AUBURN, Ala. – Despite a strong start in doubles play, Auburn could not match the same success in singles, dropping its opening match 4-2 to No. 52 Princeton in the Blue-Gray National Tennis Classic in Montgomery on Friday.
Auburn won the doubles point contesting a trip of competitive matches. On court three, Max Hinnisdaels and Joseph Van Dooren posted a 7-5 win over Diego Vives and Jimmy Wasserman. On court one, Princeton’s tandem of Alex Day and Luke Gamble was a 6-4 winner over Auburn’s Marko Krickovic and Edward Nguyen, leaving the deciding match on court two, where Conner Huertas del Pino and Brandon Laubser clinched the doubles point for Auburn with a 6-4 win.