MOBILE, Ala. – Following a weekend in Georgia to wrap up the regular season, the University of South Alabama women's tennis team returns to the Peach State for the Sun Belt Championships, held April 18-20 at the Peachtree City Tennis Center.

MATCH INFORMATION
Dates: April 18-20, 2019
Opponent: Troy (April 18)
Host: Sun Belt Conference
Place: Peachtree Tennis Center
Match Time: 10 a.m.

ON THE COURT FOR THE JAGUARS
-Yu Fujioka (So., Funabashi, Japan, 14-2 singles, 10-7 doubles)
-Alexandria Stiteler (Sr., Bradenton, Fla., 13-6 singles, 11-8 doubles)
-Milka Pasanen (So., Pieksämäki, Finland, 11-3 singles, 11-4 doubles)
-Patricia Martins (Sr., Lisbon, Portugal, 13-3 singles, 11-5 doubles)
-Nikola Kohoutova (So., Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic, 18-3 singles, 14-5 doubles)
-Leslie Soto (Jr., Santiago, Chile, 4-7 singles, 3-0 doubles)
-Diana Monsalve (Jr., Bogota, Colombia, 9-1 singles, 4-0 doubles)
-Yurie Takanishi (Fr., Haracho, Japan, 2-5 singles, 14-5 doubles)

NOTES
-A win over Troy would give South Alabama its fifth consecutive 20-win season
-The Jaguars have made the Sun Belt final in each of the last five years (1-4 record)
-USA won the regular-season matchup 4-1 in Troy, the last of five straight victories in the series; the Trojans won the doubles point but the Jaguars won three of four singles matches in straight sets
-The series in the Sun Belt Tournament is tied 1-1; the Trojans won 4-3 in 2006 and the Jags won 4-1 last season in the semifinals
-Kohoutova leads the conference in wins with 18; her .857 win percentage is fifth in the league
-Monsalve has won her last four matches and has a 9-1 record this spring; he leads the conference in win percentage (.900)
-Fujioka went undefeated in seven conference singles matches and sports a 14-2 record this spring

QUOTES FROM COACH KEYSER
On the tournament: "I think we're ready for it. I think we've done the hard part with a very good mental approach and consistent work ethic during the year. I feel like it could pay off this weekend."

On having familiarity with the venue: "The one positive from last Sunday's match is we got to play indoors. We might be going indoors again this weekend so to get the lay of the land, it was good to see."

On what can be learned from the first Troy match: "Definitely the confidence that we won. They just us in doubles, we got them in singles. But in this conference, one through eight, anyone can beat anyone so we have to be ready for a good fight."

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