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Women's Tennis falls 4-0 in Sweet 16

Pleun Burgmans
Auburn vs Alcorn State on Friday, May 13, 2016, during the NCAA Women's Tennis Regionals in Auburn, Ala..  
Photo by Wade Rackley/Auburn Athletics
Pleun Burgmans Auburn vs Alcorn State on Friday, May 13, 2016, during the NCAA Women's Tennis Regionals in Auburn, Ala.. Photo by Wade Rackley/Auburn Athletics

After reaching their first NCAA Round of 16 in program history, the No.11 Auburn women's tennis team fell to No. 6 Vanderbilt 4-0 in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Thursday.

The Tigers dropped the doubles point when No. 14 Courtney Colton and Sydney Campbell of Vanderbilt defeated No. 8 Alizee Michaud and Pleun Burgmans of Auburn 6-4. Gerogina Sellyn and Fernanda Contreras snagged the point from Auburn by defeateing Paula de Man and Caroline Turner 6-3.

Vanderbilt clinched the match in singles play defeating No. 70 Burgmans 7-6, 6-4, Alannah Griffin 6-4, 7-5, and de Man 6-1, 6-1.

The Tigers finish a historic season with a 24-8 (9-4 SEC) record and a new program high in single season victories.

No. 20 Dikosavljevic and No. 38 Michaud will both compete in the NCAA Singles Championships beginning Wednesday. Michaud will also pair with Burgmans in the NCAA Doubles Championship as the No. 8 seed.


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