March 7, 2008
Auburn, Ala.- The No. 40 Auburn women's tennis team (10-3, 2-1 SEC) defeated the Ole Miss Rebels today at the Yarborough Tennis Facility, Friday Mar. 7.
"Today was a very good spirit lifter," said Auburn head coach Tim Gray. "We knew it would be tough match and I was happy with the effort."
Alex Haney and Melissa Koning paired to win 8-4 on court one. Gaby Beelen and Jil Hastenrath won 8-6 in the two spot. Fani Chifchieva and Dunja Djuranovic won 8-6 in the three spot.
In singles play, Chifchieva won her 11th consecutive match. Auburn took 2-1 lead after Jil Hastenrath defeated Preethi Subramanian on court four 6-2, 6-1.
On court three, Koning clinched the match with a win over Laura van de Stroet 6-3, 7-5. The final match came down to Haney and Karen Nijssen. After falling in the first set 2-6, Haney came back to win second set 6-4. Haney prevailed in the final set 10-3 to bring it home for the Tigers.
The Auburn Tigers will be back in action on Sunday, Mar. 9 to take on the The Mississippi State Bulldogs at the Yarborough Tennis Center at 1 p.m.
Results
Singles
(1) Fani Chifchieva (AU) def. Nika Koukhartchouk (Ole Miss) 6-2,6-0
(2) Alex Haney (AU) def. Karen Nijssen (Ole Miss) 2-6, 6-4, 10-3
(3) Melissa Koning (AU) def. Laura van de Stroet (Ole Miss) 6-3, 7-5
(4) Jil Hastenrath (AU) def. Preethi Subramanian (Ole Miss) 6-2, 6-1
(5) Gaby Beelen (AU) def. Mimi Renaudin (Ole Miss) 6-1, 5-7, 10-2
(6) Soledad Podlipnik (Ole Miss) def. Dunja Djuranovic (AU) 2-6, 3-6
Doubles
(1)Haney/Koning (AU) def. Koukhartchouk/Nijssen (Ole Miss) 8-4
(2)Beelen/Hastenrath (AU) def. Renaudin/van de Stroet (Ole Miss) 8-6
(3)Chifchieva/Djuranovic (AU) def. Podlipnik/Subramanian (Ole Miss) 8-6
Order Of Finish
Singles: 1,6,4,2,5,3
Doubles: 1,2,3