MOBILE, Ala. – Nikola Kohoutova and Yurie Takanishi each picked up two singles wins on Saturday to help lead the University of South Alabama women's tennis team to a pair of victories at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.

The Jaguars began the day with a 4-1 decision over UAB, then defeated Alcorn State 6-0 to improve to 3-2 on the season.

UAB
-Yu Fujioka and Kohoutova defeated Adela Wasserbauerova and Dominika Hrabalova 6-2 at No. 1 doubles, then Cami Moreno and Leslie Soto combined to beat Alexia Witthaus and Sonia Grzywocz 6-4 on the No. 3 court to give the Jaguars a 1-0 lead.
-Kohoutova doubled the advantage with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Marlene Herrmann at No. 3 singles.
-Moreno extended South's lead to 3-0 by beating Wasserbauerova at No. 2, 7-6, 6-2.
-The Blazers stayed alive after Jana Hecking earned a 7-6, 6-2 win over Fujioka at No. 1.
-Takanishi clinched the victory for the Jags with a 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 defeat of Witthaus on the No. 4 court.

ALCORN STATE
-The Braves had just five players in their lineup, leading to walkover victories for South at No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles.
-Moreno and Soto combined for a 6-0 win over Barbara Cabo and Sofia Ievleva at No. 2, with Milka Pasanen and Takanishi teaming on the No. 1 court to beat Stefany Grlj and Alessandra Maganuco 6-1.
-Pasanen then defeated Ievleva 6-0, 6-0 at No. 4 singles to extend the Jaguar advantage to 3-0.
-Kohoutova earned a 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 1 over Maganuco to give USA the win.
-In other singles action, Takanishi beat Grlj 6-1, 6-3 at No. 2 while Juliette Talieu picked up a 6-1, 6-2 decision on the No. 3 court over Angia Riley-Codrington.

NOTES
-These were the Jags' first two matches at home this season.
-South improved to 31-0 all-time against UAB with the first win of the day.
-It was the first-ever meeting between the Jaguars and the Braves.
-Takanishi now leads the team with four singles victories this spring.
-It was Kohoutova's first career win at No. 1, and her third in a row in singles in dual-match competition.
-Moreno earned her first singles victory as a member of the program in the morning match, while Pasanen collected her first of the season in the afternoon.
-Talieu made her dual match debut for the Jaguars in the Alcorn State win.
-It was the first time this spring that Moreno and Soto have been teamed together in doubles action.

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Jaco Keyser
On South's two wins: "It was a good day.  I thought we once again competed at a good level — especially in the first match — and are most definitely a better team than we were two weeks ago.  Hopefully we can continue this improvement and ultimately maximize our potential as individuals and as a team."

Up Next: The Jaguars will host West Alabama on Tuesday — the match was originally scheduled to be played Jan. 23 but was postponed due to rain — with first serve set for 1 p.m. (CST).

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