TROY, Ala. – The University of South Alabama women's tennis team (10-4) will hit the roads for a rematch against Troy (6-7) on Wed., March 31 at 2 p.m. at the Lunsford Tennis Complex in Troy, Ala.
South Alabama faced off against Troy earlier this season on Wed. Feb., 24 in Mobile, where they claimed a 5-2 victory over the Trojans. The Jaguars are looking to extend their winning streak to six matches as they are currently undefeated in conference play.
MATCH INFORMATION – SOUTH ALABAMA AT TROY
Date: 3/25
Place: Lunsford Tennis Complex (Troy, Ala.)
Match time: 2 p.m.
ON THE COURT FOR THE JAGUARS
-Otoha Aoki, Fr., Komaki, Japan (10-2 singles, 11-2 doubles)
-Aina Domingo-Bernabeu, Fr., Barcelona, Spain (2-0 singles, 6-1 doubles)
-Yu Fujioka, Sr., Funabashi, Japan (11-3 singles, 9-5 doubles)
-Nikola Kohoutova, Sr., Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic (8-3 singles, 11-2 doubles)
-Diana Monsalve, Sr., Bogota, Colombia (4-4 singles, 0-0 doubles)
-Cami Moreno, Sr., Rosario, Sante Fe, Argentina (3-4 singles, 7-3 doubles)
-Milka Pasanen, Sr., Pieksämäki, Finland (3-4 singles, 2-4 doubles)
-Caraline Scheufler, So., Gulf Breeze, Fla. (2-2 singles, 0-1 doubles)
-Yurie Takanishi, Jr., Haracho, Japan (5-3 singles, 7-2 doubles)
NOTES
- The match was originally scheduled for March 25 but was rescheduled due to inclement weather in the Troy area.
- Fujioka currently leads the Jaguars in singles action with an 11-3 overall record, with 10 of those wins coming at the No. 1 position.
- Aoki extended her singles winning streak to four matches after defeating GSU's Ellie Aldrich in straight sets (6-2, 6-2) on last Sunday in Mobile.
- Kohoutova has won eight of her last 11 singles matches, including three conference wins.
- Moreno and Takanishi improved their overall doubles record to 7-2 as a pair after their 6-1 win over Maria Zacarias and Ksenia Aleshina of Appalachian State on Sun., March 14.
- South Alabama leads 11-3 in the all-time series between the two clubs.
THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Jaco Keyser
- On Troy: "Looking forward to the final stretch of the regular season. We have five great opportunities to fine-tune our point and match play before Conference Championship in less than three weeks."
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