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Women's Tennis

Women’s Tennis to Open 2026 Slate Against Southern

MOBILE, Ala. – South Alabama women's tennis is set to open the 2026 season against Southern at 10 a.m. CST on Saturday in Mobile, Ala. The match was originally scheduled for 1 p.m. CST, but was rescheduled due to forecasted weather in the area.

MATCH INFO:
  • Date: Saturday, Jan. 24
  • Time: 10:00 a.m. CST
  • Location: Mobile, Ala. (Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts)
  • Live Scoring: StatBroadcast

WHAT TO KNOW:
  • The Jaguars enter the 2026 season after going 14-6 in 2025. The program went 7-3 in Sun Belt action.
  • South Alabama returns five players in Kenza Elakili, Manal Ennaciri, Rio Maeda, Jade Marie and Cristina Tchanichev. Juniors Jana Rovira and Ava Rath join the Jaguars after playing for ETSU and Mississippi State, respectively.
  • Head Coach Jaco Keyser enters his 24th season at the helm, boasting a 378-153 record.

FOLLOW THE JAGS:
For complete coverage of South Alabama women's tennis, visit the official home of South Alabama Athletics at usajaguars.com and follow the Jags on social media: @southalabamawten (Instagram), @SouthAlabamaWTN (X) and /SouthAlabamaAthletics (Facebook).

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Players Mentioned

Manal Ennaciri

Manal Ennaciri

Sophomore
Rio Maeda

Rio Maeda

Freshman
Cristina Tchanichev

Cristina Tchanichev

5' 6"
Junior
Jade Marie

Jade Marie

5' 6"
Junior
Kenza Elakili

Kenza Elakili

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Manal Ennaciri

Manal Ennaciri

Sophomore
Rio Maeda

Rio Maeda

Freshman
Cristina Tchanichev

Cristina Tchanichev

5' 6"
Junior
Jade Marie

Jade Marie

5' 6"
Junior
Kenza Elakili

Kenza Elakili

Freshman