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PASANEN LEADS WOMEN’S TENNIS AT ROBERTA ALISON FALL CLASSIC

Complete Results

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of South Alabama women's tennis team closed out its 2019 fall schedule with two victories on the final day of the Roberta Alison Fall Classic, hosted by Alabama.

Junior Milka Pasanen won in singles and paired with senior Leslie Soto for the doubles victory.

DOUBLES
- In the Allison Eager Draw, Pasanen and Soto downed Anastasiia Khokhlova and Tijana Svitlica of Troy 6-4 before dropping a 6-4 decision to Victoire de Samucewicz and Grace Anne Jones of Ole Miss
- Juniors Yu Fujioka and Nikola Kohoutova lost in the semifinals of the Hilde Otterman Draw to Mississippi State's Emma Antonaki and Valeria Nikolaev 6-4, then lost 6-1 to Eleni Louka and Kenzy Middlebrooks of Clemson

SINGLES
- Pasanen defeated Alejandra Morales in the Amy Mascotti Draw 6-4, 7-5
- In the final of the Alexa Guarachi Draw, Fujioka lost 6-2, 7-5 to Northwestern's Christina Hand
- Kohoutova fell 6-4, 6-4 to Hannah McColgan of Northwestern in the Alice Tunaru Draw

QUOTES FROM COACH KEYSER
"We definitely took a big step in the right direction this weekend.