TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The South Alabama women's tennis doubles team of Nikola Kohoutova and Lumi Tutunaru defeated the seventh-seeded pair of Elysia Pool and Annelle Leclercq-Ficher from Ole Miss, 8-6 Sunday to advance to the ITA Southern Regional semifinals at the University of Alabama Tennis Stadium.
Tournament Name: ITA Southern Regional
Host: Alabama
Date: 10/17
Place: The University of Alabama Tennis Stadium (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
DOUBLES
Quaterfinals:
- Kohoutova/Tutunaru [USA] def. (7) Pool/Leclercq-Ficher [OM] 8-6
Consolation Matches:
- Nina Geissler/Taylor Bridges [LSU] def. Yu Fujioka/Delien Klienhans [USA] 8-1
- Madeline Meredith/Ariana Arseneault [AU] def. Lara van der Merwe/Otoha Aoki [USA] 8-7 (4)
- Andrea Winding/Anastasiia Khokhlova [TROY] def. Milka Pasanen/Yurie Takanishi [USA] 8-6
NOTES
- This is the first time South Alabama has reached the doubles quarterfinals in an ITA regional.
- Kohoutova and Tutunaru are still undefeated as a doubles team.
- Doubles play will begin at 10 a.m. on Monday.
THEY SAID IT
Head coach Jaco Keyser
- On today's performance: "Once again a great day of competition against top notch opponents. These match situations are difficult to create in practice; therefore, they are extremely valuable in our development process. As a team, we got better this weekend. Individually, we are excited for the doubles team who advanced to tomorrow's semifinal round. Quite an accomplishment since it's been a while for South Alabama singles or doubles to go this deep in the draw. I definitely have a good feeling about this year's team if we can keep focus and enjoy the daily grind."
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