road trip in almost a month when it takes on Appalachian State and Coastal Carolina Friday and Sunday.

MATCH INFORMATION
Dates: March 22 and 24, 2019
Opponents: Appalachian State (March 22), Coastal Carolina (March 24)
Hosts: Appalachian State and Coastal Carolina
Places: Appalachian Tennis Courts and Stevens Tennis Complex
Match Time: 9 a.m. (Fri. and Sun.)

ON THE COURT FOR THE JAGUARS
-Yu Fujioka (So., Funabashi, Japan, 8-1 singles, 6-4 doubles)
-Alexandria Stiteler (Sr., Bradenton, Fla., 9-3 singles, 7-4 doubles)
-Milka Pasanen (So., Pieksämäki, Finland, 9-1 singles, 8-2 doubles)
-Patricia Martins (Sr., Lisbon, Portugal, 11-0 singles, 8-2 doubles)
-Nikola Kohoutova (So., Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic, 10-2 singles, 9-3 doubles)
-Leslie Soto (Jr., Santiago, Chile, 4-5 singles, 3-0 doubles)
-Diana Monsalve (Jr., Bogota, Colombia, 5-0 singles, 4-0 doubles)
-Yurie Takanishi (Fr., Haracho, Japan, 2-5 singles, 9-3 doubles)

NOTES
-Three Jaguars have seven-match win streaks in singles; Martins is a team-best 11-0, and Pasanen and Fujioka have won eight and seven straight matches, respectively
-Martins leads the Sun Belt with her 11-0 record, which includes a 9-0 mark at No. 6
-The Jags are a combined 23-1 at flights 5 and 6
-Stiteler has the best win percentage in the Sun Belt this season at No. 1 (min. 5 decisions)
-South Alabama will be making its first trip to Boone, N.C. and Conway, S.C.
-USA has not played on the road since a 4-0 loss at No. 16 LSU on Feb. 24, and will be playing away from home for just the fifth time this season
-App State is 2-0 in league play, with wins over Coastal Carolina and Arkansas State, and 8-4 overall
-Coastal Carolina has won three of its last four outings

QUOTES
Head Coach Jaco Keyser
On the upcoming matches: "I'm looking forward to it. It's a great opportunity to get better this weekend. We have five in a row on the road – five tough ones – starting with Appalachian State. They're off to a good start and it'll be a good battle on Friday."

On the performance last weekend after a long break: "I thought the two weeks off were great for us. We got out on the courts and worked on some things, and I thought we came back really refreshed. We played a great match on Saturday, and on Sunday, there was a good carryover and we were real professional taking care of Texas State."

On getting results from the bottom half of the lineup: "I feel like we've got a lot of depth. We're seven or eight deep and that's what the good teams do. They've got depth and those are important positions. Hopefully we can keep being strong there."

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