Sept. 11, 2010

AUBURN, Ala. — Junior Anya Morgina teamed with freshman Dominika Kanakova to win the doubles title in flight 3 at the SEC Fall Coaches Classic in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday.

Morgina and Kanakova defeated Joehse and Macfarlane from Alabama 8-5 to finish 3-0 at the event. Morgina then posted a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 win against Alexandra Cercone from Florida in flight 3A to reach the finals.

Miljana Jocic and Madeleine Saari-Byström registered a 9-8(4) triumph over Alabama’s Emery and Welcher to finish in third place in flight 4 of the doubles.

Saari-Byström posted a 6-4, 6-0 victory against Danielle Terpko of Mississippi State in a consolation match in flight 4A. Jocic lost her match-up with Florida’s Caroline Hitimana in flight 3A, as did Kanakova to Erica Robertson from Vanderbilt in flight 4B.

Play in the SEC Fall Coaches Classic concludes Sunday.

DAY TWO RESULTS

Doubles
Kanakova/Morgina, USC, def. Foehse/Macfarlane, ALA, 8-5 (Flight 3)
Jocic/Saari-Bystrom, USC, def. Emery/Welcher, ALA, 9-8(4) (Flight 4)

Singles
#70 Anya Morgina, USC, def. Alexandra Cercone, UF, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 (Flight 1B)
Caroline Hitimana, UF, def. Miljana Jocic, USC, 6-1, 7-6(4) (Flight 3A)
Madeleine Saari-Byström, USC, def. Danielle Terpko, MSU, 6-4, 6-0 (Flight 4A)
Erica Robertson, VU, def. Dominika Kanakova, USC, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 (Flight 4B)