NEW ORLEANS – University of South Alabama junior Nikola Kohoutova was recognized by the conference as the Sun Belt Conference Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week for the first time in her career after her stellar performances last weekend.
Kohoutova was 2-0 in singles and doubles play as she recorded wins against Georgia Southern and Georgia State. In South's first match of the weekend, Kohoutova and Yu Fujioka teamed up to beat Georgia Southern's Elizabeth Goines and Sonja Keranen 6-3 on court two to guide USA in doubles play. Kohoutova then extended the Jags' lead to 2-0 after swiftly defeating Sophie Wagemaker of Georgia Southern 6-2, 6-1 on court two.