A school-record run in the NCAA Women's Tennis Championships ended in the semifinals for Pleun Burgmans and Emily Flickinger after the pair was defeated in straight sets on Sunday 6-4, 7-5 by Georgia's Lauren Herring and Maho Kowase at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Georgia.
The 15th-ranked Auburn duo finished the season with a 27-7 overall record, recording the most double wins by an Auburn team in the last three seasons.
Their run to the semifinals was the deepest run in Auburn history by a doubles team.
"It was an amazing run by Pleun and Emily this weekend. I could not be more proud of what they have accomplished and the records they broke," Auburn head coach Lauren Meisner told auburntigers.com.
The No. 2 ranked Herring and Kowase took advantage of two break-point chances, converting both in the first set to take a one-set lead.
Tied at 5-5 in the second set, Georgia's duo converted another break point before serving to close out the match.
Burgmans and Flickinger earned Auburn's first All-American selections since 2009. The pair was also selected to the All-SEC team.
"It's a tough loss, but an experience that we can build on for their future," Meisner said. "Coming away with a Final Four appearance and the All-America accolades are huge milestones for the Auburn Tennis program."
To earn a spot in Sunday's match, Burgmans and Flickinger defeated No. 3 North Carolina's Hayley Carter and Jamie Loeb 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, posting their first victory against a top-five team this season.
In the first round of tournament play, the Auburn team defeated No. 18-ranked Michigan's Emina Bektas and Brooke Bolender 6-3, 6-3.
The Tigers continued their momentum by eliminating No. 16-ranked USC's Brynn Boren and Zoe Katx 7-5, 7-5.
"We are going to take some time to relish this great experience and then get back to work for next year to push ourselves further. We want to keep setting the bar higher and higher for this program each year," Meisner said.
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