TROY, Ala. – The Jaguars dropped their first conference match of the 2024 season on Sunday, falling to the Troy Trojans 5-2 in Troy.
The Jaguars claimed the first win of the day, following a 7-5 win from
Tereza Dejnozkova and
Elysia Pool over Maria Guirguis and Valeriia Avdeeva from Troy.
Troy evened the doubles score with a 6-3 win from Hagar Ramadan-Amin and Leena Metwally, beating
Nikola Novotna and
Manal Ennaciri.
The Trojans claimed the doubles point with a 7-5 win from number two doubles, after the South duo of
Chems Doha Zeghlouli and
Lara van der Merwe lost to Kristina Kukaras and Emilia Namyslo.
After winning the doubles point, Troy carried their momentum into singles, claiming wins on four of six singles courts.
Valeriia Avdeeva gave Troy a 2-0 advantage on the day, winning 7-5, 6-1 over
Manal Ennaciri from number four singles.
Elysia Pool put the Jaguars on the board with her 10
th win of the season, defeating Hagar Ramadan-Amin in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2.
The Jaguars evened the score a 2-2 on the day with a win from
Tereza Dejnozkova from the number one spot, where she beat Kristina Kukaras 6-0, 7-6 (7-5).
With the match tied, the Trojans went on to win the final three courts, claiming the rivalry win.
Gabrielle Leslie got the Trojan rally started with a 7-5, 6-0 defeat of
Otoha Aoki on court six, while Maria Guirguis clinched the win for the Trojans with a 6-4, 7-6, (7-2) win over
Nikola Novotna on court three.
Troy closed the day with one last win, this time from Leena Metwally, where she beat Chema Doha Zeghlouli 5-7, 7-5, 10-7.
Match Results
March 24, 2024
12 pm – Troy, Ala.
Singles
1.
Tereza Dejnozkova (USA) def. Kristina Kukaras (TROY) 6-0, 7-6 (7-5)
2.
Elysia Pool (USA) def. Hagar Ramadan-Amin (TROY) 6-2, 6-2
3. Maria Guirguis (TROY) def.
Nikola Novotna (USA) 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)
4. Valeriia Avdeeva (TROY) def.
Manal Ennaciri (USA) 7-5, 6-1
5. Leena Metwally (TROY) def.
Chems Doha Zeghlouli (USA) 5-7, 7-5, 10-7
6. Gabrielle Leslie (TROY) def.
Otoha Aoki (USA) 7-5, 6-0
Doubles
1.
Tereza Dejnozkova/
Elysia Pool (USA) def. Maria Guirguis/Valeriia Avdeeva (TROY) 7-5
2. Kristina Kukaras/Emilia Namyslo (TROY) def.
Chems Doha Zeghlouli/Lara Van Der Merwe (USA) 7-5
3. Hagar Ramadan-Amin/Leena Metwally (TROY) def.
Nikola Novotna/
Manal Ennaciri (USA) 6-3
Quotable from coach Dr. Jaco Keyser
"Tough day at the office. Collectively very disappointed with today's outcome but if we are going to be a good team we will have to process today very quickly and efficiently and move on to the rest of our schedule."
Up Next
South Alabama returns to Mobile on Wednesday for a midweek non-conference match with Tulane at 1 p.m.
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