MOBILE, Ala. – After two weeks on the road, the 10-1 South Alabama women's tennis team returns home to open Sun Belt Conference play, hosting Troy on Saturday and Georgia State on Sunday. Both matches are at 10 a.m.
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The Jag's 10-1 start is the best since 2019, where they Jags also posted a 10-1 star, before going on a three match winning streak.
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South went 0-1 last weekend, dropping this first match of the season Florida Atlantic on the road. The Jaguar's second match of last weekend, set for North Florida, was cancelled due to weather.
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The Jags posted a 10-1 record in conference play last season, dropping their only match to UTA on the road. The Jags were 5-0 at home in conference play last season. South went on to win the Sun Belt Conference Tournament title in Peachtree City, Ga., the 19
th title in program history.
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Troy is 7-2 on the season, dropping matches against Jacksonville State and Chattanooga. The Panthers of Georgia State are 0-9 on the year.
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South's last match saw no wins in singles or doubles, as the match concluded when Florida Atlantic reached four points.
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Senior Luminita Turunaru is 9-1 on the season, with eight wins at number two and one at number one. Freshman
Tereza Dejnozkova is 7-1 on the season, with last week's loss being her first as a Jaguar.
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South is 19-4 all-time against Troy, with the last loss against the Trojans coming in 2013. The last home loss against the Trojans came in 2010, when Troy beat South Alabama 5-2.
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The Jaguars are 17-7 all-time against Georgia State and currently holds a four-match winning streak against the Panthers. South is 1-2 at home against Georgia State, with the last home loss being in 2011, where No. 64 Georgia State issued South Alabama a 7-0 loss in Mobile.
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All home matches take place at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial tennis Courts and admission is free.
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