AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn's Finn Murgett, Tyler Stice and Billy Blaydes have each been given All-SEC honors, the league office announced on Thursday. Stice and Murgett have been tabbed first-team All-SEC while Blaydes was named second team all-conference.
This season marks the first with an All-SEC honor in Murgett's career. Stice has now been a part of the Southeastern Conference's first team three times, as he also earned the distinction in 2021 and 2023. Blaydes has received postseason SEC honors during both of his seasons at Auburn after being named to the SEC All-Freshman team in 2023.
Murgett, a fifth-year senior, has recorded a singles record of 18-3 and a doubles record of 11-11 for the Tigers this season.
Murgett posted a perfect 6-0 at the No. 3 spot in the singles lineup before being moved up to No. 2 later in the season. Murgett has defeated three ranked singles opponents this season and was given SEC Player of the Week honors on April 15. The Auburn senior achieved an ITA singles ranking of 60th on April 16, his career-high.
In doubles, Murgett remained at the top spot in the Auburn doubles lineup in his final season, paired primarily with Raul Dobai. Murgett and Dobai have posted a 10-10 record together this season and a 6-3 record against SEC opponents. The pair have defeated No. 4 Angel Diaz and Johannus Monday of Tennessee, No. 10 Toby Samuel and Casey Hoole of South Carolina as well as No. 15 Giulio Perego and Togan Tokac of Texas A&M this season. Murgett and Dobai were ranked 20th in the nation in the ITA doubles rankings on April 23.
After being named first-team All-SEC last season, Stice came back for his fifth season on the Plains and has posted a 13-9 dual match singles record and 13-8 doubles record.
In dual matches, Stice remained primarily at the top of the Auburn singles lineup and picked up four ranked singles wins including No. 18 Leo Raquin of Middle Tennessee and No. 22 Raphael Perot of Texas A&M. Stice's dramatic 5-7, 7-6 (10), 7-6 (2) win over Alabama's Filip Planinsek clinched a rivalry win for the Tigers on April 5. The Atlanta, Georgia native came in at No. 21 in the ITA singles rankings announced on March 19.
Blaydes has followed up his SEC All-Freshman season in 2023 with an impressive sophomore season in 2024. Blaydes has posted a 27-10 singles record and 16-14 doubles record.
The Auburn sophomore has recorded over 20 dual match wins and holds a 10-1 singles record in SEC matches this season. The sophomore's 27 singles wins is the most on the team and at one point in the season, Blaydes recorded nine consecutive singles victories.
First team and second team All-SEC honorees were chosen by the league's 13 coaches.
