MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The No. 14 Lee University women's tennis team played away from the DeVos Tennis Center for just the third time this season and came away with a 5-2 win at Auburn University in Montgomery. The Lady Flames remain unbeaten with a 12-0 overall record and a 5-0 mark inside the GSC, while AUM fell to 7-5, 1-2 GSC.

Ashleigh Simes and Aliyan Dwyer made quick work of Estefania Garcia and Ane Ibarra by a 6-1 score at No. 1 doubles. Maria Penalver Aguilo and Kanna Kobayakaw were 6-4 winners against Melissa Yakup Pour and Nahia Izco at No. 2 doubles to secure the doubles point. Mirjana Ragastovac and Vitoria Maximiliano completed the sweep with a 6-4 win over Ksenija Vujacic and Sofia Neri.

Kobayakawa opened singles competition with a 6-2, 6-0 defeat of Ibarra at No. 5 singles. Dwyer won her No. 4 singles match 6-3 and 6-1 against Vujacic to put the Lady Flames within one of claiming the team win.
Izco handed Ragastovac a 6-2, 6-0 loss at No. 3 singles to thwart Lee's shutout bid and pull the Warhawks to within 3-1.

Simes, the No. 1 ranked singles player in the ITA rankings, needed three sets to beat Garcia and clinched the fourth team point for Lee. Simes won the first set 6-4 and Garcia forced a third set with a 6-3 second set score. Simes was a 6-3 winner in the third set to grab the win.

Penalver Aguilo used two tiebreakers to beat Yakup Pour at the second position. Penalver Aguilo won the first set 7-6 following a 7-4 tiebreaker. Yakup Pour won the second set 6-3. In the third set super set tiebreaker, Penalver Aguilo posted a 10-5 score to win the tiebreaker and the match.

Neri supplied the final team margin with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Nicolette Fuhr at No. 6 singles.

The Lady Flames travel to Montevallo, Alabama, on Tuesday to take on University of Montevallo to complete a stretch of two straight road contests. The GSC match is set for 2 p.m. ET at the Montevallo Tennis Court Complex.
 
Coach Patric Hynes' Thoughts:
"A really strong united team effort from our ladies. We got a fantastic start in doubles and that gave us a great platform to launch from in singles. I'm very proud of the steps our group is taking so far. 

"Kanna is playing really well for us and it's been fun watching her game progress this year. She was super solid all day today. 

"We'll go back and get some rest and start to get ready for Montevallo on Tuesday."