PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Auburn’s doubles team of Alex Haney and Melissa Koning and singles player Fani Chifchieva all won their first-round matches in main draw play at the Rivera/ITA Women’s All-American Championships at the Riviera Tennis Club on Thursday.

The Tigers’ fourth-ranked duo of Haney and Koning defeated No. 9 Anna Sydorska and Macall Harkins of TCU, 8-5, in the first round. Haney and Koning will face No. 15 Laura Vallverdu and Michael Kissell of Miami (Fla.) in quarterfinal action at 11 a.m. today.

Auburn’s ninth-ranked Fani Chifchieva opened with a 1-6, 7-6(3), 6-3, win over No. 16 Anastasia Petukhova of Fresno State in the singles main draw. Chifchieva will square off against No. 72 Laura Gioia of Furman at 1 p.m. today. Gioia upended Southern California’s fifth-ranked Amanda Fink, 7-5 6-4.

Soccer hosts Ole Miss, Miss. State
The Auburn soccer team will put its undefeated conference record to the test this weekend when it plays host to Ole Miss and Mississippi State at the Auburn Soccer Complex.

The second-place team in the SEC West, Auburn will battle Ole Miss at 7 p.m. today before turning its attention to Mississippi State for a 2 p.m. match on Sunday.

Auburn is 1-0-1 in conference play (5-4-2 overall) after earning a 3-2 win at Vanderbilt and a 0-0 tie at Kentucky last weekend. Freshman Katy Frierson and junior Rebecca Howell, who was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week, were the catalysts to last weekend’s results, combining for two goals and an assist as Auburn trails just Arkansas (2-0-0 SEC) in the Western Division.

Tonight is Cram the Complex night and the first 250 fans will receive free Cram the Complex t-shirts from University Village. It is also All Auburn, All Orange, Student Alumni Association Night and River City Soccer Club Night.

Sunday’s match is a Tiger Kids Club Day, as members are invited to attend and show their membership card to be eligible to win prizes. It is also Camper Reunion Day and all Auburn soccer summer campers, 8th-grade and younger that wear their camp t-shirt will be eligible to win prizes.

Admission to all regular-season home matches is free.

Volleyball travels to Tennessee, Kentucky
The Auburn volleyball team (5-10, 0-4 SEC) returns to action this weekend with road matches at Tennessee (8-6, 3-2 SEC) and Kentucky (14-2, 5-0 SEC).

Play begins today at 6 p.m. against Tennessee at the Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.

Action continues Sunday at 12:30 p.m. against Kentucky at the Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Ky. The match will be broadcast live on WKYT out of Lexington and will run on tape delay at 2 p.m. on Fox Sports South. GameTracker for the match will also be available at AuburnTigers.com.

Auburn took a 3-1 win over the Lady Vols last year in Knoxville, the first win in the series for AU since 1998.

Following the Tennessee match, the Tigers will head two hours north to take on the Wildcats. Kentucky, a team that went 12-18 (3-13 SEC) in 2004, has seen a resurgence this season under fourth-year head coach Craig Skinner. The Wildcats are off to their best start since 1998 and are currently receiving votes in the AVCA top-25 poll, coming in at what would be 27th in the nation.

Women’s golf travels to North Carolina
The No. 14 Auburn’s women’s golf team will play in the Lady Tar Heel Invitational at the par-72, 6,285 yard UNC Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill, N.C., today–Sunday.

“We continue to grow in a lot of areas and look to put together a solid tournament,” head women’s coach Kim Evans said.

Leading the way for the Tigers will be junior Candace Schepperle, who is coming off of a second-place finish at the Mason Rudolph Championship. Sophomore All-American Cydney Clanton, Sarah Thead, Mariana Macias and Patricia Sanz round out the weekend’s roster.