BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The South Alabama women's tennis team competed well across the weekend in the Samford Invitational in which they faced several quality opponents. 

Day One

In the opening round, South picked up a pair of doubles wins with Lara van der Merwe and Manal Ennaciri followed up by Delien Kleinhans and Rio Maeda to defeat Samford. In the singles matches, Ennaciri, Maeda, and Tchanichev each picked up wins against UAB. 

Day Two

In the second round of action, South garnered another pair of doubles victories with Chems Doha Zeghlouli and Jade Marie as well as Kleinhans and Maeda against Memphis. South had another impressive outing in the singles department against Memphis with wins from Ennaciri, Kleinhans, Marie, and Maeda. 

Day Three

On the last day of action, Kleinhans and Maeda would be the lone doubles victory as they took down UAB 6-3. South would pick up four victories in the singles matches with Kleinhens, Maeda, Marie, and Tchanichev to close out the tournament. 

QUOTES

Coach Jaco Keyser on the weekend, "Solid performance by the squad this weekend against some stiff competition. Results wise always good when you win more than you lose but more importantly we are taking on the the blue collar, physical identity that we pride ourselves on at South Alabama and that's exiting to see. Plenty to improve on but we definitely inched in the right direction this weekend". 

UP NEXT

The Jags will head up to Statesboro, Georgia to compete in the Georgia Southern Invitational from September 27-29. 

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