BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – South Alabama women's tennis earned four wins on day two in Birmingham – two singles wins and two doubles wins.
The Jags played Samford in singles and Tulane in doubles.
Luminita Tutunaru and
Otoha Aoki won their singles matches against the Bulldogs. The doubles pairings of
Elysia Pool and Tutunaru and Aoki and
Tereza Dejnozkova won their matches against the Green Wave.
South will face Tulane in singles play and Middle Tennessee in doubles play on Sunday.
SINGLES RESULTS vs Samford
Luminita Tutunaru (USA) def. Samantha Nanere (Samford) 6-2, 6-3
Ally Hayduk (Samford) def.
Tereza Dejnozkova (USA) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
Otoha Aoki (USA) def. Lindsay Song (Samford) 7-6, 6-4
Alexis Lopez (Samford) def.
Elysia Pool (USA) 6-7, 6-4, 6-1
DOUBLES RESULTS vs Tulane
Elysia Pool/
Luminita Tutunaru (USA) def. Lahari Yelamanchili/Charlotte Russell (Tulane) 6-3
Otoha Aoki/
Tereza Dejnozkova (USA) def. Adelaide Lavery/Kristen Borlane (Tulane) 6-2
Head coach Jaco Keyser
"Another solid day for the girls highlighted with Lumi and Elysia beating the number 14th ranked doubles team in the nation. Overall the intent and competitive spirit was definitely there and that will always give us a chance to be successful. We definitely have a lot of work and improvement ahead of us but definitely a step forward today."
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