Jan. 20, 2018
AUBURN, Ala. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" No. 14 Auburn women's tennis defeated Oklahoma 4-0 Saturday at the Yarbrough Tennis Center to complete an opening-weekend sweep over the Sooners, ULM and Georgia State, and begin the season 3-0.
"It was really, really good to be able to see everyone play this weekend," Auburn head coach Lauren Spencer said. "We are injury free now, knock on wood, and I'm just very pleased with the overall weekend. I feel confident now going to the ITA Kickoff because we played some really good teams. I think that will give us the confidence and experience going into Kickoff that we need."
The Tigers earned the doubles point against Oklahoma behind a 6-0 win by Alannah Griffin and Georgie Axon and a 6-4 win by Taylor Russo and Madeline Meredith.
Russo and Meredith picked up two doubles wins over two days of play, as did the pairing of senior Alizee Michaud and freshman Jaeda Daniel.
Michaud and Daniel also picked up singles wins against Oklahoma with Michaud defeating Camila Romero 6-1, 6-3 and Daniel defeating Christiana Brigante 6-0, 6-1. Caroline Turner had the match-clinching win on court six, defeating Nina Jabrzemski 6-2, 6-2.
The trio of Michaud, Daniel and Turner each finished the weekend with two wins.
The Tigers will welcome Miami, Tulane and UC Santa Barbara to the Plains next weekend as part of the 2018 ITA Kickoff Weekend held at the Yarbrough Tennis Center.
Auburn 4, Oklahoma 0
Doubles
Daniel/Michaud (AU) vs. Brigante/Kaur (OU) 5-3, unfinished
Russo/Meredith (AU) def. Stripp/Miller (OU) 6-4
Griffin/Axon (AU) def. Jabrzemski/Romero (OU) 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 2
Singles
Russo (AU) vs. Sethi (OU) 6-0, 3-5 unfinished
Daniel (AU) def. Brigante (OU) 6-0, 6-1
Michaud (AU) def. Romero (OU) 6-1, 6-3
Meredith (AU) vs. Stripp (OU) 6-0, 5-4 unfinished
Dikosavljevic (AU) vs. Miller (OU) 7-6, 1-0 unfinished
Turner (AU) def. Jabrezemski (OU) 6-2, 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 6