May 10, 2017
2017 NCAA Women's Tennis Tournament
Weekend Schedule
| May 12 | 10 a.m. | Arizona State vs. Florida State |
| May 12 | 1 p.m. | No. 11 Auburn vs DePaul |
| May 13 | 12 p.m. | TBD |
AUBURN, Ala. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" No. 11 Auburn women's tennis is set to face off against DePaul in the opening round of the NCAA Women's Tennis Tournament at 1 p.m. on Friday at Yarbrough Tennis Center.
This will mark the fifth-straight year the Tigers have reached the NCAA Tournament and the second-straight season hosting a regional, under head coach Lauren Spencer. Auburn will be joined by No. 26 Arizona State and No. 37 Florida State.
The Tigers bring a wealth of experience into this year's NCAA Tournament with four returners from last season's trip to the NCAA Round of 16. In singles, Auburn is led by No. 17 Alizee Michaud and No. 29 Andie Dikosavljevic. Both juniors qualified for the NCAA Singles Tournament after posting a strong season at the top of the lineup. Dikosavljevic is 18-10 on the season, while Michaud boasts an SEC-best 33 wins with 14 coming against ranking opponents.
Michaud and freshman Taylor Russo will team together as the nation's No. 14 doubles team. The duo qualified for the NCAA Doubles Tournament after finishing the regular season with a 19-10 record. Russo leads the Tigers with 26 doubles wins on the season.
Auburn is 2-2 against DePaul all-time, with the Tigers taking the last matchup, 4-0 in the ITA Kickoff in 2013. Auburn defeated Arizona State 4-2 last season to advance to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.
The winner of the Auburn -- DePaul match will face off against the winner of Arizona State ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Florida State on Saturday at 12 p.m. for a chance to go to Athens, Ga. for the NCAA Round of 16.
Live scoring and video for the first and second round of the NCAA Tournament can be found on AuburnTigers.com.
For the latest on Auburn women's tennis follow @AuburnWTennis on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AuburnWTennis.