The Auburn women's tennis team competed in its final fall competition Sunday at the June Stewart Invitational in Nashville, Tennessee. The Tigers walked away from the invitational with eight total wins.
"This was a good weekend for our girls," said assistant coach Chris Hooshyar. "It was good for them to play against some quality opponents, including the reigning NCAA champions."
Auburn picked up four wins on Friday, three in singles and one in doubles. Alannah Griffin took the first win over Sarah Baron from Indiana, (6-7, 6-1, 6-3). Reka Muller took the next win for Auburn (6-2, 4-6, 7-5) over Madison Appel of Indiana. Caroline Turner lost to Tanaporn Thongsing from Wichita State (6-4, 7-5).
Muller and Alizee Michaud started doubles with a 6-4 win over Thongsing and Giulia Guidetti from Wichita State. Griffin and Turner beat Luca Pump and Abby Stevens of WSU.
"They were able to see what it takes to play at an elite level," said Hooshyar.
Auburn faced reigning national champion Vanderbilt on the second day of play, and Turner was the lone winner, posting 6-0, 6-2, against Maggie Leavell. Muller fell to No. 14 Astra Sharma (7-6, 6-4), and Griffin dropped her match to Fernanda Contreras (7-5, 4-6, 6-4).
Michaud and Muller fell to Kim Schmider and Sarah Baron (6-3) in doubles, and Griffin and Tuner lost to Paula Gutierrez and Danielle Wolf (6-4).
The final day concluded with three big wins for the Tigers, with Muller and Griffin defeating Gabriella Porubin and Luca Pump of Wichita State, respectively.
Auburn finished the tournament with two doubles matches against Vanderbilt. Freshman duo Griffin and Turner beat Magie Leavell and Payton Robinette (6-0). Muller and Michaud fell to Astra Sharma and Fernanda Contreras (6-2).
Sophomore Andie Dikosavlljevic will travel to Flushing Meadows, New York, for the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships Nov. 12-15.
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