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Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Women’s Tennis Blanks Northwestern State, Wins 4-0

NATCHITOCHES, La. – South Alabama women's tennis defeated Northwestern State 4-0 on Friday at the Jack Fisher Lady Demon Complex in Natchitoches, La. The Jaguars are now 5-0 for the season.

DOUBLES RESULTS:
  • Elakili/Ennaciri (USA) def. Hukasian/Umeda (NSU) 6-1
  • Maeda/Rovira (USA) def. Acebedo/Grigoriadou (NSU) 7(7)-6(5)
  • Garcia/Mumiek (NSU) def. Marie/Rath (USA) 6-3

SINGLES RESULTS:
  • Ennaciri (USA) def. Umeda (NSU) 6-2, 6-4
  • Rovira (USA) def. Hukasian (NSU) 6-2, 7-5
  • Elakili (USA) def. Mumiek (NSU) 6-4, WF

NOTABLE:
  • South Alabama is now 4-0 all-time against Northwestern State.
  • The Jaguars have extended their road-match winning streak to 4, their last loss on March 23, 2025, against James Madison.
  • Manal Ennaciri, Rio Maeda, Cristina Tchanichev, Jade Marie and Ava Rath are undefeated in singles. Ennaciri is 5-0, Maeda and Tchanichev are 4-0, Marie is 3-0 and Rath is 1-0.
  • Ennaciri and Kenza Elakili are 4-0 in doubles action this season.

QUOTABLE:
Jaco Keyser, Head Coach:
  • "Good win for the girls today against one of the top teams in the Southland – a team that competes extremely hard. I thought we contested all the spots very well and saw some improvement in our substance of point play. We need to rest up and get ready for a stiff challenge against one of the top teams in the WAC on Saturday."

UP NEXT:
The Jaguars will conclude their road stretch against Tarleton State at 11 a.m. CT on Saturday at Jack Fisher Lady Demon Complex in Natchitoches, La.

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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