TUSCALOOSA, Ala.- South tennis continues to compete well in the fall season with another good showing at the Roberta Allison Invitational this weekend.
FIRST ROUND SINGLES
In the opening singles round on Friday for South,
Delien Kleinhans would pick up a 7-5, 6-4 win against Louisville. Kleinhans solid play would be followed up by
Manal Ennaciri who took down opposition from Auburn 6-3, 6-2. Lara Van der Merwe would have a walkover win against Mississippi State.
Rio Maeda would drop a tough battle to Louisville in a 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 loss to round out the first round.
SECOND ROUND SINGLES
In the second round, Lara Van der Merwe continued her success with a convincing 6-2, 6-2 win over Alabama.
Delien Kleinhans would come up short in a competitive 7-6, 7-6 result that went the way of Mississippi State. South continued to battle in the second round, but would suffer losses from
Rio Maeda in a walkover to Mississippi State as well as a tough 6-2, 6-1 defeat of
Manal Ennaciri at the hands of Auburn.
FIRST ROUND DOUBLES
The Jags had a successful showing and competed well in the opening doubles matches of the day. The duo of Kleinhans and Maeda would unfortunately come up just short in a 7-5 defeat against Auburn. Ennaciri and Van der Merwe would respond in a 6-0 drumming of ETSU showcasing the dominance of South.
THIRD ROUND SINGLES
South would kick off Saturday on a good note with a 7-6, 6-3 coming from Ennaciri against Mississippi State. Kleinhans would battle hard against Mississippi State but would come up short 6-3, 7-5. Lara Van der Merwe would answer with a convincing 6-3, 6-1 win over Troy opposition to close out singles play for the Jags.
SECOND ROUND DOUBLES
South competed in the second round doubles with the duo of Ennaciri and Van der Merwe, but would fall to Troy in a tough 6-1 loss.
THIRD ROUND DOUBLES
The Jags would end the tournament on a high note with a hard-fought 6-4 victory against Louisville from Ennaciri and Van der Merwe.
QUOTES
Head Coach Jaco Keyser on the weekend, ""Very good weekend for the girls in my humble opinion. They contested every match they played, competed extremely hard and a lot bigger blocks of quality of play over the weekend. Cherry on top was winning more than we lost against very stiff competition. I am exited that we keep improving each time out. Hopefully we have enough ambition to keep driving forward and not be content with where we are".
UP NEXT
The fall season will come to a close for South as they are set to compete in the Southern Miss Regionals from Nov. 8-10 to capitalize on the impressive fall campaign.
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