Mississippi State
Auburn
Rain Pushes Back MSU-Auburn To Monday at 11 A.M.
March 27, 2016 | Men's Tennis
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Easter Sunday at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre was a washout, as the match between the 24th-ranked Mississippi State men's tennis team (12-5, 4-3) and No. 52 Auburn (9-8, 1-5) has been postponed until Monday at 11 a.m. CT.
As with all MSU home matches this season, admission is free. Sunday's planned Easter egg giveaway will be moved to Monday.
On Friday the Bulldogs lost a heartbreaker to No. 16 Florida, 4-3. MSU did take the doubles point from the Gators however, something only one team has been able to do in SEC play. Two tandems picked up doubles ranked wins in Mate Cutura and Vaughn Hunter along with Nuno Borges and Niclas Braun. Cutura and Hunter upset the top-ranked team in the nation, 6-4, while Borges and Braun defeated the No. 52 ranked Florida duo, 6-1.
The 52nd-ranked Tigers come into Monday's contest having lost five of their last six matches with the most recent loss being a 4-3 decision to Alabama in Tuscaloosa Friday night. Auburn has no ranked singles players on its roster, but one ranked doubles duo in No. 74 Marko Krickovic and Edward Nguyen.
The Bulldogs have won the last two meetings between the two programs and have taken seven of the last eight matches. MSU sports a 26-21 all-time record against the Tigers and is 13-9 at home.
The Maroon and White hit the road following Monday's match against Auburn, traveling to Oxford to face Ole Miss on April 1 at 5 p.m. CT.
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