COLLEGE ROUNDUP

WOMEN’S TENNIS

NAIA Tournament

Auburn 5, Vanguard 1

MOBILE, Ala. — The No. 4-seeded Lions’ season ended in the NAIA semifinals at the hands of top-seeded Auburn.

Vanguard (23-5) received its only win in doubles, where the No. 2 pair of senior Jelena Jovic and All-Region sophomore Betyel Tesfa won, 8-5.

But Auburn (33-0) won two other doubles matches and also won each of the three completed singles matches to clinch the victory.

The 23 wins marks the most for Vanguard since 2005.

NAIA Tournament

Semifinal

Auburn 5, Vanguard 1

Singles – Jurcovicova (VU) lost to Sescioreanu, 3-6, 2-6; Tesfa (VU) DNF vs. Dadakhodjaeva; Jovic (VU) lost to Veverkova, 4-6, 2-6; Donkervoort (VU) DNF vs. Sienkob; Valingsten (VU) lost to Zuzulova, 1-6, 3-6; Amstad (VU) DNF vs. Berthe.

Doubles – Jurcovicova-Donkervoort (VU) lost to Sescioreanu-Veverkova, 3-8; Jovic-Tesfa (VU) def. Dadakhodjaeva-Lysak, 8-5; Valingsten-Amstad (VU) lost to Berthe-Dunlavy, 2-8.

MEN’S GOLF

NCAA East Regional

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The UC Irvine men’s golf team shot a one-under total of 283 Thursday and is in 13th after the first day.

Top-ranked Georgia is first at 19-under 265, Augusta State is second at 273 and Southern Methodist is third at 276 in the 27-team field at Council Fire Golf Club.

Hudson Swafford of Georgia and Henrik Norlander from Augusta State are tied for the individual lead after shooting six-under totals of 65 in the opening round on the par-71 course that measures 6,961 yards.

UCI’s John Chin is tied for seventh place at four-under 67. The 2008 Big West Conference Player of the Year had seven birdies, one bogey and a double-bogey Thursday.

Sean Shahi is 33rd after a one-under 70, Kenny Kim is 46th at even-par 71, while Tim Cha and Max Greil are tied for 107th place after each posted a four-over 75.