Box Score MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama women's tennis team defeated ULM 4-1 at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Courts on Sunday.
The Jags earned the doubles point with wins on courts one and three. The team went on the clinch the win with three singles victories on courts two and five with a retirement on three. South Alabama fell on court one in straight sets and left the remaining courts unfinished.
South Alabama 4, ULM 1
Date: 3/13
Place: Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts (Mobile, Ala.)
Records: South Alabama (11-2, 2-0 Sun Belt), ULM (4-6, 1-1 Sun Belt)
DOUBLES
1. Nikola Kohoutova/Luminita Tutunaru (USA) def. Alessandra Anghel /Oleksandra Balaba (ULM) 6-4
2. Yu Fujioka/Lara van der Merwe (USA) vs. Giovanna Pereira/Madalina Grigoriu (ULM) 4-4, unfinished
3. Delien Kleinhans/Otoha Aoki (USA) def. Jimena Garbino/Hala Badwy (ULM) 6-2
Order of finish: 3,1
SINGLES
1. Badwy (ULM) def. Fujioka (USA) 6-0, 6-3
2. Kohoutova (USA) def. Anghel (ULM) 7-5, 6-3
3. Tutunaru (USA) def. Gomez (ULM) 6-1, 3-2, retired
4. Aoki (USA) def. Balaba (ULM) 7-5, 5-2
5. Van der Merwe (USA) vs. Grigoriu (ULM) 6-1, 7-6
6. Kleinhans (USA) vs. Garbino (ULM) 6-4, 5-4, unfinished
Order of finish: 1,3,2,5
NOTES
- This is South's third straight win and its second over ULM.
- Kleinhans and Aoki earned their second doubles win as a duo.
- Kohoutova now leads the Jags in singles wins with seven.
THEY SAID IT
Head coach Jaco Keyser
- On today's performance: "We have gotten off to a great start in the Sun Belt Conference. It is always good to get two wins. I felt like we did really good today and had some good quality tennis. It was good to take care of a feisty competitive team out here."
UP NEXT
-South will host Southern Miss on Thursday.
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