Auburn University women’s tennis team will host the ITA Kickoff Weekend on the Plains. As reported by Auburn University website, On Saturday, Tigers will fight UCSB at 11:00 CT, while Sunday’s opponent and time will be determined by the results of Saturday’s game.
Matches will start today at 11:00 am Saturday with Auburn and UCSB, followed by Arizona State and UCF at 2:00 pm. CT. On Sunday, the losers of Saturday’s matches will take part in a consolation match at 10am CT while the two winners will play a road trip to the 2023 ITA Indoor Championship at 1pm.
CT. Fans attending Auburn games at the Yarbrough Tennis Center will receive a free Auburn tennis shirt while supplies last. Live streaming video and live stats will be available on AuburnTigers.com, while Cracked Raquets will provide coverage of 13 ITA Kickoff Weekend sites across the country on their YouTube channel.
Auburn’s Saturday opponent UCSB holds a 1-1 record this season after a 5-2 road win against UC Davis and a loss at No. 12 California by a score of 6- 1. As for the other two teams participating this weekend, Arizona State is a perfect 5-0 thanks to five straight home wins while UCF is 1-0 after defeating Stetson at home 4-3.
Junior Ariana Arseneault, freshman DJ Bennett, freshman Angella Okutoyi and freshman Kaitlyn Carnicella have already earned a ranked singles win this season, while Arseneault and senior Carolyn Ansari have a doubles win against the 17th ranked doubles team in the country in the books.
Carnicella’s week opener was highlighted Sunday by a win over the nation’s 5th singles player, Abbey Flores. That feat, along with recording an additional singles win over Samford’s Ally Hayduk and two doubles wins, earned her SEC Freshman of the Week honors that were announced Wednesday.
About Auburn University
Auburn is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest in the state. Auburn University’s sports teams are known as the Tigers and compete in Division I-A of the NCAA and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Auburn has won 19 intercollegiate championships (including 17 NCAA championships), three of them in football (1913, 1957, 2010), 8 in men’s swimming and diving (1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 ), 5 in women’s swimming and diving (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007), 2 in equestrian (2008, 2011), and one in women’s track and field (2006).
Auburn has also won a total of 70 Southeastern Conference titles, 51 men’s and 19 women’s. Auburn’s colors are orange and blue, chosen by George Petrie, the head coach of the college’s football team, inspired by the colors of his alma mater, the University of Virginia.
Auburn was founded on February 7, 1856 during the presidency of Franklin Pierce, as East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts school affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1872 the college became the first public university to benefit from the Morrill Act and was renamed the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama. Photo credits: Auburn University website
