MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama women's tennis team (6-1) hits the road for a busy weekend with a pair of matches. The Jaguars will take on Southern Mississippi (2-1) on Friday at 2 p.m. at the Southern Miss Tennis Facility in Hattiesburg, Miss., and then travel to New Orleans, La., on Sunday to face Tulane (6-3) at 1 p.m.
MATCH INFORMATION – SOUTH ALABAMA AT SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
Date: 2/26
Place: Southern Miss Tennis Facility (Hattiesburg, Miss.)
Match time: 2 p.m.
MATCH INFORMATION – SOUTH ALABAMA AT TULANE
Date: 2/28
Place: City Park Pepsi Tennis Center (New Orleans, La.)
Match time: 1 p.m.
ON THE COURT FOR THE JAGUARS
-Otoha Aoki, Fr., Komaki, Japan (4-1 singles, 6-1 doubles)
-Aina Bernabeu, Fr., Barcelona, Spain (0-0 singles, 1-0 doubles)
-Yu Fujioka, Sr., Funabashi, Japan (6-1 singles, 4-3 doubles)
-Nikola Kohoutova, Sr., Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic (5-1 singles, 6-0 doubles)
-Diana Monsalve, Sr., Bogota, Colombia (3-1 singles, 0-0 doubles)
-Cami Moreno, Sr., Rosario, Sante Fe, Argentina (2-2 singles, 6-1 doubles)
-Milka Pasanen, Sr., Pieksämäki, Finland (2-0 singles, 2-3 doubles)
-Caraline Scheufler, So., Gulf Breeze, Fla. (2-2 singles, 0-1 doubles)
-Yurie Takanishi, Jr., Haracho, Japan (4-2 singles, 6-1 doubles)
-Juliette Talieu, So., Villemomble, France (1-1 singles, 1-0 doubles)
NOTES
- Kohoutova earned her fifth consecutive singles win on Wednesday against Troy in straight sets (6-1,6-1).
- Fujioka improved to a 6-1 overall record in singles action this season, with five coming at the No. 1 position.
- Bernabeu made her collegiate debut for the Jags against the Trojans with her teammate Aoki on court three in doubles action.
- South Alabama leads 8-0 in the all-time series against Southern Mississippi after earning a 4-2 victory over the Golden Eagles last season on Feb. 2.
- USM returns to the courts after a successful weekend defeating West Alabama (6-1).
- Tulane has won five of the last six meetings against the Jaguars since 2010.
For more information about South Alabama athletics, check back with www.usajaguars.com, and follow the Jaguars at www.twitter.com/WeAreSouth_JAGS. Season tickets for all Jaguar athletic events can be purchased by calling (251) 461-1USA (1872).
Join the South Circle, the unrestricted giving option of the University of South Alabama Athletics. Contributions to the South Circle directly support all 17 sports in addition to various support programming. For more information on how you can join visit: http://jaguarathleticfund.com/give
—USA—