THOMASVILLE, Ga. – The University of South Alabama women's tennis team went 2-1 on the first day of the Thomasville Collegiate Invitational Friday at the Glen Arven Tennis Center.

The Jaguars took on West Florida on the first day of action, which included two singles matches and one doubles match.

DOUBLES
- Juniors Nikola Kohoutova and Cami Moreno got past Irene Recuenco and Samantha Echevarria 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)

SINGLES
- Junior Milka Pasanen defeated Gabby Araujo in straight sets 6-4, 6-1
- Senior Diana Monsalve fell 7-6, 7-5 to Karinolina Silwanowicz

QUOTES FROM COACH KEYSER
"Our effort was great and I thought the girls competed hard. We're pretty far away from playing good quality tennis but the intent is there. It's definitely a good sign when we can win matches while executing at a 50% clip, but at the same time we need to improve our execution of the basic fundamentals in order to break through to a higher level of play. We have a great opportunity tomorrow to get plenty of court time and improve."

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