MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama women's tennis program will open the spring season against Xavier (La.) on Sunday at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts at 1 p.m.

MATCH INFORMATION
Date: 1/31
Opponent: Xavier (La.)
Host: South Alabama
Place: Mobile, Ala.
Match time: 1 p.m.

ON THE COURT FOR THE JAGUARS
-Otoha Aoki, Fr., Komaki, Japan (0-0 singles, 0-0 doubles)
-Aina Bernabeu, Fr., Barcelona, Spain (0-0 singles, 0-0 doubles)
-Yu Fujioka, Sr., Funabashi, Japan (0-0 singles, 0-0 doubles)
-Nikola Kohoutova, Sr., Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic (0-0 singles, 0-0 doubles)
-Diana Monsalve, Sr., Bogota, Colombia (0-0 singles, 0-0 doubles)
-Cami Moreno, Sr., Rosario, Sante Fe, Argentina (0-0 singles, 0-0 doubles)
-Milka Pasanen, Sr., Pieksämäki, Finland (0-0 singles, 0-0 doubles)
-Caraline Scheufler, So., Gulf Breeze, Fla. (0-0 singles, 0-0 doubles)
-Yurie Takanishi, Jr., Haracho, Japan (0-0 singles, 0-0 doubles)
-Juliette Talieu, So., Villemomble, France (0-0 singles, 0-0 doubles)

NOTES
- The Jaguars play their first dual match since facing Samford on Feb. 29 last spring.
- Fujioka received first-team all-Sun Belt Conference honors in singles last season with a 9-6 overall record.
- Kohoutova led the team with 11 singles wins, with eight coming in dual matches, while Monsalve won four consecutive singles matches last spring.
- Fujioka and Kohoutova have won all singles matches against the Golden Nuggets in the last two meetings between the two teams.
- The Golden Nuggets were 10-1 overall last season and has ranked in the top 5 in the NAIA rankings in the past four seasons.
- The Jaguars hold a 6-0 advantage in the all-time series against Xavier.

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Jaco Keyser
- On Sunday's match: "We are excited to get out there and compete this weekend. We will have plenty of challenges on and off the court this season, but we will have even more opportunities to be successful if we stay focused, and embrace the daily work ethic."
 
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