Ole Miss Women's Tennis Falls To Auburn 6-1

AUBURN, Ala. The Ole Miss women’s tennis team lost a close doubles point against Auburn Friday, and then went on to lose 6-1 to the 41st-ranked Tigers at the Yarbrough Tennis Center.  The Lady Rebels are now 4-7 overall and 0-3 in the SEC, as they get to set face Alabama Sunday at 1 p.m. at the UA Varsity Courts.

After earning their first national ranking at No. 32, Nika Koukhartchouk and Karen Nijssen lost their doubles match at No. 1, 8-4.  Auburn (9-2, 2-1) then picked up 8-6 wins at the other two positions to take the early 1-0 lead.

They carried that momentum over to singles, winning four first sets. Auburn’s Fani Chifchieva, ranked No. 24 in the nation, handed Koukhartchouk her fifth loss of the season, 6-2, 6-0, at the top spot.

The Tigers increased their lead to 3-0 when Jill Hastenrath defeated Lady Rebel Preethi Subramanian 6-2, 6-1 at No. 4 singles.

Ole Miss got on the board when sophomore Soledad Podlipnik downed AU’s Dunja Djuranovic 6-2, 6-3 at No. 6 singles.  With the Tigers up 3-1, Melissa Koning finished off Ole Miss freshman Laura van de Stroet 6-3, 7-5 on court three to clinch the victory.

#40 Auburn 6

Ole Miss 1

 

DOUBLES

1. Haney/Koning (AU) def. Koukhartchouk/Nijssen (OM) 8-4

2. Beelen/Hastenrath (AU) def. van de Stroet/Renaudin (OM) 8-6

3. Chifchieva/Djuranovic (AU) def. Podlipnik/Subramanian (OM) 8-6

Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3

SINGLES

1. Fani Chifchieva (AU) def. Nika Koukhartchouk (OM) 6-2, 6-0

2. Alex Haney (AU) def. Karen Nijssen (OM) 2-6, 6-4, 10-3

3. Melissa Koning (AU) def. Laura van de Stroet (OM) 6-3, 7-5

4. Jil Hastenrath (AU) def. Preethi Subramanian (OM) 6-2, 6-1

5. Gaby Beelen (AU) def. Mimi Renaudin (OM) 6-1, 5-7, 10-2

6. Soledad Podlipnik (OM) def. Dunja Djuranovic (AU) 6-2, 6-3

Order of Finish: 1, 4, 6, 3, 5, 2

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