March 26, 2017
AUBURN, Ala. - Despite capturing the doubles point, No. 44 Auburn fell 4-1 at Arkansas in a Saturday evening SEC match at the Billingsley Tennis Center in Fayetteville.
The Tigers picked up the doubles points with wins on courts two and three. On two, Edward Nguyen and Brandon Laubser were 6-4 winners over Adam Sanjurjo and Oscar Mesquida 6-4, then Olle Thestrup and Dante Saleh clinched the point with a 7-5 win on three over Johan den Toom and Branch Terrell.
Arkansas won the first set in five of the six singles matches (the exception being Conner Huertas del Pino on court three) and captured the team win with four singles points.
Auburn is now 11-9 and 2-4 in SEC action, and Arkansas is 11-9, 3-4.
Auburn returns to home action Thursday, March 30, hosting No. 45 Tennessee in a 3 p.m. SEC match. All home matches are at the Yarbrough Tennis Center (771 Yarbrough Farms Blvd., Auburn) and admission is free.
Arkansas 4, Auburn 1
Singles
#10 Mike Redlicki (UA) def. #67 Max Hinnisdaels (AU) 6-3, 6-1
#26 Jose Salazar (UA) def. Carles Sarrio (AU) 6-1, 6-1
Conner Huertas del Pino (AU) vs. Adam Sanjurjo (UA) 7-5, 2-2 unfinished
Edward Nguyen (AU) vs. Oscar Mesquida (UA) 4-6, 4-5 unfinished
Johan den Toom (UA) def. Olle Thestrup (AU) 6-4, 6-4
Juan Marino (UA) def. Brandon Laubser (AU) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
#37 Redlicki/Salazar (UA) def. #18 Hinnisdaels/Huertas del Pino (AU) 6-4
Nguyen/Laubser (AU) def. Sanjurjo/Mesquida (UA) 6-4
Dante Saleh/Thestrup (AU) def. den Toom/Terrell (UA) 7-5
Order of Finish: Doubles: 2,1,3; Singles: 2,6,1,5