AUBURN, Ala. — Freshman Jessica Golovin won two matches to move on to the final of the singles draw and Skylar Kuykendall and Abby Owens won a three-set thriller to advance to the final of the doubles draw at the ITA Southern Regional Sunday at the Yarbrough Tennis Center.
Golovin opened the morning with a 6-0, 7-6 (4) victory over Auburn’s Pleun Burgmans. In the semifinal, Golovin defeated teammate Joana Vale Costa 6-2, 6-4 to book her spot in the final. Golovin returns to action Monday for the final of the singles draw against Auburn’s Andie Dikosavljevic.
In doubles play, Kuykendall and Owens defeated Ole Miss’ team of Mai El Kamash and Arianne Hartono 4-6, 7-5, 1-0. LSU will face off against Andie Daniell and Erin Routliffe of Alabama. Daniell and Routliffe advanced to the final after defeating the Lady Tiger team of Vale Costa and Ryann Foster 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinal Sunday morning.
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