Women’s tennis to host Auburn Invite this weekend

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Women’s tennis to host Auburn Invite this weekendWomen’s tennis to host Auburn Invite this weekend
Elaina Eichorn/Auburn Tigers

AUBURN, Ala. – Women's tennis wraps up its fall schedule this weekend at the Auburn Invite hosted by the Tigers at the Yarbrough Tennis Center. The event will be a hidden dual format and feature nine teams: Auburn, Alabama, Ole Miss, Wisconsin, Vanderbilt, Florida, Penn State, Clemson and Furman.
 
Six Tigers will participate in the event: DJ Bennett, Kaitlyn Carnicella, Selin Ovunc, Adeline Flach, Ali DeSpain and Ava Esposito Cogan.
 
Cogan enters the tournament riding a winning streak of three straight singles matches after claiming her draw at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic last weekend. Ovunc and Bennett had a successful run in the doubles main draw of the ITA All-American Championships in their most recent tournament as the pair became the first Auburn duo to reach the quarterfinal round since 2014. Ovunc and Bennett have doubles records of 8-1 and 7-2 this fall, respectively.
 
On Friday, doubles begin at 1 p.m. CT followed directly by singles. Singles begin at 10 a.m. followed by doubles on Saturday. During Sunday's finale, doubles will be played at noon CT followed directly by singles.
 
Admission to the event at the Yarbrough Tennis Center is complementary every day.
 
Live streaming video of the event will be at AuburnTigers.com and live results will be available online at wearecollegetennis.com.