PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. – The University of South Alabama women's tennis fell 4-3 in a highly competitive match against Georgia Southern on Sunday afternoon at the Peachtree City Tennis Center in Peachtree City, Ga.

The afternoon began with doubles as the Jags made the first move, with Yu Fujioka and Nikola Kohoutova defeating Nadja Meier and Paula Boixader 6-1 on court two. The Eagles closed out doubles with their victories on courts one and three, entering singles play with a 1-0 lead.

South put the first singles on the board as Fujioka beat Meier in straight sets on court one. Moreno carried the momentum to court three as she scored the second point for the Jaguars with her 6-1, 6-4 victory over Sophie Wagemaker on court three. Otoha Aoki shined for USA with her 6-3, 6-3 win over Paula Hijos on court five, but Eagles Boixader and Mila Harting tied the match 3-3, with their singles victories coming on courts two and four. Elizabeth Goines later clinched the match for Georgia Southern after defeating Diana Monsalve on court six.

GEORGIA SOUTHERN 4, SOUTH ALABAMA 3
Date: 4/18
Place: Peachtree City Tennis Center (Peachtree City, Ga.)
Records: USA (15-6), GS (19-8)

DOUBLES
1. Charlotte van Diemen / Sophie Wagemaker (GS) def. Yurie Takanishi / Cami Moreno (USA) 7-5
2. Yu Fujioka / Nikola Kohoutova (USA) def. Nadja Meier / Paula Boixader (GS) 6-1
3. Elizabeth Goines / Sonja Keranen (GS) def. Otoha Aoki /Aina Domingo-Bernabeu (USA) 6-3
Order of Finish: (2,3,1)

SINGLES
1. Fujioka (USA) Meier (GS) 6-4, 6-3
2. Boixader (GS) def. Kohoutova (USA) 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 6-3
3. Moreno (USA) def. Wagemaker (GS) 6-1, 6-4
4. Mila Harting (GS) def. Milka Pasanen (USA) 6-2, 7-5
5. Otoha Aoki (USA) def. Paula Hijos (GS) 6-3, 6-3
6. Goines (GS) def. Diana Monsalve (USA) 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
Order of Finish: (1,3,5,4,2,6)

NOTES
- Fujioka and Kohoutova recorded their fifth consecutive doubles victory as a pair.
- Fujioka, Moreno and Aoki earned their singles victories in straight sets.
- Aoki collected her 11th consecutive singles victory against Georgia Southern for an overall 17-2 record.
- Fujioka has won the last 15 of her 19 singles matches, with 14 victories coming at the No. 1 position.
- Moreno posted her second singles win at the No. 2 position, improving her overall singles record to 6-6.
- The Jaguars have reached the finals of the Sun Belt Championships for the eighth straight year.
- The Eagles recorded their second victory against the Jags in the all-time series since 2015.

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Jaco Keyser
- On today's match: "Sports can be cruel sometimes, and unfortunately today we got caught on the wrong side of a great battle. Credit to Georgia Southern for making a comeback from the positions they were in. If you play that match 10 times with the lead as we had in singles, then I am convinced that you will win nine times but today was not our day. Great attitude and intent by the girls today and all season long. I am sure once we look back at the season, we will find plenty of positives, but it's hard to see them today. Our goal as a program is to win Championships, and we did not accomplish that goal this year. We will get back to the drawing board, use today's outcome as motivation and come back stronger next year. "

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