MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama women's tennis team won 4-3 over South Florida on Saturday at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts. 

The Jags lost the doubles point on courts two and three, however, went on the secure the one point advantage with victories on courts two, three, four and six. 

South Alabama 4, South Florida 3
Date: 3/5
Place: USF Varsity Tennis Courts (Tampa, Fla.)
Records: South Alabama (9-2), South Florida (3-8)

DOUBLES
1. Amelie Boy/Sierra Berry (USF) vs. Luminita Tutunaru/Nikola Kohoutova (USA) 3-4, unfinished
2. Grace Schumacher/Margriet Timmermans (USF) def. Yu Fujioka/Lara van der Merwe (USA) 6-2
3. Laura Pellicer/Selin Yaylali (USF) def. Otoha Aoki/Delien Kleinhans (USA) 6-0
Order of finish: 3,2

SINGLES
1. Grace Schumacher (USF) def. Yu Fujioka (USA) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
2. Nikola Kohoutova (USA) def. Sierra Berry (USF) 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)
3. Luminita Tutunaru (USA) def. Laura Pellicer (USF) 7-6 (9-7), 6-3
4. Otoha Aoki (USA) def. Margriet Timmermans (USF) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
5. Amelie Boy (USF) def. Lara van der Merwe (USA) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
6. Delien Kleinhans (USA) def. Selin Yaylali (USF) 6-3, 6-3
Order of finish: 6,3,5,1,2,4

NOTES
- The Jags now have nine wins on the season. 
- This is only the second time Aoki and Kleinhans have seen doubles action as a duo.
- Kleinhans also earned her fourth singles win in dual play. 

THEY SAID IT
Head coach Jaco Keyser
- On today's performance: "Monster comeback win by the girls today. Determination and grit personified. We got smacked in the mouth early and often but the girls stayed the course and grinded out a huge road win. An important building block as we grow into the team we want to be."

UP NEXT 
-South will travel to Louisiana on Saturday for its first conference match.  

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