MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama women's tennis team closed out its 2019 home schedule with a 5-0 victory over Louisiana Sunday morning at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.
The Jaguars go to 18-3 overall and 7-1 in the Sun Belt Conference. The Ragin' Cajuns fall to 6-12 and 1-6.
DOUBLES
-South Alabama took the doubles point with 6-2 victories on courts 2 and 3
-Senior Alexandria Stiteler and sophomore Milka Pasanen defeated Hoda Habib and Ai Noa Fabre at No. 2, and sophomore Nikola Kohoutova and Yurie Takanishi topped Floriane Picaut and AK Harvey at No. 3
SINGLES
-Kohoutova made quick work of Habib on court 3, winning 6-0, 6-1 for a 2-0 lead
-Junior Diana Monsalve blanked Morgan Forshag in the second set in her 7-5, 6-0 win at No. 6
-Sophomore Yu Fujioka and Pasanen closed out the match on courts 2 and 4, respectively; Fujioka rallied for a 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 win over Dana Radovanovic, and Pasanen outlasted Fabre 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
QUOTES FROM COACH KEYSER
Overall thoughts: "I'm glad we got another conference win, but overall it was not our best day. Hopefully we can get back on the practice courts and continue to get better."
On the quick doubles point: "Doubles was one of the bright spots. We did what we were supposed to do, made good decisions and from there the match flowed a lot better."
On struggling in singles: "There were a lot of self-inflicted wounds. We invited them into the match and once someone is in a match, anything can happen. We have to get back to being fundamentally sound and make good decisions."
NOTES
-South Alabama has won 64 consecutive home matches dating back to 2013
-Kohoutova and Pasanen extended their singles win streaks to 10 in a row
-Sunday marks USA's first back-to-back shutouts since the first two matches of the season
-The Jags have won the last 10 matches vs. the Cajuns and lead the series 35-5
UP NEXT
The Jaguars go to Georgia Southern Saturday at 9 a.m. CDT.
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