{"id":418136,"date":"2026-01-17T02:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T02:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/418136\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T02:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T02:02:11","slug":"uab-womens-tennis-falls-at-no-4-auburn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/418136\/","title":{"rendered":"UAB Women\u2019s Tennis Falls at No. 4 Auburn"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUBURN, Ala. \u2013\u00a0UAB women’s tennis fell in its season opener on Friday evening at No. 4 Auburn, 7-0.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Tigers were able to secure the doubles point after claiming Courts 1 and 2.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Doubles\u00a0

\n1. #59 DJ Bennett\/Ava Esposito (AUB) def. Klara Kajabova<\/a>\/Kristyna Damaskova<\/a> (UAB) 6-0

\n2. #55 E. Khairutdinova\/Ashton Bowers (AUB) def. Gresi Bajri<\/a>\/Nera Tesankic<\/a> (UAB) 6-0

\n3. Merna Refaat\/Angella Okutoyi (AUB) vs. Julia Caffarena<\/a>\/Antonia Ende<\/a> (UAB) 4-3, unfinished<\/p>\n

Auburn took control in singles play, taking each of the first four available points.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Singles\u00a0

\n1. E. Khairutdinova (AUB) def. Kristyna Damaskova<\/a> (UAB) 6-0, 6-4

\n2. Angella Okutoyi (AUB) def. Nera Tesankic<\/a> (UAB) 6-3, 6-2

\n3. Merna Refaat (AUB) def. Klara Kajabova<\/a> (UAB) 6-2, 6-1

\n4. Eva Ionescu (AUB) def. Gresi Bajri<\/a> (UAB) 6-2, 7-5

\n5. Alice Battesti (AUB) def. Julia Caffarena<\/a> (UAB) 6-4, 6-0

\n6. Natalie Outcalt (AUB) def. Antonia Ende<\/a> (UAB) 6-0, 6-4<\/p>\n

THANK YOU BLAZER NATION

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