BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | The Jags built off a 2-0 week last week, improving to 9-0 on the season with a 5-2 win over Murray State in Birmingham.
 
Murray State got on the board first with a win at number two doubles, with Elysia Pool and Nikola Novotna falling to Emma Honore and Annika Pschorr 6-4. The Racers earned the doubles point with a win at number one, with a 7-6 win from Natalie Slezakova and Sarah Bureau beating Luminita Tutunaru and Tereza Dejnozkova.
 
Down 1-0, South geared up for singles, where they earned wins on five of six courts to secure the win.
 
The Jags evened the score with an automatic win at number six due to a withdrawal from Murray State due to injury. Chems Doha Zeghlouli gave South the 2-1 advantage with a win at number five, beating Paola Campigotta of Murray State 6-1, 1-6, 6-2.
 
Luminita Tutunaru earned her eighth win of the season with a 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 win at court two, beating Emma Honore to give South the 3-1 lead.  
 
Murray State cut South's lead to 3-2 with a win at number one, with Sarah Bureau beating Nikola Novotna 6-3, 1-6, 6-1.
 
Tereza Dejnozkova clinched the win for the Jags, beating Natalie Slezakova 6-2, 6-4 at number four.
 
Elysia Pool gave South the 5-2 win with a win at number three, beating Annika Pschorr 6-4, 5-7, 7-5.
 
South faces Samford on Sunday at 12 p.m. and looks to improve to 10-0 on the season.   
 
Match Results
February 25, 2023
1 pm – Birmingham, Ala.  
Singles
1. Sarah Bureau (MSU) def. Nikola Novotna (USA) 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
2. Luminita Tutunaru (USA) def. Emma Honore (MSU) 5-7, 6-1, 6-1
3. Elysia Pool (USA) def. Annika Pschorr (MSU) 6-4, 5-7, 7-5
4. Tereza Dejnozkova (USA) def. Natalie Slezakova (MSU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Chema Doha Zeghlouli (USA) def. Paola Campigotta (MSU) 6-1, 1-6, 6-2
6. Otoha Aoki (USA) def. MSU (withdrawal)

Doubles
1. Natalie Slezakova/Sarah Bureau (MSU) def. Luminita Tutunaru/Tereza Dejnozkova (USA) 7-6
2. Emma Honore/Annika Pschorr (MSU) def. Elysia Pool/Nikola Novotna (USA) 6-4
3. Delien Kleinhans/Otoha Aoki (USA) def. MSU (withdrawal)
 
Quotable from coach Dr. Jaco Keyser
"A long and tricky day for the Jags. No doubt that the indoors complicated things but I thought we stayed calm and slowly grinded out a gritty indoor win. Credit to Murray State who played some high risk indoor tennis that made us very uncomfortable, but part of tennis is to become comfortable with the uncomfortable. Not our best tennis but once again happy to say we competed at a very high level. Looking forward to another opportunity tomorrow to get better."
 
Up Next
South Alabama stays in Birmingham through the weekend, taking on Samford tomorrow at 1 p.m.  
 
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