MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama women's tennis team will participate in its second tournament of the fall in Birmingham, Ala., at the Bulldog Invitational, hosted by Samford, at the Pat M. Courting Tennis Pavilion. 

The Jags will take to the courts at 10 a.m. on Friday in doubles against Samford and 11 a.m. in singles against Lipscomb. On Saturday, South Alabama will face Samford in singles at 11 a.m., and Sunday will play Central Arkansas in singles at 11 a.m.

Date: 9/24-9/26
Place: Pat M. Courting Tennis Pavilion (Birmingham, Ala.)
Field: Central Arkansas, Lipscomb, Samford
Match Times: Play begins at 10 a.m. Friday 

ON THE COURT FOR THE JAGS
- Otoha Aoki (So., Komaki, Japan)
- Delien Kleinhans (Fr., Bloemfontein, South Africa)
- Nikola Kohoutova (Gr., Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic)
- Caraline Scheufler (Jr., Gulf Breeze, Fla.)
- Yurie Takanishi (Sr., Haracho, Japan)
- Luminita Tutunara (Jr., Targu-Jui, Romania)
- Lara Van der Merwe (So., Potchefstroom, South Africa)

NOTES
- Individual stats will be recorded. 
- Kohoutova is entering fall play with 14 wins from the spring. 
- Last season the Jags fell to Samford 1-6.
- South Alabama has never faced Central Arkansas in the regular season, and has only played Lipscomb once. 

THEY SAID IT
Head coach Jaco Keyser
- On the weekend: "We are looking forward to this weekend. There is some rock-solid competition with these schools that are consistently top of their respective conferences. Hopefully we can continue to inch forward as we try and build momentum in preparation for January."

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