BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – University of South Alabama junior Nikola Kohoutova and sophomore Yurie Takanishi picked up wins in singles and doubles on the first day of the Samford Fall Round Robin.
The Jaguars took on Samford in doubles and Memphis in singles.
DOUBLES
- Kohoutova paired with junior Yu Fujioka for a 6-1 win over Janse Van Rensburg and Holly Horsfall
- Takanishi and Cami Moreno defeated Cindy Oest and Elsa Pool 7-5
- Grace Jennings and Natalia De Ugarte slipped by Juliette Talieu and Leslie Soto 6-3, and Arianne Beltrame and Amanda Kilduff downed junior Milka Pasanen and Christina Sisti of Tulane 6-1
SINGLES
- Kohoutova defeated Laura Bente 6-2, 7-5, and Takanishi rallied to get past Katherine Cao 3-6, 7-6, 7-6
- Fujioka fell in straight sets to Aran Teixido 6-4, 6-1, and Pasanen lost 6-0, 7-6 to Alisha Reayer
- Lina Hohnhold dropped Soto 7-5, 7-5 and Monique Woog recorded a 6-2, 7-6 win over Moreno
QUOTES FROM COACH KEYSER
"From a win-loss standpoint, today was definitely not what we are looking for.