STATESBORO, Ga. – The University of South Alabama women's tennis team broke a 2-2 tie with wins on courts 3 and 6 to defeat Georgia Southern Saturday morning at the Wallis Tennis Center.
The Jaguars improve to 19-3 overall and 8-1 in the Sun Belt Conference. The Eagles drop to 11-12 and 3-6.
DOUBLES
-The two teams split the first two doubles matches with relative ease
-The Jaguars struck first on court 1 as sophomores
Yu Fujioka and
Milka Pasanen defeated Arianne De Winter and Emilia Bujan 6-1, and the Eagles' team of Lindsay Truscott and Charlotte Van Diemen answered with a 6-2 victory on court 3 over sophomore
Nikola Kohoutova and freshman
Yurie Takanishi
-GS claimed the point and a 1-0 lead on court 2 after Paula Boixader and Luisa Hrda edged seniors
Patricia Martins and
Alexandria Stiteler 7-6 (7-4)
SINGLES
-South Alabama took the lead with victories at the top two spots in the lineup
-Fujioka downed Bujan 6-1, 6-3 at No. 2, and Stiteler also won in straight sets at No. 1, 6-3, 6-3 over De Winter
-Georgia Southern pulled even at 2-2 thanks to Hrda's 6-3, 6-4 victory at No. 4 vs. Pasanen
-Kohoutova needed three sets to get past Boixader at No. 3, 6-1, 0-6, 6-2, and junior
Diana Monsalve swept Elizabeth Goines 6-3, 6-4 on court 6
QUOTES FROM COACH KEYSER
"That was a good bounce back in singles after losing a close doubles point. I really liked the level that we competed at. If we can keep that urgency and intensity combined with a dose of maturity when falling behind, then I am confident good things will happen the rest of the way."
NOTES
-South Alabama is currently tied at the top of the Sun Belt with Appalachian State, and would clinch a tie for the regular-season title with a win tomorrow at Georgia State
-Kohoutova extended her singles win streak to 11 and is 9-0 in league play
-USA is 6-0 in the series; today marked the first time GS took as many as two points off the Jags
UP NEXT
The Jaguars close out the regular season tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. CDT against Georgia State.
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