Ole Miss Women’s Tennis Falls to No. 5 Auburn

The Ole Miss Women’s Tennis team was defeated by No. 5 Auburn 4-0 at the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center on Thursday night.

Match Recap

Ole Miss (6-3, 1-3 SEC) lost the doubles point to commence the match, giving Auburn an early advantage. Auburn (20-1, 3-0 SEC) then secured three consecutive singles victories to clinch the overall match.

Doubles Results

• #85 Emily Welker/Andrea Nova (OM) vs. #14 DJ Bennett/Ava Esposito (AUB) 3-4, unfinished
• #39 Angella Okutoyi/Merna Refaat (AUB) def. Riley Crowder/Alice Soulie (OM) 6-4
• #83 E. Khairutdinova/Ashton Bowers (AUB) def. Beatrice Stagno/Brooklyn Olson (OM) 6-1

Singles Results

• #12 Emily Welker (OM) vs. #31 DJ Bennett (AUB) 3-6, 5-3, unfinished
• #50 E. Khairutdinova (AUB) def. Alice Soulie (OM) 7-5, 6-2
• #91 Angella Okutoyi (AUB) def. Brooklyn Olson (OM) 6-2, 6-1
• Andrea Nova (OM) vs. Merna Refaat (AUB) 7-5, 1-4, unfinished
• Riley Crowder (OM) vs. #27 Ashton Bowers (AUB) 7-5, 4-3, unfinished
• Ava Esposito (AUB) def. Ichino Horikawa (OM) 6-1, 6-3

Order of finish: Doubles (3, 2); Singles (6, 3, 2)

Looking Ahead

Ole Miss will return to the courts on Saturday, March 7, at 1 p.m. To face No. 23 Florida in their second matchup of the season.

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