AUBURN, Ala. – Women's tennis concluded its fall slate over the weekend on the home courts of the Yarbrough Tennis Center at the Auburn Invite, which was highlighted by a strong final day on Sunday.
"Really pleased with how we handled the areas within our control today," Auburn associate head coach Megan Falcon said on Sunday. "We are in control of how we respond to things that are outside our control. By the third day of a tournament, you're not always going to be physically feel your best. Mental resilience is the differentiating factor. Grateful we could end our fall season on a high note at home."
Senior Adeline Flach posted a perfect weekend for the Tigers, as she went 3-0 in both singles and doubles during the tournament. Flach posted singles victories over Bente Spee of Florida, Priya Nelson of Alabama and Reka Zadori of Ole Miss.
The Alpharetta, Georgia native teamed up with DJ Bennett for the first time since January to defeat Wisconsin's Karolina Jacobson and Rosie Gross as well as Florida's Qavia Lopez and Carly Briggs on Friday and Saturday. On Sunday, Flach and Selin Ovunc took down Furman's Sara Isabel Snyder and Maeve Thorton 6-2.
Ovunc also had a successful weekend for the Tigers, earning two singles victories over Qavia Lopez of Florida and Sara Isabel Snyder of Furman. The victories marked her fourth and fifth of the fall, while her doubles win with Flach improved her doubles record to 10-2 this season.
During the final day on Sunday, graduate student Ali DeSpain picked up two singles victories over Emma Kette of Ole Miss and Kate Zink of Penn State while freshman Ava Esposito Cogan finished the fall on a high note by pulling out a tight 7-6 (9), 0-6, 6-2 victory over Alabama's Priya Nelson.
Auburn players claimed both doubles matches and five of the six singles matches played on Sunday to finish the tournament strong.
The Auburn Invite marked the final event of the fall schedule for the Tigers.
Friday Results:
Maria Sholokhova/Alina Mukhortova (WIS) def. Selin Ovunc/Kaitlyn Carnicella 6-3
Adeline Flach/DJ Bennett (AUB) def. Karolina Jacobson/Rosie Garcia Gross (WIS) 6-1
Ali DeSpain/Ava Esposito Cogan (AUB) def. Olivia Dorner/Karly Friedland (PSU) 6-4
Adeline Flach (AUB) def. Bente Spee (UF) 6-2, 7-5
#13 Sara Dahlstrom (UF) def. Kaitlyn Carnicella (AUB) 7-6 (1), 2-6, 6-3
#34 Carly Briggs (UF) def. #104 DJ Bennett (AUB) 6-1, 6-3
Selin Ovunc (AUB) def. Qavia Lopez (UF) 6-1, 6-1
Sophie Williams (UF) def. Ava Esposito Cogan (AUB) 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7)
Malwina Rowinska (UF) def. Ali DeSpain (AUB) 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Saturday Results:
Adeline Flach (AUB) def. Priya Nelson (ALA) 6-1, 6-2
#104 DJ Bennett (AUB) def. #46 Loudmilla Bencheikh (ALA) 6-1, 7-6 (3)
Margaux Maquet (ALA) def. Selin Ovunc (AUB) 6-3, 6-2
Alina Tsyurpalevych (CLEM) def. Kaitlyn Carnicella (AUB) 7-5, 6-3
Sophia Hatton (CLEM) def. Ava Esposito Cogan (AUB) 6-2, 6-3
Bente Spee/Sophie Williams (UF) def. Ali DeSpain/Ava Esposito Cogan (AUB) 6-2
Selin Ovunc/Kaitlyn Carnicella (AUB) def. Sara Dahlstrom/Malwina Rowinska (UF) 6-4
Adeline Flach/DJ Bennett (AUB) def/ Qavia Lopez/Carly Briggs (UF) 6-4
Sophie Williams (UF) def. Ali DeSpain (AUB) 6-3, 6-2
Sunday Results:
Ali DeSpain (AUB) def. Kate Zink (PSU) 6-0, 6-0
Olivia Dorner (PSU) def. Kaitlyn Carnicella (AUB) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
Selin Ovunc (AUB) def. Sara Isabel Snyder (FUR) 6-2, 6-3
Selin Ovunc/Adeline Flach (AUB) def. Sara Isabel Snyder/Maeve Thorton (FUR) 6-2
Ali DeSpain/Ava Esposito Cogan (AUB) def. Macy Hitchcock/Eleanor Schulson (FUR) 6-1
Adeline Flach (AUB) def. Reka Zadori (MISS) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
Ali DeSpain (AUB) def. Emma Kette (MISS) 7-5, 6-1
Ava Esposito Cogan (AUB) def. Priya Nelson (ALA) 7-6 (9), 0-6, 6-2
Tigers finish fall season at Auburn Invite
