ATLANTA, Ga. - The No. 20 Auburn women's tennis team bowed out of the first round of the NCAA Championship on Friday, losing to Winthrop 4-3 in the final set at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex in Atlanta, Ga.
Auburn took early control of the match by taking the doubles point. The duo of Madeline Meredith and Taylor Russo moved to 7-4 together on the season by claiming the first set with a 6-2 win over Winthrop's Tayla Van Eck and Alisa Soloveva on court two. Soon after, the tandem of Georgie Axon and Caroline Turner clinched the point for the Tigers with a 6-3 win over Winthrop's Ellie Burns and Aida Kelic on court three.