AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn picked up a pair of wins on the court Sunday morning as the inaugural Marliss Gruver Fall Invitational came to a close at the Yarbrough Tennis Center.
Junior Taylor Russo claimed third place in singles flight 2 with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Miami's Daniella Roldan. Freshman Annabella Bowen earned her first win with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Arkansas's Shwetha Prabakar in flight 4. And freshman Sophia Graver earned a third-place finish in the first flight after her opponent withdrew with an injury.
Overall, the Tigers earned 11 wins over the weekend, including a flight championship in No. 1 doubles for Graver and Russo.
Auburn will be back in action Nov. 7-11, possibly in two locations. Some individuals may be selected for the ITA Winter Nationals in Surprise, Ariz., and others will travel to Tallahassee, Fla., for the Florida State Invite.
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Auburn Women's Tennis Results
Marliss Gruver Fall Invitational – Sunday, Oct. 28
SINGLES
Flight 1
3rd place – Sophia Graver (AU) def. #92 Tea Jandric (OM), walkover (inj.)
Flight 2
3rd place – Taylor Russo (AU) def. Daniella Roldan (MIA), 6-2, 7-5
Flight 3
3rd place – Kianah Motosono (OU) def. Caroline Turner (AU), walkover (inj.)
Flight 4
3rd place – Laura Rico-Garcia (OU) def. Lindsay Song (AU), 6-3, 6-3
7th place – Annabella Bowen (AU) def. Shwetha Prabaker (ARK), 6-1, 6-1
Tigers pick up two wins to close out Marliss Gruver Invite
