MOBILE, Ala. – South Alabama women's tennis opened the season with a 7-0 win over West Alabama, in a match where South Alabama dropped just one set.
South Alabama swept the Tigers of West Alabama, winning all three doubles matches and all six singles matches.
South Alabama opened the day with a win at number three doubles, where
Otoha Aoki and
Delien Kleinhans beat Greta Zawels and Lolita Hukasian 6-1. South clinched their first doubles point of the 2024 season with a win from the duo at number one, with
Elysia Pool and
Tereza Dejnozkova winning 6-3 over Emiri Takanishi and Shaira Rivera.
The teams played out the remaining double match, with
Chems Doha Zeghlouli and
Manal Ennaciri winning 6-5.
Pool claimed the first singles win of the season, with a win at the number two spot, getting a 6-1, 6-0 win against Emiri Takanishi.
Dejnozkova extended the Jaguar lead to 3-0 with a win at number one, beating Shaira Rivera 6-2, 6-2.
Klienhans clinched the season opening win for the Jaguars, following a 6-3, 6-0 win over West Alabama's Lolita Hukasian.
Aoki stretched the Jaguars lead to 5-0 following a win from the number six slot, getting a 6-1, 6-2 win over Geta Zawels of West Alabama.
Manal Ennaciri earned her first win as a Jaguar at the number four spot, beating Hardija Vidnere in straight sets 7-5, 6-1.
Nikola Novotna closed the day with a win from number three, winning her first set, dropping her second and battling to a 13-11 tiebreaker, to win her match 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (13-11).
Match Results
January 18, 2024
1 pm – Mobile, Ala.
Singles
1.
Tereza Dejnozkova (USA) def. Shaira Rivera (UWA) 6-2, 6-2
2.
Elysia Pool (USA) def. Emiri Takanishi (UWA) 6-1, 6-0
3.
Nikola Novotna (USA) def. Heden Ly (UWA) 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (13-11)
4.
Manal Ennaciri (USA) def. Hardija Vidnere (UWA) 7-5, 6-1
5.
Delien Kleinhans (USA) def. Lolita Hukasian (UWA) 6-3, 6-0
6.
Otoha Aoki (USA) def. Greta Zawels (UWA) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
1.
Elysia Pool/
Tereza Dejnozkova (USA) def. Emiri Takanishi/Shaira Rivera (UWA) 6-3
2.
Chems Doha Zeghlouli/
Manal Ennaciri (USA) def. Hardija Vidnere/Heden Ly (UWA) 6-5
3.
Otoha Aoki/
Delien Kleinhans (USA) def. Greta Zawels/Lolita Hukasian (UWA) 6-1
Quotable from coach Dr. Jaco Keyser
"That's a good start. I felt like we played pretty good. Doubles was nice and clean. There was good quality tennis in singles. Compared to last year, we came out in the first match of the season with five new players, a bunch of freshman. Those freshman have gotten older, and the new players have gotten wiser. I really like where we are as a starting point."
Up Next
South Alabama stays home through the weekend, hosting Furman on Sunday at 11 a.m.
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