MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama women's tennis team will finish up the home portion of its schedule Saturday and Sunday with matches against ULM and Louisiana.

MATCH INFORMATION
Dates: April 6 and 7, 2019
Opponents: ULM (April 6) and Louisiana (April 7)
Host: South Alabama
Place: Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts
Match Time: 10 a.m.

ON THE COURT FOR THE JAGUARS
-Yu Fujioka (So., Funabashi, Japan, 12-2 singles, 8-7 doubles)
-Alexandria Stiteler (Sr., Bradenton, Fla., 11-5 singles, 9-7 doubles)
-Milka Pasanen (So., Pieksämäki, Finland, 9-1 singles, 9-4 doubles)
-Patricia Martins (Sr., Lisbon, Portugal, 13-2 singles, 9-4 doubles)
-Nikola Kohoutova (So., Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic, 15-2 singles, 11-4 doubles)
-Leslie Soto (Jr., Santiago, Chile, 4-7 singles, 3-0 doubles)
-Diana Monsalve (Jr., Bogota, Colombia, 6-1 singles, 4-0 doubles)
-Yurie Takanishi (Fr., Haracho, Japan, 2-5 singles, 11-4 doubles)

NOTES
-South Alabama's last three wins have been by a 4-1 score
-Since winning the doubles point in their first eight matches, the Jaguars have won it just five times in their last 11 outings
-Martins and Pasanen have the Jags' top doubles record at 8-4 on court 1; Takanishi and Fujioka are 6-3 at No. 2
-Pasanen has won her last eight singles matches but hasn't recorded a decision in her last five contests despite winning the first set four times in that span
-Matching Pasanen with an eight-match win streak is Kohoutova, who has a team-best 15 dual wins this season; six of Kohoutova's last eight victories have been in straight sets
-South Alabama and ULM have split their last four meetings, all of which have taken place at the Sun Belt Championships; ULM knocked off USA 4-3 in the 2017 final
-The Jaguars lead the series with the Ragin' Cajuns 34-5 and have won nine in a row; the 34 victories are the most against any opponent in school history

QUOTES
Head Coach Jaco Keyser
On the upcoming matches: "First of all, I'm looking forward to being back home. That was a long road trip so it's nice to be on our home courts. I feel like we're a better team today than what we were two weeks ago and I'm looking forward to a couple of strong matches to finish up the season."

On Kohoutova's recent play: "It's been nice to see her progress from last year. We like to think we get people better and it looks like that is the case. The same goes for the other girls. I feel like all of them are inching forward and getting better. That's ultimately what we're trying to accomplish."

On the Sun Belt season: "The conference is competitive from top to bottom. We try to focus on ourselves and trying to get better, and hopefully we can put out seven good points. Once we do that, I feel like we can beat anyone in the conference."

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Join the Baseline Club, the tennis-specific support club of the Jaguar Athletic Fund. All donations to the Baseline Club go directly to support the South Alabama men's and women's tennis programs. For more information on how you can join visit: http://jaguarathleticfund.com/baselineclub

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