May 9, 2008

Box Score

Gainesville, Fla. - No. 29 Auburn women's tennis team (17-9) defeated the No. 35 Ohio State Buckeyes (19-8) in the first round of NCAA Tournament play. The Tigers are 4-3 in this series.

"Today was good day for our team," said Head Coach Tim Gray.

"Overall, I am proud of how hard our team fought today."

Junior, Alex Haney won Auburn's first single point on court two. She defeated Angela Dispastina 6-2, 6-1. Whitney Chappell earned Auburn's second singles point on court four with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Cami Hubbs.

Melissa Koning defeated Julie Blackmore 6-4, 6-3 to give Auburn its third point. No. 14 Fani Chifchieva clinched the match when she defeated Paloma Escobedo on court one 7-4, 6-1.

The Tigers advance to the NCAA Second Round for the second consecutive year.

Auburn will be back in action on Saturday May 10 to battle the winner of Florida/Jacksonville at 4 p.m. EST.

Results
Singles
1. #14 Fani Chifchieva (AU) def. Paloma Escobedo (OSU) 7-6 , 6-1
2. # 71 Alex Haney (AU) def. Angela Dispastina (OSU) 6-2, 6-1
3. Melissa Koning (AU) def. Julie Blackmore (OSU) 6-4 ,-6-3
4. Whitney Chappell (AU) def. Cami Hubbs (OSU) 6-3-, 6-3
5. Christina Kessey (OSU) def. Jil Hastenrath (AU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Caitling O'Keefe (OSU) def. Dunja Djuranovic (AU) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles
1. # 14 Alex Haney/Melissa Koning (AU) def. Angela Dipastina/Christina Keesey (OSU) 8-6
2. Julie Blackmore/Cami Hubbs (OSU) def. Jil Hastenrath/Gaby Beelen (AU) 6-8
3.Paloma Escobedo/ Caitlin O'Keefe (OSU) def. Fani Chifchieva/Whitney Chappell (AU) 6-8

Match Notes
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2, 4, 6, 3, 5, 1)