March 14, 2018
AUBURN, Ala. - The Auburn men's tennis team (9-8, 0-3 SEC) will be hosting No. 34 Tulane (9-5) Thursday at noon, then close out the weekend by traveling to Tuscaloosa, Ala. to take on No. 38 Alabama (14-4, 0-3 SEC) on Sunday at 1 p.m.
"I think we're doing well. The young guys are getting their feet wet," said coach Bobby Reynolds. "I know Tulane is a tough team. They're very well coached. I don't think they have a hole in the lineup, so our guys have to be ready. They know once you get to SEC play this time of the year, every team is a battle."
In the latest Oracle/ITA rankings, Auburn freshman Matteo De Vincentis is ranked No. 104 in singles. No. 34 Tulane has two ranked singles players in No. 15 Constantin Schmitz and No. 77 Ewan Moore. The Green Wave also has the No. 80 doubles tandem of Tyler Schick and Luis Erlenbusch.
No. 38 Alabama has one ranked singles player in No. 92 Mazen Osama. The Crimson Tide also have two ranked doubles tandems. The duo of Mazen Osama and Edson Ortiz come in at No. 31, while Thibault Cancel and Alexey Nesterov have teamed up to notch the No. 46 ranking.
The Tigers' next action following this weekend will be back home at the Yarbrough Tennis Canter against No. 21 Kentucky, No. 20 Vanderbilt and Alabama State.
Auburn will square off against No. 21 Kentucky on Friday, March 23 at 6 p.m. The Tigers will conclude the weekend by hosting a doubleheader, facing No. 20 Vanderbilt at 1 p.m. and taking on Alabama State at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 25.
All Auburn home matches are held at the Yarbrough Tennis Center (771 Yarbrough Farms Blvd., Auburn), and admission is free.