SEC Tennis

No. 13 Auburn women’s tennis downs No. 10 South Carolina on Senior Day

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – No. 13 Auburn improved to 20-4 (8-2 SEC) on the season with a 4-3 upset over No. 10 South Carolina on senior day. Pleun Burgmans also became the all-time combined wins leader with her 186th career victory. “There is not enough that I could say about how much the two seniors mean to the program,” said…

AU’s Men’s Tennis edged At South Carolina

COLUMBIA, SC (auburntigers.com) – No. 62 South Carolina edged No. 59 Auburn 4-3 in men’s tennis Friday at the Carolina Tennis Center in Columbia. In singles, Max Hinnisdaels defeated Andrew Schaefer on court two. Hinnisdaels won his first set 6-4 and took a second-set tiebreaker 7-3 to win the second set and match 7-6. Dante Saleh won a three-set contest on…

No. 13 Auburn women’s tennis set for two Top 10 matchups on senior weekend

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – No. 13 Auburn women’s tennis faces a tough test this weekend when it welcomes two top ten SEC teams to Yarbrough Tennis Center. The Tigers will face off against No. 10 South Carolina on Friday for senior night and No. 8 Florida on Sunday. The Tigers improved to 19-4 (7-2) with a win over No. 51…

Auburn tennis’ two for the road

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The No. 52 Auburn men’s tennis team is on the road this weekend for a pair of important SEC matches. On Friday, the Tigers play No. 41 Alabama in a 5 p.m. CT match at the Alabama Tennis Stadium in Tuscaloosa. On Sunday, Auburn visits No. 24 Mississippi State for a 1 p.m. CT match at…

AU’s men get first SEC tennis win, 4-3 over Ole Miss

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn men’s tennis came from behind with a tremendous singles effort to defeat No. 22 Ole Miss 4-3 Friday afternoon at the Yarbrough Tennis Center, giving the Tigers their first SEC victory of the spring. “We showed real heart today after losing the doubles point,” said Auburn head coach Eric Shore. “It was tough to lose…

Auburn women’s tennis grinds out a tough 4-2 victory over No. 71 Tennessee

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – No. 11 Auburn women’s tennis won a tough battle against No. 71 Tennessee, 4-2 and improved to 15-2 (3-0) on the season. “A ton of credit goes to Tennessee for such a great fight,” said Auburn head coach Lauren Spencer. “They came out and played with great intensity and in front a good home crowd. Today…

Family atmosphere drives Auburn women’s tennis

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – When Lauren Spencer took over as the head coach of Auburn’s women’s tennis team in October 2011, the program was coming off of a 5-19 season that included just a single SEC win. Immediately she knew that the culture of the team had to change for the success of the program long-term. In Spencer’s first season…