NATCHITOCHES, La. – South Alabama women's tennis defeated Tarleton State 4-3 on Saturday at the Jack Fisher Lady Demon Complex in Natchitoches, La. The Jaguars are now 6-0 for the season and the only undefeated team in the Sun Belt.

DOUBLES RESULTS:

• Ishii/Minetti (TSU) def. Elakili/Ennaciri (USA) 6-3
• Castano/Kusco (TSU) def. Maeda/Rovira (USA) 7-5
• Marie/Rath (USA) def. Persson/Sobius (TSU) 6-4

SINGLES RESULTS:

• Castano (TSU) def. Maeda (USA) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
• Ishii (TSU) def. Ennaciri (USA) 7-5, 6-2
• Tchanichev (USA) def. Persson (TSU) 6-3, 7-5
• Rovira (USA) def. Minetti (TSU) 6-2, 6-4
• Marie (USA) def. Kuscu (TSU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
• Elakili (USA) def. Mukhutdiinova (TSU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

NOTABLE:

• South Alabama is now 1-0 all-time against Tarleton State, the leader of the Western Athletic Conference.
• The Jaguars have extended their road-match winning streak to 5, their last loss on March 23, 2025, against James Madison.
• Cristina Tchanichev, Jade Marie and Ava Rath remain undefeated in singles. Tchanichev is 5-0, Marie is 4-0 and Rath is 1-0.
• The Jaguars' 6-0 start is their best since 2023, when they went 10-0 until their loss to James Madison on March 26.

QUOTABLE:
Jaco Keyser, Head Coach:

• "A very nice, gritty, character-building win for the girls. A very good quality match by both teams, and I'm happy for the girls that they stayed the course and kept grinding in a pressure-packed situation. We'll definitely enjoy this one and hopefully take confidence and self-belief from today as we try and get better and improve."

UP NEXT:
The Jaguars will return to Mobile to host Samford at 2 p.m. CST on Friday at Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.

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