MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama women's tennis team will conclude its five-match road swing this week, starting Wednesday at in-state rival Troy, followed by trips to Memphis on Saturday and Arkansas State on Sunday.

MATCH INFORMATION
Dates: March 27, 30 and 31, 2019
Opponents: Troy (March 27), Memphis (March 30) and Arkansas State (March 31)
Hosts: Troy, Memphis and Arkansas State
Places: Lunsford Tennis Complex, The Racquet Club of Memphis and A-State Tennis Complex
Match Times: 2 p.m. (Wed. and Sat.), 10 a.m. (Sun.)

ON THE COURT FOR THE JAGUARS
-Yu Fujioka (So., Funabashi, Japan, 10-1 singles, 7-5 doubles)
-Alexandria Stiteler (Sr., Bradenton, Fla., 9-4 singles, 8-5 doubles)
-Milka Pasanen (So., Pieksämäki, Finland, 9-1 singles, 8-2 doubles)
-Patricia Martins (Sr., Lisbon, Portugal, 12-1 singles, 8-2 doubles)
-Nikola Kohoutova (So., Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic, 12-2 singles, 10-4 doubles)
-Leslie Soto (Jr., Santiago, Chile, 4-7 singles, 3-0 doubles)
-Diana Monsalve (Jr., Bogota, Colombia, 5-0 singles, 4-0 doubles)
-Yurie Takanishi (Fr., Haracho, Japan, 2-5 singles, 10-4 doubles)

NOTES
-Kohoutova won twice last week to give her a 12-2 record this spring; the 12 wins are tied for the team lead with Martins, who has a 12-1 mark
-Martins' .923 win percentage is the best in the Sun Belt (min 5 decisions)
-Fujioka has won her last nine matches, the longest win streak on the team; Pasanen had two unfinished matches last weekend to preserve her eight-match win streak
-The Jags are a combined 24-2 at flights 5 and 6
-USA leads the series with Troy 14-4 and has won five in a row, including both matches last year
-The Trojans had a four-match win streak snapped this past weekend with losses at Coastal Carolina and Appalachian State
-South Alabama and Arkansas State will be meeting for the first time since 2012; the Jags lead the series 13-1 and won the first 12 matches
-The Red Wolves have dropped their last six outings – four have been by a 4-3 score
-The Jaguars faced Memphis eight times from 1982 to 1998, but only twice since; the Tigers took the last meeting 5-0 in 2013

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