SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – The 33rd-ranked Auburn University at Montgomery women's tennis team claimed a hard-fought 6-1 victory over Gulf South Conference foe Christian Brothers on Wednesday afternoon in their second of a five-match road trip.
The Warhawks soar to 7-2 on the year and remain perfect in Gulf South Conference action with a 3-0 record. Christian Brothers suffers just their second loss of the season and now stand at 8-2 with a 3-2 mark in conference action.
Despite falling in the second doubles court to begin the match, AUM rallied in the first and third courts to claim a dramatic doubles victory as Estefania Garcia, and Sofia Navarro claimed a deciding 7-5 win in the Warhawks' top flight.
Christian Brothers was able to claim the first singles point to tie the match at 1-1, but wins in five other courts gave the Warhawks a commanding 6-1 victory over the Lady Bucs.
Doubles:
1. Sofia Navarro/Estefania Garcia def Raquel Amaro/Maud Vandeputte 7-5
2. Beatriz Costa/Eva Garcia def Nahia Izco/Ane Ibarra 6-1
3. Alba De La Torre/Isabella Pinto def Nellina Wooten/Gabriela Marin 6-2
Singles:
1. #19 Raquel Amaro def Sofia Navarro 6-1, 6-1
2. #33 Estefania Garcia def Maud Vandeputte 5-7, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
3. Nahia Izco def Beatriz Costa 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
4. Ana Villalvazo def Eva Garcia 6-2, 7-5
5. Alba De La Torre def Nellina Wooten 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
6. Ane Ibarra def Gabriela Marin 7-6 (8-6), 6-3
The Warhawks will play their third-straight match on the road tomorrow morning when they travel to Searcy, Arkansas, to take on #39 Harding in a non-conference match. The action against the Lady Bisons is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
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