Auburn’s women’s tennis team played the Ole Miss Rebels Sunday, March 15, in the Tigers’ fifth SEC match of the season.
The Tigers fell 4-3 despite winning the doubles point. The 1-0 lead came in part by way of court one doubles pair Emily Flickinger and Pleun Burgmans. The senior, junior combo won 8-3.
The Tigers lost on court two, but juniors Michala Kucharova and Paula de Man won 8-6 on court three.
Despite the lead, the Tigers lost on courts court three, one and four in straight sets to give the Rebels a 3-1 advantage with courts two five and six yet to finish.
De Man won 6-2, 6-2 on court five and freshman Andie DIkosavljevic won 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-6) on court two.
The deciding match between auburn senior Jen Pfeifler and Ole Miss’ Zalinna Khairudinova went to three sets, but the Rebels finish ahead 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (6-8), 6-2.
The lost to the Rebels marks the Tigers fourth loss in five SEC matches. Auburn’s next match will be in College Station, Texas against Texas A&M on March 20 at 3p.m.
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