PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. – Georgia State rallied after dropping the doubles point to defeat the University of South Alabama women's tennis team 4-2 Sunday afternoon at the Peachtree Tennis Center.

The Jaguars end the regular season at 19-4 and 8-2 in the Sun Belt Conference. The Panthers improve to 10-12 and 5-5.

DOUBLES
-USA took the doubles point with wins at Nos. 1 and 3
-Sophomore Nikola Kohoutova and freshman Yurie Takanishi downed Lara Vovk and Anastasia Grosheva 6-4 on court 3, and sophomores Milka Pasanen and Yu Fujioka topped Eva Chivu and Daniela Ramirez 7-5 on court 1

SINGLES
-Chivu bounced back and evened the match at 1-1 with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over senior Alexandria Stiteler at No. 1
-Damira Muminovich put the Panthers up 2-1 after earning a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 3 vs. Kohoutova
-Junior Diana Monsalve took Grosheva in straight sets 7-5, 6-1 on court 6 to pull the Jags back to 2-2
-GSU needed three sets on courts 4 and 5 to close out the match; Vovk edged Pasanen 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 at No. 4, and Andreea Stanescu clinched at No. 5 with a 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 win over senior Patricia Martins

QUOTES FROM COACH KEYSER
"That was a great battle today and probably our best match indoors this year. There is no doubt Georgia State will be dangerous next week now that they are healthy, but having said that, we definitely let this one slip through our fingers. We put up a great fight and I am confident if we keep the same mindset, we will close these kind of matches out next week."

NOTES
-The match was moved indoors from Piedmont Park to Peachtree City due to bad weather in Atlanta
-South Alabama has finished the regular season second in the Sun Belt standings
-Kohoutova was dealt her first Sun Belt loss of the season to fall to 9-1 and had her 11-match win streak snapped
-Monsalve is 9-1 this spring, all on courts 5 and 6
-Georgia State is 7-4 the last 11 meetings with South Alabama and now trails in the series 14-7

UP NEXT
The Jaguars open the Sun Belt Championships Thursday. An opponent and start time will be announced at a later date.

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