March 16, 2017
AUBURN, Ala. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" The Auburn men's tennis team fell 6-1 Thursday in an SEC match at No. 17 Kentucky in Lexington.
Olle Thestrup picked up the lone point for the Tigers, capturing a singles win on court five over Enzo Wallart. Thestrup won a third-set tiebreaker by a 12-10 score.
On Saturday, Auburn (9-7, 1-2 SEC) continues its road trip, visiting No. 34 Vanderbilt (9-7, 1-3) at noon and Belmont (6-8) at 5 p.m. in Nashville.
Kentucky 6, Auburn 1
Singles
Will Bushamuka (UK) def. Max Hinnisdaels (AU) 6-3, 6-4
Ryotaro Matsumura (UK) def. Carles Sarrio (AU) 6-1, 6-4
Beck Pennington (UK) def. Conner Huertas del Pino (AU) 3-6, 7-6, 1-0 (13-11)
Nils Ellefsen (UK) def. Edward Nguyen (AU) 6-4, 6-0
Olle Thestrup (AU) def. Enzo Wallart (UK) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (12-10)
Trey Yates (UK) def. Brandon Laubser (AU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
Doubles
Pennington/Wallart (UK) def. Hinnisdaels/Huertas del Pino (AU) 6-3
Bushamuka/Ellefsen (UK) def. Nguyen/Laubser (AU) 6-0
Yates/Matsumura (UK) vs. Dante Saleh/Thestrup (AU) 5-4 unfinished