STATESBORO, Ga. – The University of South Alabama women's tennis team fell to Georgia Southern on Saturday afternoon at the Wallis Tennis Center in Statesboro, Ga.

Aina Domingo-Bernabeu and Otoha Aoki guided the Jaguars in doubles play as they cruised to a 6-1 victory over Hannah Daniel and Nadja Meier on court three. Yu Fujioka and Nikola Kohoutova earned the doubles point for South after defeating Elizabeth Goines and Sonja Keranen 6-3, on court two.

Kohoutova gave USA a 2-0 advantage after a quick singles victory over Sophie Wagemaker at No.2. The Eagles got on the board after Nadja Meier defeated Fujioka on court one, but Aoki extended the Jags' lead to 3-1 with her singles win on court four. Georgia Southern then tied the match 3-3 after earning victories on courts three and five. Goines later put the match away for the Eagles on court six to end the day.

GEORGIA SOUTHERN 4, SOUTH ALABAMA 3
Date: 4/10
Place: Wallis Tennis Center (Statesboro, Ga.)
Records: USA (12-5, 7-1 Sun Belt), GS (15-8, 6-3 Sun Belt)

DOUBLES
1. Charlotte van Diemen / Sophie Wagemaker (GS) def. Yurie Takanishi / Cami Moreno (USA) 6-3
2. Yu Fujioka / Nikola Kohoutova (USA) def. Elizabeth Goines / Sonja Keranen (GS) 6-3
3. Otoha Aoki /Aina Domingo-Bernabeu (USA) def. Hannah Daniel / Nadja Meier (GS) 6-1
Order of Finish: (3,1,2)

SINGLES
1. Meier (GS) def. Fujioka (USA) 6-4, 6-3
2. Kohoutova (USA) def. Wagemaker 6-2, 6-1
3. van Diemen def. Moreno (USA) 7-5, 7-6(6)
4. Aoki (USA) def. Mila Harting (GS) 6-4, 6-1
5. Paula Hijos (GS) def. Domingo-Bernabeu (USA) 7-6(6), 6-1
6. Goines (GS) def. Diana Monsalve (USA) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Order of Finish: (2,1,4,5,3,6)

NOTES
- Domingo-Bernabeu and Aoki extended their winning streak to six doubles matches as a pair at court three.
- Doubles team Fujioka and Kohoutova are now 7-3 overall at the No. 2 position.
- Aoki and Kohoutova each recorded their singles wins in straight sets.
- Aoki earned her seventh consecutive singles victory, while Kohoutova posted her fifth successive singles win.
- Monsalve was the lone Jaguar to force her opponent into three sets.
- Georgia Southern ended South Alabama's 7-0 winning streak, with the Jags last defeat against North Florida on March 7.

UP NEXT 
- South Alabama will return to action tomorrow to take on Georgia State at 9 a.m. (CT) at the Life Time Athletic in Atlanta, Ga.

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Jaco Keyser
- On today's match: It's a very disappointing loss. It's always tough to stomach blowing a 3-0 match lead but credit to them completing the comeback. The loss stings, but what stings more is the fact that their will to win and competitive drive was greater than ours and that is unacceptable. We are past the stage in the season and as a program where we take moral victories and constantly learn from mistakes. Expectations with regards to mindset and performance are non-negotiable for this program. The bottom line is we did not get the job done today. We will process today's disappointment and move on to another tough battle tomorrow".

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