CONWAY, S.C. – The University of South Alabama women's tennis team lost just nine games total in four singles victories as the Jaguars defeated Coastal Carolina 4-1 Sunday morning at the Stevens Tennis Complex.
The Jaguars improve to 14-2 overall and 3-1 in the Sun Belt Conference. The Chanticleers fall to 9-7 and 2-2.
DOUBLES
-The Jaguars lost just two games in taking the doubles point, winning on courts 2 and 3 by the score of 6-1
-Sophomore
Nikola Kohoutova and freshman
Yurie Takanishi defeated Alexa Tiefel and Alicja Zduniak at No. 3, and senior
Alexandria Stiteler and sophomore
Yu Fujioka downed Somer Dalla-Bona and Viktorija Demcenkova at No. 2
SINGLES
-Fujioka and senior
Patricia Martins won quickly on courts 2 and 6, respectively, to put the Jags ahead 3-0
-Fujioka almost blanked Jennifer Brown 6-0, 6-1, and Martins got past Tiefel 6-2, 6-2
-Dalla-Bona avoided the shutout with a 6-2, 6-0 victory at No. 3 over junior
Leslie Soto
-Kohoutova finished the match on court 4 after a 6-2, 6-2 win against Zduniak
NOTES
-Martins and Kohoutova share the team lead with 12 victories this season
-South Alabama leads the series 2-1
-Fujioka has won her last nine matches and is 10-1 on the season
QUOTE FROM COACH KEYSER
"No need to sugar coat it - today was extremely important to bounce back and flush Friday's nightmare from the memory. No doubt it's a lot easier to do so outdoors, but we were fundamentally sound and did a good job at building points and matches. I'm extremely excited with our mental toughness to reset today and continue the mental grind that is part of who we want to be. I'm looking forward to a busy week and plenty of challenges on the road."
UP NEXT
The Jaguars travel to in-state rival Troy Wednesday at 2 p.m.
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