AU ROUNDUP: Women’s tennis upsets No. 15 TCU

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Published: March 11, 2008

Auburn freshman Gaby Beelen clinched Auburn’s 4-3 upset over No. 15 Texas Christian University in a three-set thriller.

Beelen dropped her first match 7-5, but came back to defeat Kewa Nichols 7-5, 6-4.

“This was an incredible match. To win without Whitney Chappell shows the heart of this team,” said Auburn head coach Tim Gray. “Today is Gaby’s birthday, so what a fitting present for her.”

Alex Haney claimed Auburn’s first singles point with a 6-1, 6-3, win over No. 67 Anna Sydorska, her first win over a ranked opponent.

Sophomore Fani Chifchieva captured AU’s second point winning 6-0, 6-3 over No. 87 Nina Munch-Soegaard on court one.

Auburn then dropped three matches, but came back in doubles.

Chifchieva and Dunja Djuranovic defeated Hertzberg and Babanova in the No. 3 spot. Haney and Melissa Koning clinched the doubles point with their win over No. 14 Harkins and Sydorska. The No. 47 pair extends their winning streak to five matches.

Auburn will return to SEC action March 21 when it travels to Vanderbilt.

Women’s golf finishes 8th at UCF Challenge
ORLANDO, Fla. — The No. 9 Auburn women’s golf team finished eighth at the UCF Challenge, shooting 5-over 293 in the final round of play Tuesday from the RedTail Country Club.

Cydney Clanton ended up as Auburn’s top finisher as she tied for 10th. Clanton shot 2-over 74 on Tuesday and finished at 2-under 214 for the tournament.

Auburn’s top competitor Tuesday was Abigale Schepperle, who fired a 1-under 71. She improved 27 places from Monday and finished tied for 27th (76-72-71 — 219). Candace Schepperle fell 19 places after shooting 5-over 77 and was 7-over 223 for the tournament. She ended up tied for 47th. Mariana Macias and Margaret Shirley both tied for 52nd after shooting 8-over 224. 

No. 1 Duke took the overall honors for the second straight year to finish with a 13-under 851. Duke’s Alison Whitaker was low medalist, finishing at 8-under par.

Auburn returns to the links March 21-23.