Tulane Downed by #4 Auburn

Saturday, January 24

Auburn, AL

12:00 PM

Tulane University

#4 Auburn

Natalia Fantini

Jan 24, 2026 | Women's Tennis

AUBURN, AL – The fourth-ranked Auburn women's tennis team defeated visiting Tulane 4-0 on Saturday afternoon on the first day of the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Auburn.

The Tigers improved to 8-0, while Tulane dropped to 0-3.

Auburn picked up the doubles point and then clinched the victory with singles triumph at Nos. 1, 3 and 4.

Tulane's Summer Chandler breezed to a 6-0 win in the first set of her No. 2 singles match, a contest that went unfinished as she trailed in the third set. Micah Pierce was leading #28 Ava Esposito in the second set of her No. 5 match when it was called. Esposito won the first set 7-5.

The Green Wave will face Nevada at 10 a.m. on Sunday morning in the bracket's consolation match. The Wolf Pack fell to 1-2 on Saturday after suffering a 4-3 defeat to Florida State, a match that was forced indoors due to the weather.

#4 Auburn 4, Tulane 0

Singles competition
1. DJ Bennett (AUB) def. Campbell Ricci (TULW) 6-0, 6-3
2. Angella Okutoyi (AUB) vs. Summer Chandler (TULW) 0-6, 6-4, 3-0, unfinished
3. Stefani Webb (AUB) def. Leigh Van Zyl (TULW) 6-1, 6-2
4. Eva Ionescu (AUB) def. Natalia Perez (TULW) 6-2, 6-3
5. #28 Ava Esposito (AUB) vs. Micah Pierce (TULW) 7-5, 4-5, unfinished
6. #90 Alice Battesti (AUB) vs. Natalia Fantini (TULW) 6-0, 5-4, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. #59 DJ Bennett/Ava Esposito (AUB) vs. Campbell Ricci/Summer Chandler (TULW) 5-1, unfinished
2. Angella Okutoyi/Merna Refaat (AUB) def. Delanie Tribby/Leigh Van Zyl (TULW) 6-2
3. Ashton Bowers/E. Khairutdinova (AUB) def. Micah Pierce/Natalia Fantini (TULW) 6-3

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (3,1,4)