Tigers fall at No. 3 South Carolina

Tigers fall at No. 3 South CarolinaTigers fall at No. 3 South Carolina
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Auburn women's tennis team dropped a 4-0 decision on the road Thursday night to No. 3 South Carolina at the Carolina Tennis Center.

The Gamecocks took a 1-0 lead with doubles wins on courts two and three. Madeline Meredith and Taylor Russo were leading 5-4 at the top doubles spot against the nation's No. 3-ranked doubles tandem when play was halted. Carolina clinched the match with straight-sets wins at the No. 1, 2, and 6 singles spots.

The Tigers will be back in action Sunday when they take on the 23rd-ranked Florida Gators in Gainesville, Fla. Match time is set for noon CT. Links to live video and live stats are available on the women's tennis schedule page at AuburnTigers.com.

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#3 South Carolina 4, #49 Auburn 0

Singles
1. #5 Ingrid Gamarra Martins (SC) def. #103 Jaeda Daniel (AU), 6-2, 6-2
2. #27 Paige Cline (SC) def. Taylor Russo (AU), 6-1, 6-0
3. #96 Mia Horvit (SC) vs. Alannah Griffin (AU), 7-5, 0-0 unfinished
4. Megan Davies (SC) vs. Yu Chen (AU), 6-4, 1-2 unfinished
5. Rachel Rohrabacher (SC) vs. Caroline Turner (AU), 6-4, 3-1 unfinished
6. Kennedy Wicker (SC) def. Lindsay Song (AU), 6-0, 6-2
Order of finish: 2, 6, 1

Doubles
1. #3 Gammara Martins/Horvit (SC) vs. Meredith/Russo (AU), 4-5 unfinished
2. Cline/Rohrabacher (SC) vs. Daniel/Chen (AU), 6-2
3. Davies/Wicker (SC) def. Griffin/Turner (AU), 6-3
Order of finish: 2, 3