Nov. 8, 2016
The Auburn Men's Tennis team completed their fall season at the SEC Coaches Classic this past weekend in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Tigers compiled three doubles wins and seven singles wins over the three day event.
Senior Conner Huertas del Pino finished his fall season on a high note going 3-1 in singles play to win the consolation play of the Jeff Robinson singles bracket. He defeated Nikola Samardzic 7-6 (3), 6-1 from LSU. He also finished second in the Greg Hahn doubles bracket with doubles partner senior Dante Saleh.
"It was a good weekend to end the fall season. The guys had a chance to compete against the best of the SEC and get a good look at the players they will be competing against in the spring, " said Auburn coach Bobby Reynolds. "The guys have put in a lot of work this fall, but we still have lots of room to improve both on and off the court."
In singles, freshman Carles Sarrio played in the Jeff Robinson bracket and went 1-3. Saleh finished the weekend 1-3, winning his final match 6-1, 6-2 against Alex Robles from Arkansas.
Hinnisdaels finished the tournament strong, defeating Thomas Mayronne (South Carolina) 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 and Rafael Wagner (LSU) 6-3, 6-2 in consolation play in the Francisco Rodriguez bracket.
In the Andy Solis doubles bracket, Hinnisdaels and Sarrio finished their last day at the Coaches Classic by defeating Allwardt/Ross from Vanderbilt 8-6. The pair lost their first two matches against duos from LSU and Florida.
This concludes fall competition for Auburn. The Tigers will practice until they open dual match season play January 22, 2017, at UCF. Their first home match will be February 5 against Georgia Tech.