Jan. 20, 2007
MIAMI, Fla. -
Freshman Jil Hastenrath picked up her second singles victory in as many days, as the No. 75 Auburn Tigers finished day two of the FIU Spring Invitational on Saturday.<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>
In singles play, redshirt freshman Fani Chifchieva fell to Audrey Banada of Miami, 6-2, 1-6, 7-6(4) in flight one. Sophomore Alex Haney dropped her match to Romy Farah, 6-4, 6-3 in flight two. In flight three, sophomore Whitney Chappell fell, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 to Caren Seenauth. Freshman Melissa Koning also fell in her match, 6-1, 6-4 to Gina Sabatino. Freshman Jil Hastenrath picked up the lone singles win, as she won her match in flight five over Claudia Wasilewski, 6-4, 6-0. In flight six, sophomore Kelly Adams lost to Emily Mowery, 6-3, 6-2.
On the doubles side, Haney/Hastenrath fell to Zabala/Fountain in a heartbreaker, 9-8(5) in flight one. Chifchieva/Koning picked up their first win together with a default win, while Chappell/Adams lost their flight three match to Castillo/Cutuk, 8-4.
The Tigers will wrap up play at the FIU Spring Invitational on Sunday. AU will face <?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>South Florida in singles at 9 a.m. CT, then face Miami's doubles teams at 11:30 a.m.
UM Audrey Banada d. AUB Fani Chifchieva (6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (7-4))
UM Romy Farah d. AUB Alex Haney (6-4, 6-3)
UM Caren Seenauth d. AUB Whitney Chappell (6-2, 3-6, 6-2)
UM Gina Sabatino d. AUB Melissa Koning (6-1, 6-4)
AUB Jil Hastenrath d. UM Claudia Wasilewski (6-4, 6-0)
UM Emily Mowery d. AUB Kelly Adams (6-3, 6-2)
Doubles
FIU Paula Zabala/Nikkita Fountain d. AUB Alex Haney/Jil Hastenrath (9-8 (7-5))
AUB Fani Chifchieva/Melissa Koning d. FIU Egle Petrauskaite/Maria Dolores Pazo (DEFAULT)
FIU Priscilla Castillo/Marijana Cutuk d. AUB Whitney Chappell/Kelly Adams (8-4)