PENSACOLA FLA. - The Auburn University at Montgomery women's tennis team suffered their first loss of the season against #13 Florida Southern on Saturday, falling by a score of 4-0 to the Mocs at the Ralph "Skeeter" Carson Tennis Complex.  

MATCH NOTES

• AUM falls to 2-1 in 2019
• Florida Southern begins the year 1-0.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• No. 1 Singles: Svenja Petri (AUM) trailed Selin Devrimci (FSC) 5-7, 5-2
• No. 2 Singles: Lorena Rionda (FSC) def Tonja Foessmeier (AUM) 6-2, 6-1
• No. 3 Singles: Sofia Navarro (AUM) trailed Minnie Kim (FSC) 1-6, 3-4
• No. 4 Singles: Alba De La Torre (AUM) tied Magda Stepnik (FSC) 4-6, 3-2
• No. 5 Singles: Natalija Popovic (FSC) def Julia Enderink (AUM) 6-2, 6-2
• No. 6 Singles: Lola Asis (FSC) def Sofia Mustre (AUM) 6-1, 4-1

 

• No. 1 Doubles: Selin Devrimci/Minnie Kim (FSC) def Sofia Navarro/Julia Enderink (AUM) 7-5
• No. 2 Doubles: Lorena Rionda/Magda Stepnik (FSC) def Sofia Mustre/Tonja Foessmeier (AUM) 6-0
• No. 3 Doubles: Alba De La Torre/Svenja Petri (AUM) def Natalija Popovic/Lola Asis (FSC) 6-4

 
ORDER OF FINISH
Singles – 6,5,2
Doubles – 2,3,1

QUOTING THE COACH
"I'm a little disappointed with the outcome of this match," said head coach Yair Banuelos. "We didn't compete at the level to beat a Top 20 team. Losing the doubles points in a close match was tough. However, we have to move on and compete much better at every singles spot. We have to swallow this bitter pill and learn from it for future matches."
 
UP NEXT
The women's tennis team's match against Augusta University on Sunday has been postponed, with no makeup date set. AUM's next match will be when they host Gulf South Conference foe West Florida on Friday, Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. on the campus of the Warhawks.
 
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