MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama women's tennis team defeated Coastal Carolina 4-1 in conference play on Saturday afternoon at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.

The Jaguars gained a 1-0 advantage after doubles team Yu Fujioka and Nikola Kohoutova defeated Victoire De Samucewicz and Kristyna Jurkova 6-2, on court two. Fujioka and Otoha Aoki extended South's lead to 2-0 after their singles victories on courts one and six. After dropping the first set (1-6), Yurie Takanishi responded by winning the last two sets (6-3, 6-4) on court three, securing the 4-1 win for the Jags.

SOUTH ALABAMA 4, COASTAL CAROLINA 1
Date: 3/13
Place: Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts (Mobile, Ala.)
Records: USA (7-4, 2-0 Sun Belt), CCU (6-3, 2-1 Sun Belt)

DOUBLES
1. Cami Moreno / Yurie Takanishi (USA) vs. Somer Dalla-Bona / Jessie Mount 4-4 unfinished
2. Yu Fujioka / Nikola Kohoutova (USA) def. Victoire De Samucewicz / Kristyna Jurkova (CCU) 6-2
3. Otoha Aoki / Aina Domingo-Bernabeu (USA) def. Jesse Hollins / Valentina Urelli (CCU) 6-2
Order of Finish: (3,2)

SINGLES
1. Fujioka (USA) def. Dalla-Bona (CCU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Mathilde (CCU) vs. Kohoutova (USA) vs 7-5, 1-6, 4-3, unfinished
3. Takanishi (USA) def. Jurkova (CCU) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
4. De Samucewicz (CCU) vs. Moreno (USA) 7-6 (5), 3-2, unfinished
5. Hollins (CCU) def. Monsalve (USA) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
6. Aoki (USA) def. Urelli, Valentina (CCU) 6-3, 6-3
Order of Finish: (1,6,5,3)

NOTES
- Domingo-Bernabeu and Aoki recorded their third doubles victory as a pair against the Chanticleers.
- Fujioka leads the Jaguars in singles action with an overall 7-2 record.
- Fujioka and Aoki's singles win each came in straight sets (6-3,6-3).
- Takanishi improved to an overall 5-3 record in singles action with her win coming in three sets.
- South Alabama has won three of the last four meetings against Coastal Carolina since their first meeting in 2017.
- The Jaguars remain undefeated home after earning the sixth dual match win this season.

UP NEXT 
- South Alabama will return to action on Sunday at 10 a.m. to host Appalachian State at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Jaco Keyser
- On today's match: "It was a good battle and no doubt an extremely important one today. We lost a couple in a row. I don't think anyone around in this program is used to losing too much, so we just needed to get a little bit of confidence going. A lot of people talk about Coastal being a favorite this year. I still think we're the favorites since we are the defending champs, but it's nice to get a win over them because they are a nice, solid team. Hopefully, we can process this win and get ready for a tough App State match tomorrow morning."

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