Women’s Tennis- The women’s tennis team traveled to Tuscaloosa to compete in the ITA/USTA Regionals Oct. 19–22.
The team raked in nine wins on the first day of play. If that was not enough, the ladies went out on Saturday and notched another 11 victories.
The Tigers played well enough to remain in the competition until Monday, but only picked up one victory on the final day to end the tournament run. The ladies next competition will take place November 2–3 at the Houston Fall Draw. After that, the Tigers will be finished playing competitively until the January season begins.
Soccer- Auburn fell 2–1 to Kentucky Oct. 21 when it squandered a one-goal halftime.The loss dropped the women to a 10–9–0 overall record and six wins and losses in SEC play.
Tatiana Coleman scored her sixth goal of the season when she smashed home a corner kick from Bianca Sierra in the 30th minute.
Kentucky scored both of its goals by the 54th minute of play and held on for a victory.
Though Auburn goalkeeper Amy Howard allowed two goals in her net, she saved another nine, which is only one less than her season high of 10.
Auburn will host Alabama for the Iron Bowl of Soccer Thursday at 7 p.m. Admission is free.
Men’s Tennis- The men’s tennis team emerged victorious in three of its matches on the opening day of competition in the USTVA/ITA Southern Regional at the City of Auburn/Auburn University Yarbrough Tennis Center Thursday, Oct. 18.
The team’s individual record was 3–2, but the only doubles competition resulted in a loss.
Senior Andreas Mies was the defending champion of the tournament and the second overall seed, but fell short this year when he dropped his second-round match in two sets.
The Tigers were forced to exit competition early on Friday as all of the remaining Auburn players were defeated. The competition continued until Monday with the home players watching helplessly on the side. The Tigers will have a shot at redemption this weekend at the UNLV Fall Invitational.
Men’s golf- The No. 6–ranked Auburn men’s golf team tied for ninth place at the U.S. Collegiate Oct. 21 after a 3–over 291 on its final round Sunday, Oct. 21.
Michael Johnson, All-SEC sophomore, shot an even-par 72 on the final day of play and finished tied for second individually for consecutive tournaments. Johnson sank three birdies on his last five holes to finish at 3-under par for the tournament.
Senior Michael Herbert finished in a tie for 41st, sophomore Blake Soni finished tied for 46th and All-American senior Dominic Bozzelli came home tied for 50th.
The fall golf season is over for the Tigers, but they will return to competitive play Feb. 6–8 at the Amer Ari Invitational in Waikoloa, Hawaii.
Swimming and Diving- The Auburn swimming and diving team smashed LSU by winning 30 of 32 events Saturday, Oct. 20 at the James E. Martin Aquatic Center. The men were a flawless 16-for-16 and posted a 213–87 victory.
The Auburn men are now 29-for-29 on the season after crushing Alabama last week.
The women won all 14 of their swimming events and were runners-up in two diving events to cruise to a 218.5–78.5 victory.
Defending SEC Swimmer of the Week Marcelo Chierighini, junior, extended his win streak to seven, while senior captain Stuart Ferguson won the 100 and 200 breast.
Junior Olivia Scott won three events on the day.
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