No. 4 Ladies’s tennis picks up pair of wins over Liberty, Alabama A&M – Auburn Tigers

AUBURN, Ala. – It was all Auburn on Sunday on the Yarbrough Tennis Center because the No. 4 Tigers shut out Liberty and Alabama A&M by 7-0 scores. The pair of victories improved Auburn’s file to 6-0 on the younger season.

“It was a good performance overall,” Auburn head coach Jordan Szabo stated. “We positively might have performed higher in some spots. I appreciated within the first match how we have been capable of finding a option to shut the door on the finish in tight conditions, however I really feel like we might have made life a bit simpler on ourselves in some units.

“It was nice to see Stefani (Webb) out there representing us for the first time. Now it’s time to get a little rest. We’ll have a good practice tomorrow and get after it against Georgia Tech on Tuesday.”

Ekaterina Khairutdinova and Ashton Bowers set the tone in doubles, incomes a fast 6-0 win on the No. 3 place. Khairutdinova and Bowers have now dropped only one recreation throughout their 5 wins collectively this spring. Moments later, Merna Refaat and Angella Okutoyi defeated Candy Wai and Daniella O’Neill 6-2 to clinch the doubles level for the Tigers.

Khairutdinova carried her momentum into singles, dominating Yoanna Radulova on the highest singles court docket to win 6-0, 6-1 and provides Auburn a 2-0 lead. Okutoyi added one other level with a straight-set win on the No. 3 place. On court docket six, Ava Esposito began sturdy with a 6-1 opening-set win earlier than Celina Joseph compelled a second-set tiebreaker. Esposito prevailed 7-4 within the tiebreaker to clinch the crew victory for Auburn.

With the crew win secured, Bowers, Eva Ionescu and DJ Bennett every posted straight-set victories to finish the 7-0 shutout of the Flames.

The Tigers regarded sturdy once more within the second match, incomes 6-0 wins on courts one and two to safe the doubles level. Stefani Webb made her Auburn debut within the match, successful her doubles contest alongside DJ Bennett.

Esposito and Alice Battesti every delivered a pair of bagels to open singles play, successful 6-0, 6-0 to provide Auburn a 3-0 benefit. Okutoyi adopted with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Gabrielle Henderson on the No. 2 place to clinch the crew victory.

After the crew victory was determined, Refaat and Khairutdinova closed out straight-set wins, whereas Natalie Outcalt earned a victory in a third-set, 10-point tiebreaker.

Up subsequent, Auburn will host Georgia Tech on the Yarbrough Tennis Center on Tuesday at 3 p.m. CT. Admission is free, and followers in attendance will obtain free popcorn whereas provides final. Live video and reside scoring can be obtainable at AuburnTigers.com. Fan data may be discovered at AuburnTigers.com/MatchDay.

#4 Auburn 7, Liberty 0

Singles Results:

1. E. Khairutdinova (AUB) def. Yoanna Radulova (LIB) 6-0, 6-1
2. DJ Bennett (AUB) def. Maria Turchetto (LIB) 6-1, 7-5
3. Angella Okutoyi (AUB) def. Milana Tsulygina (LIB) 6-2, 6-3
4. #27 Ashton Bowers (AUB) def. Daniella O’Neill (LIB) 6-3, 6-4
5. Eva Ionescu (AUB) def. Candy Wai (LIB) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
6. #28 Ava Esposito (AUB) def. Celina Joseph (LIB) 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)

Doubles Results:

1. Ava Esposito/DJ Bennett (AUB) vs. Yoanna Radulova/Maria Turchetto (LIB) 5-2, unfinished
2. Merna Refaat/Angella Okutoyi (AUB) def. Candy Wai/Daniella O’Neill (LIB) 6-2
3. E. Khairutdinova/Ashton Bowers (AUB) def. Milana Tsulygina/Celina Joseph (LIB) 6-0

Time of match: 1:36 Order of end: Doubles: 3,2; Singles: 1,3,6,4,5,2 Official: Donna Jerome

#4 Auburn 7, Alabama A&M 0

Singles Results:

1. E. Khairutdinova (AUB) def. Alicia Owegi (AAMU) 6-0, 6-1
2. Angella Okutoyi (AUB) def. Gabrielle Henderson (AAMU) 6-0, 6-0
3. Merna Refaat (AUB) def. Sofia Sotelo Raya (AAMU) 6-0, 6-2
4. #90 Alice Battesti (AUB) def. Tstitsi Mahere (AAMU) 6-0, 6-0
5. #28 Ava Esposito (AUB) def. Lavynia Vieira de Sa (AAMU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Natalie Outcalt (AUB) def. Melissa Mwakha (AAMU) 3-6, 6-0, 1-0 (10-7)

Doubles Results:

1. DJ Bennett/Stefani Webb (AUB) def. Tstitsi Mahere/Alicia Owegi (AAMU) 6-0
2. Merna Refaat/Angella Okutoyi (AUB) def. Gabrielle Henderson/Sofia Sotelo Raya (AAMU) 6-0
3. Eva Ionescu/Ashton Bowers (AUB) def. Naomi Blanks/Melissa Mwakha (AAMU) 4-1