BATON ROUGE, La. – South Alabama women's tennis competed in the ITA Southern Regionals from Oct. 8-12 in Baton Rouge, La. Two Jaguars advanced to the Singles Round of 64.
KEY SINGLES PERFORMERS:
- Isabella Pisarczyk defeated opponents from Nicholls State (6-2, 2-0) and Louisiana Tech (6-2, 4-6, 6-4) before falling to Lena Iglesias (Ole Miss) in a tiebreak in the Round of 64.
- Jana Rovira also advanced to the Round of 64, defeating Alexia Zarate Valdez of in-state rival Troy (6-4, 7-6 (8-6)) and Naomi Hagi of McNeese State (4-6, 6-3, 6-4). She would fall to Korina Roso of Alabama.
- Kenza Elakili defeated Miranda Xu of Southern Miss (6-4, 6-3) and Erica Hagi of McNeese State (6-3, 6-2). Elakili would then fall to Alexa Mendoza of McNeese State (7-6 (7-4), 6-2).
KEY DOUBLES PERFORMERS:
QUOTED:
Head Coach Jaco Keyser:
- "Good weekend of tennis. Started the tournament strong, but faltered a little when the competition stiffened. Great pre-season measuring stick as we continue to prepare for January."
UP NEXT:
The Jags will compete in the Roberta Alison Fall Classic on Oct. 30-31 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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).
—USA—