South Alabama Bests Tulane, 4-1

Saturday, February 28

Mobile, AL

10:00 AM

Tulane University

South Alabama

Campbell Ricci

Feb 28, 2026 | Women's Tennis

MOBILE, AL – Host South Alabama outlasted visiting Tulane to win a doubles that took more than an hour en route to a 4-1 victory Saturday afternoon in Mobile.

The Jaguars improved to 8-0 with the win, while the Green Wave fell back to 6-6.

The two teams split the top two doubles matches. Tulane's Campbell Ricci and Summer Chandler picked up a 6-1 win at No. 1 but the home team captured Nos. 2 and 3, the latter in a 7-4 tiebreaker.

Ricci posted the lone Olive and Blue point of the day with a 7-5, 6-2 win at No. 1 singles. Natalia Fantini came within a game of clinching another point at No. 5, while Natalia Perez won the second set in her unfinished match at No. 3.

The Green Wave will be back in action Saturday at North Texas. Start time against the Mean Green (currently 7-4) is set for noon.

South Alabama 4, Tulane 1

Doubles
1-Campbell Ricci/Summer Chandler (Tulane) def. Kenza Elakili/Manal Ennaciri (South Alabama) 6-1
2-Rio Maeda/Jana Rovira (South Alabama) def. Leigh Van Zyl/Micah Pierce (Tulane) 6-3
3-Jade Marie/Ava Rath (South Alabama) def. Natalia Perez/Natalia Fantini (Tulane) 7-6 (4)

Singles
1-Campbell Ricci (Tulane) def. Rio Maeda (South Alabama) 7-5, 6-2
2-Manal Ennaciri (South Alabama) def. Leigh Van Zyl (Tulane) 6-0, 6-4
3-Natalia Perez (Tulane) was tied with Cristina Tchanichev (South Alabama) 3-6, 6-4, 0-0 (unfinished)
4-Jana Rovira (South Alabama) def. Micah Pierce (Tulane) 6-4, 7-6 (4)
5-Natalia Fantini (Tulane) led Jade Marie (South Alabama) 7-5, 5-4 (unfinished)
6-Kenza Elakili (South Alabama) def. Diana Badalyan (Tulane) 6-2, 6-2

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