Auburn’s women’s tennis team took on the Arkansas Razorbacks Sunday, April 12, in their last SEC match of the season.
The Tigers lost 4-3 in a matchup that had four three setters.
Auburn lost the doubles point despite a victory on court two by juniors Paula de Man and Michala Kucharova. They won 8-3, but on courts one and three the Tigers lost 8-5 and 8-6.
The Tigers took a quick 2-1 lead after junior Pleun Burgmans won 6-3, 6-3 on court one and senior Jen Pfeifler won 6-2 7-5 on court six.
Sophomore Reka Muller lost 6-3 2-6 7-6 (4) on court four bringing the score to 2-2. Freshman Andie Dikosavljevic also lost in a third set by a score of 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.
After Flickenger won 6-4, 2-6, 6-0 and the score was 3-3, the deciding match fell to de Man on court five. Despite coming back to win the second set after falling in the first, de Man was unable to get the win with her match finishing 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
The Tigers’ latest loss disrupts a three match winning streak and brings the season record to 15-12.
The Tigers are set to start SEC tournament play April 15, in Columbia, South Carolina.
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