The Lee University women's tennis team ended the regular season with a 6-3 loss to Auburn University at Montgomery Friday afternoon at the DeVos Tennis Center. The Lady Flames will enter next week's Gulf South Conference Championship with an overall 8-8 record (5-7 GSC).
For the second consecutive match, the Lady Flames were shorthanded due to injury and had to default at No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles.
AUM (8-9, 7-4 GSC) won No. 2 doubles by an 8-3 score to extend its lead to 2-0. Marta Garcia-Nieto and Carley Sickinger ended AUM's hopes for the sweep with an 8-5 margin at the first position.
Alba De La Torre recorded 6-2 marks in both sets of the No. 5 singles competition and Alejandra Gil secured the team victory with a win at the fourth position.
Sickinger beat Tonja Foessmeier, 6-1 and 6-2, at No. 3 singles and Joanna Grzegrzolka earned a third team point with a three-set defeat of Sofia Navarro.
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AUBURN MONTGOMERY 6, LEE UNIVERSITY 3
Singles competition
1. Sofia Mustre (AUMW) def. Marta Garcia-Nieto (LEE-W) 7-5, 6-0
2. Joanna Grzegrzolka (LEE-W) def. Sofia Navarro (AUMW) 6-3, 2-6, 10-7
3. Carley Sickinger (LEE-W) def. Tonja Foessmeier (AUMW) 6-1, 6-2
4. Alejandra Gil (AUMW) def. Laura Beth Hardesty (LEE-W) 6-1, 6-0
5. Alba De La Torre (AUMW) def. Nicole Shennett (LEE-W) 6-2, 6-2
6. Julia Enderink (AUMW) def. No player (LEE-W), by default
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Doubles competition
1. Marta Garcia-Nieto/Carley Sickinger (LEE-W) def. Julia Enderink/Sofia Navarro (AUMW) 8-5
2. Sofia Mustre/Tonja Foessmeier (AUMW) def. Joanna Grzegrzolka/Laura Beth Hardesty (LEE-W) 8-3
3. Alejandra Gil/Alba De La Torre (AUMW) def. No player/No player (LEE-W), by default
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