BOX SCORE

AUBURN, Ala.--The Samford women's tennis team dropped a 7-0 decision at 40^th-ranked Auburn Saturday afternoon at the Yarbrough Tennis Center.
 
With the loss, Samford falls to 1-1 on the young season. Auburn improves to 3-1 with the win.
 
Samford took the first singles match when seniors Jessica Northcutt and Carita Moolman defeated Auburn's Alizee Michaud and Reka Muller by a score of 6-1. Auburn the evened things up when Alannah Griffin and Andie Dikosavljevic earned a 6-3 win over Samford's Iva Parapunova and Savannah Wood.
 
The deciding doubles match came down to the wire as AU's Plen Burgmans and Paula de Man defeated Ellie Gerlach and Annika Hepp, 7-6 (7-3). The doubles win gave Auburn an early 1-0 lead.
 
The Tigers won each of the six singles matches in straight sets. At No. 1, Burgmans defeated Northcutt, 6-4, 6-2.  At the No. 2 spot, Michaud earned a 6-2, 6-1 win over Moolman.
 
Dikosavljevic, ranked 31^st in the nation, defeated Parapunova, 6-1, 6-4 at the No. 3 position. Auburn's Griffin earned a 6-1, 6-1 win over Gerlach at No. 4, while de Man defeated Wood, 6-0, 6-4 at No. 5. At the No. 6 spot, Caroline Turner earned a 6-2, 6-3 win over Hepp to make the final score 7-0.
 
Samford will return to action on Saturday, Feb. 6, when the Bulldogs host Kennesaw State. The match is set to begin at 11 a.m. at the Samford Tennis Center.
 
#40 Auburn 7, Samford Women's Tennis 0
 
Singles competition
1. Pleun Burgmans (AU) def. Jessica Northcutt (SAM-W) 6-4, 6-1
2. Alizee Michaud (AU) def. Carita Moolman (SAM-W) 6-2, 6-1
3. #31 Andie Dikosavljevic (AU) def. Iva Parapunova (SAM-W) 6-1, 6-4
4. Alannah Griffin (AU) def. Ellie Gerlach (SAM-W) 6-1, 6-1
5. Paula de Man (AU) def. Savannah Wood (SAM-W) 6-0, 6-4
6. Caroline Turner (AU) def. Annika Hepp (SAM-W) 6-2, 6-3
 
Doubles competition
1. Jessica Northcutt/Carita Moolman (SAM-W) def. Alizee Michaud/Reka Muller (AU) 6-1
2. #30 Pleun Burgmans/Paula de Man (AU) def. Ellie Gerlach/Annika Hepp (SAM-W) 7-6 (7-3)
3. Alannah Griffin/Andie Dikosavljevic (AU) def. Iva Parapunova/Savannah Wood (SAM-W) 6-3