MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama women's tennis team will host Georgia Southern and Georgia State on Saturday and Sunday respectively.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN MATCH INFORMATION
Date: 3/19
Place: Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts (Mobile, Ala.)
Time: 10 am
GEORGIA STATE MATCH INFORMATION
Date: 3/20
Place: Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts (Mobile, Ala.)
Time: 10 am
ON THE COURT FOR THE JAGUARS
- Otoha Aoki (So., Komaki, Japan)
- Yu Fujioka (Sr., Funabashi, Japan)
- Delien Kleinhans (Fr., Bloemfontein, South Africa)
- Nikola Kohoutova (Sr., Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic)
- Milka Pasanen (Sr., Pieksamaki, Finland)
- Caraline Scheufler (Jr., Gulf Breeze, Fla.)
- Yurie Takanishi (Sr., Haracho, Japan)
- Lara van der Merewe (So., Potchefstroom, South Africa)
- Luminita Tutunaru (Jr., Targu-Jiu, Romania)
NOTES
- South Alabama has lost the last two matches against Georgia Southern, however, has won the past three over Georgia State.
- Last time out with Georgia Southern was in the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Championship match in which South fell by one point.
- South's latest win over Georgia State secured the Jags' position as the Sun Belt East Division Champions for the regular season.
- The Jags have won both of their conference matches so far this season.
- South currently holds a four-match win streak.
LAST TIME WITH GEORGIA SOUTHERN
- 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.
LAST TIME WITH GEORGIA STATE
-Fujioka and Kohoutova improved to 8-4 as a doubles pair, while duo Domingo-Bernabeu and Aoki advanced to 10-1 as doubles partners.
- Aoki (9-0) and Kohoutova (7-0) ended the regular season undefeated in singles conference play.
- Aoki has won 10 of her last 15 singles matches, while Kohoutova extended her singles victories to six matches this season.
- South Alabama leads 9-7 in the all-time series against Georgia State after defeating the Panthers twice this season.
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