AUBURN, Ala.—Northwestern State sophomore tennis player, Tatiana Larina captured the sole singles win for the Lady Demons in the first day of the Auburn Invitational on Friday. Junior Polina Knopp and freshman Natalya Krutova took the Lady Demons only win in doubles play.
 
Larina went up against Tennessee-Chattanooga's Jenna Nurik in the first flight of singles play and advanced to the next round after winning 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. Larina will compete for third place in her flight on Saturday.
 
Knopp and Krutova defeated fellow Lady Demon Olga Leyshyna, who was teamed up with Houston's Liselot Koenen, 8-1 in the second doubles flight. Knopp and Krutova will continue play Saturday against Mississippi State's Tran and VanGeel.
 
Also advancing into the championship bracket for Northwestern State in doubles are Daniela Simonova and Amy Williams. The duo was dealt a BYE for their first match that automatically moved them on to the semifinals for the third flight.
 
NSU athletes who did not advance to the championship bracket will continue play on Saturday in the consolation bracket. Their results for Friday are as follows:
 
SINGLES
Flight Two:
Georgiana Patrasc (MSU) d. Polina Knopp (NSU) 6-1, 7-6
 
Flight Three:
Celia Fraser (UH) d. Andrea Nedorostova (NSU) 6-1, 6-3
 
Flight Four:
Caroline Magnusson (Tulane) d. Natalya Krutova (NSU) 6-4, 6-3
 
Flight Five:
Tess Lagerkvist (Kennesaw St.) d.  Daniela Simonova (NSU) 6-3, 6-4
 
Flight Six:
Jordana Klein (Georgia Southern) d. Amy Williams (NSU) 6-0, 6-2
 
Flight Seven:
Isabela Castro (KSU) d. Olga Leyshyna (NSU) 6-3, 7-5
 
DOUBLES:
Flight One:
 
Chadwell/Jones (Tennessee-Chattanooga) d. Larina/Sedorostova (NSU) 8-4