JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The University of South Alabama women's tennis team was defeated by North Florida 6-1 Sunday afternoon at the UNF Tennis Complex.

The Jaguars jumped to a 1-0 lead after winning the doubles point. Seniors Yu Fujioka and Nikola Kohoutova teamed up to beat Lucia Montano and Constanza Gorches 6-3 on court two. Otoha Aoki and Aina Domingo-Bernabeu clinched the one-point advantage with a 7-6(7-1) result on court three, but the Ospreys claimed all six singles matches for the win. 

NORTH FLORIDA 6, SOUTH ALABAMA 1
Date: 3/7
Place: UNF Tennis Complex (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Records: USA (6-4), UNF (7-4)

DOUBLES
1. Catherine Gulihur / Ana Paula Melilo (UNF) def. Cami Moreno / Yurie Takanishi (USA) 6-0 
2. Yu Fujioka / Nikola Kohoutova (USA) def. Lucia Montano / Constanza Gorches (UNF) 6-3 
3. Otoha Aoki / Aina Domingo-Bernabeu (USA) def. Valentina Mariotto / Sean Lodzki (UNF) 7-6(7-1)
Order of Finish: (1,2,3)

SINGLES
1. Lucia Montano (UNF) def. Fujioka (USA) 6-1, 6-4
2. Gulihur (UNF) def. Kohoutova (USA) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
3. Melilo (UNF) def. Milka Pasanen (USA) 6-2, 6-3
4. Gorches (UNF) def. Moreno (USA) 7-6 (7-2), 6-4
5. Mariotto (UNF) def. Diana Monsalve (USA) 6-4, 6-2
6. Summer Yardley (UNF) def.  Aoki (USA) 7-5, 7-5
Order of Finish: (3,1,5,2,4,6)

NOTES
- Fujioka and Kohoutova have won four of the last five doubles matches as a pair at the No. 2 position.
- Moreno and Takanishi improved to an overall 6-2 record in doubles play.
- Kohoutova's singles match was her second match that has gone to a third set this season since the season opener against Xavier (La.).
- Pasanen moved up a spot in the Jaguar lineup after playing at No. 4 in the match-up against Tulane.

UP NEXT 
- South Alabama will return to action on Sat. Mar. 13 at 10 a.m. to host Coastal Carolina at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Jaco Keyser
- On today's match: "Not the outcome we were looking for heading into conference play. Having said that, I think we are right at the tipping point to play some really good tennis. If we stay the course, I am confident that we will get paid off in the long run."

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