Men’s Tennis Hosts Auburn, Arkansas for SEC Action

Columbia, S.C. – No. 4 South Carolina males’s tennis returns dwelling this weekend, internet hosting No. 18 Auburn and No. 55 Arkansas for a pair of convention matches. The Gamecocks will tackle Auburn on Fri., March 24 starting at 5:00 p.m. earlier than internet hosting Arkansas on Solar., March 26 at midday.

Each matches will happen on the Carolina Tennis Heart with gates opening one hour previous to first serve. Matches are free and open to the general public. Free parking is on the market within the Heyward Road storage.

These not in attendance can watch the match versus Auburn dwell right here and look at dwell stats right here. Dwell streaming for the Arkansas match will likely be obtainable right here with dwell stats obtainable right here.

Gamecock Notables

• South Carolina is 15-2 on the season with a 4-1 mark in convention play. The group is coming off of their first SEC lack of the season, having fallen at No. 14 Mississippi State on Sunday.
• The group presently is ranked No. 4 within the nation and has been ranked within the top-5 for the previous three weeks. They’ve spent all season ranked contained in the top-10.
• Junior Toby Samuel enters the weekend because the reigning SEC Participant of the Week for the second consecutive week after going an ideal 2-0 in each doubles and singles final weekend on the street.
• Samuel presently sits at a career-high rating of No. 3 within the nation. He has an total file of 19-3 together with a 14-2 mark in twin play and 4-1 mark towards SEC opponents, all from the No. 1 place. He’s on a five-match win streak with every of the final 4 wins coming over ranked opponents.
• Additionally within the top-10 of the ITA singles rankings is junior Connor Thomson. Thomson is 25-5 total this season and 12-3 in twin play. He’s 9-3 towards ranked opponents this season together with three wins over top-10 gamers.
• Sophomore Casey Hoole and graduate Raphael Lambling spherical out South Carolina’s singles rankings with Hoole at No. 82 and Lambling at No. 111. Hoole is 22-11 total whereas Lambling is 9-7 total.
• In doubles, Samuel and Thomson proceed to carry onto the No. 1 rating. The duo is 18-1 total and 11-1 in twin play, all from the highest spot within the lineup. The pair is an ideal 4-0 towards SEC opponents this season.
• Jake Beasley and James Story additionally make an look within the ITA’s Doubles Rankings at No. 43. The pair is 20-7 total and 12-5 in twin play. They’ve clinched the doubles level 5 instances this season.

Scouting the Tigers

• Auburn is 13-6 total with a 2-3 mark in SEC play. They’ve a 1-3 file when taking part in on the street this season. In SEC play, the Tigers have fallen to Georgia, Kentucky, and Mississippi State and have recorded wins over Tennessee and Ole Miss.
• Auburn is presently ranked No. 18 within the ITA Workforce Rankings and have been ranked as excessive as No. 14 this season.
• The Tigers have been lead this season by senior Tyler Stice. Stice is 8-8 from the highest spot within the lineup and is 0-3 towards SEC opponents. He’s presently ranked No. 110 within the singles rankings however was ranked No. 9 throughout the ITA’s preseason rankings.
• Additionally within the rankings for Auburn is Alejandro Moreno at No. 107. Moreno is 10-3 in twin play, primarily taking part in on the No. 3 place.
• Auburn has two pairs within the doubles rankings – No. 23 Raul Dobai and Finlay Murgett and No. 65 Jan Galka and Moreno.
• Dobai and Murgett maintain down the highest spot within the doubles lineup for the Tigers with a 6-6 file. They’re 1-2 in twin play. Galka and Moreno have a 7-1 file collectively however have solely performed as a pair in a single twin match.

Scouting the Razorbacks

• Arkansas is 12-6 total this season and 0-5 in SEC play. They’re presently on a five-match dropping streak and can face No. 22 Florida earlier than their cease in Columbia.
• The Razorbacks are 2-3 when taking part in on the street this season and have picked up street wins at San Diego State and UC San Diego
• Arkansas doesn’t have any gamers within the ITA singles or doubles rankings.

The Auburn Sequence

• Auburn narrowly leads the all-time collection 22-21 over South Carolina. The Gamecocks evened the collection at 21 all throughout the SEC common season in 2022, however Auburn regained the lead after defeating South Carolina within the SEC Championships.
• Previous to South Carolina’s loss on the 2022 SEC Championships, the Gamecocks had received 11 of the final 12 matchups.
• South Carolina has received every of the final 5 matches which were performed in Columbia. Auburns final win in Columbia was in 2012.

The Arkansas Sequence

• South Carolina is 23-11 over Arkansas and has received 11 of the final 12 conferences.
• The Gamecocks maintain the longest win streak of the collection with 9 wins between 2011-2018.
• Arkansas final received in Columbia with a 6-1 determination in 2009. The Razorbacks have solely ever received in Columbia twice – 1992 and 2009. Eight of their wins have are available Fayetteville and so they have one impartial website win from 1991.

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