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MOBILE, Ala. | South Alabama got back in the win column Saturday, beating Coastal Carolina 4-3 to break a 12-match winning streak for the Chanticleers in 2023.
 
South Alabama got the first win in doubles play with a win at number one, where the Jaguar duo of Luminita Tutunaru and Tereza Dejnozkova got a 6-1 win over Coastal Carolina's Anna Babayan and Megan Hpoton.
 
South secured the doubles point with a 6-2 win at number three, where Otoha Aoki and Chems Doha Zeghlouli beat Jesse Hollins and V. De Samucewicz.
 
In singles, South won first sets on three courts while Coastal claimed the other three.
 
Luminita Tutunaru earned her 12^th win of the season with a 6-3, 6-2 win at number one, beating Anna Babayan to give South Alabama the 2-0 advantage.
 
Coastal Carolina cut into South's lead with a win at number two, with a win from V. De Samucewicz over Nikola Novotna, winning 7-6, 6-0.
 
South got the point back with a win at number three to take a 3-1 lead, with a 6-4, 6-3 win from Elysia Pool over Megan Hopton.
 
Tereza Dejnozkova clinched the win for South with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-0 win at number dour, beating Coastal Carolina's Tatum Burger.
 
Coastal Carolina got a win at number five due to a retirement from Chems Doha Zeghouli, winning 6-2, 4-6, 1-0.
 
The Chanticleers got one more win on the day, with a 6-4, 6-3 win from Lille Steryous over Otoha Aoki.
 
The Jags (13-3, 3-2) stay at home through the weekend, hosting Georgia Southern Sunday at 10 a.m.
 
Match Results
April 1, 2023
10 am – Mobile, Ala.     
Singles
1. Luminita Tutunaru (USA) def. Anna Babayan (CCU) 6-3, 6-2
2. V. De Samucewicz (CCU) def. Nikola Novotna (USA) 7-5, 6-0
3. Elysia Pool (USA) def. Megan Hopton (CCU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Tereza Dejnozkova (USA) def. Tatum Burger (CCU) 6-4, 1-6, 6-0
5. Jesse Hollins (CCU) def. Chems Doha Zeghlouli (USA) 6-2, 4-6, 1-0, retired
6. Lilie Steryous (CCU) def. Otoha Aoki (USA) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles
1. Tereza Dejnozkova/Luminita Tutunaru (USA) def. Anna Babayan/Megan Hopton (CCU) 6-1
2. Nikola Novotna/Elysia Pool (USA) vs. Tatum Burger/Lilie Steryous (CCU) 4-3, unfinished
3. Otoha Aoki/Chems Doha Zeghlouli (USA) def. Jesse Hollins/V. De Samucewicz (CCU) 6-2
 
Quotable from coach Dr. Jaco Keyser
"Good win for us. Important win. Coastal Carolina is a good team, and they came in here with a 12 match winning streak with plenty of confidence and swagger. We played a good doubles point. Things got a little testy there in singles, but great bounce back for us. On paper we are a young team, and we are trying to keep building our competitive identity. Today was a step in the right direction. We are not going to use being young or being a new team as an excuse, we are either going to be good this year or not. Big win today for the Jags."
 
Up Next
South Alabama hosts Georgia Southern on Sunday at 10 a.m.      
 
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