The University of Mississippi Athletics
Thursday, March 5
Oxford, Miss.
4 p.m.
Ole Miss
0
vs
4
Auburn
Women’s Tennis Drops Match to No. 5 Auburn
3/5/2026 | Women's Tennis
OXFORD, Miss. – The No. 32 Ole Miss Women's Tennis team lost to No. 5 Auburn, 4-0, at the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center on Thursday night.
Ole Miss (6-3, 1-3 SEC) fell behind early as it lost the doubles point to begin the match.
In singles, Auburn (20-1, 3-0 SEC) continued to build on its momentum as it quickly won three straight singles courts to clinch the match.
Ole Miss will take the courts again this weekend on Saturday, March 7, at 1 p.m. It will face off against No. 23 Florida in what will be the team's second match against each other this season.
SUNDAY'S RESULTS:
Doubles
1. #85 Emily Welker/Andrea Nova (OM) vs. #14 DJ Bennett/Ava Esposito (AUB) 3-4, unfinished
2. #39 Angella Okutoyi/Merna Refaat (AUB) def. Riley Crowder/Alice Soulie (OM) 6-4
3. #83 E. Khairutdinova/Ashton Bowers (AUB) def. Beatrice Stagno/Brooklyn Olson (OM) 6-1
Singles
1. #12 Emily Welker (OM) vs. #31 DJ Bennett (AUB) 3-6, 5-3, unfinished
2. #50 E. Khairutdinova (AUB) def. Alice Soulie (OM) 7-5, 6-2
3. #91 Angella Okutoyi (AUB) def. Brooklyn Olson (OM) 6-2, 6-1
4. Andrea Nova (OM) vs. Merna Refaat (AUB) 7-5, 1-4, unfinished
5. Riley Crowder (OM) vs. #27 Ashton Bowers (AUB) 7-5, 4-3, unfinished
6. Ava Esposito (AUB) def. Ichino Horikawa (OM) 6-1, 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 2); Singles (6, 3, 2)
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Ole Miss (6-3, 1-3 SEC) fell behind early as it lost the doubles point to begin the match.
In singles, Auburn (20-1, 3-0 SEC) continued to build on its momentum as it quickly won three straight singles courts to clinch the match.
Ole Miss will take the courts again this weekend on Saturday, March 7, at 1 p.m. It will face off against No. 23 Florida in what will be the team's second match against each other this season.
SUNDAY'S RESULTS:
Doubles
1. #85 Emily Welker/Andrea Nova (OM) vs. #14 DJ Bennett/Ava Esposito (AUB) 3-4, unfinished
2. #39 Angella Okutoyi/Merna Refaat (AUB) def. Riley Crowder/Alice Soulie (OM) 6-4
3. #83 E. Khairutdinova/Ashton Bowers (AUB) def. Beatrice Stagno/Brooklyn Olson (OM) 6-1
Singles
1. #12 Emily Welker (OM) vs. #31 DJ Bennett (AUB) 3-6, 5-3, unfinished
2. #50 E. Khairutdinova (AUB) def. Alice Soulie (OM) 7-5, 6-2
3. #91 Angella Okutoyi (AUB) def. Brooklyn Olson (OM) 6-2, 6-1
4. Andrea Nova (OM) vs. Merna Refaat (AUB) 7-5, 1-4, unfinished
5. Riley Crowder (OM) vs. #27 Ashton Bowers (AUB) 7-5, 4-3, unfinished
6. Ava Esposito (AUB) def. Ichino Horikawa (OM) 6-1, 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 2); Singles (6, 3, 2)
FOLLOW THE REBELS ON SOCIAL
For more information on Ole Miss Women's Tennis, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWTennis, on Facebook at OleMissWTennis and on Instagram at OleMissWTennis. Also, follow Coach Roberts on Twitter, @gdrob91.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
123
DJ Bennett / 0 (31/-) [AUB]
630
35UF
#2 Singles Match
12
E. Khairutdinova / 0 (50/-) [AUB]
76
52
#3 Singles Match
12
Angella Okutoyi / 0 (91/-) [AUB]
66
21
#4 Singles Match
123
Merna Refaat / 0 [AUB]
54UF
710
#5 Singles Match
123
Ashton Bowers / 0 (27/-) [AUB]
530
74UF
#6 Singles Match
12
Ava Esposito / 0 [AUB]
66
13
Order of Finish:
6,3,2
Players Mentioned
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