DePaul Women to Face No. 11 Auburn in NCAA Opener
(Release taken from DePaul Athletics)
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CHICAGO - Making its third trip to the NCAA Women's Tennis Tournament in the last four years, the DePaul women's tennis team is scheduled to meet No. 11 Auburn in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament. First serve is set for Friday, May 12 at 1 p.m. Central time on the courts of the Yarbough Tennis Center in Auburn, Alabama.
Hosted by Auburn, the No. 11 Tigers also welcome Arizona St. and Florida State to the field.
The Blue Demons (17-7) secured its automatic ticket to the NCAA Tournament after clinching a 4-3 match against St. John's in the championship of the BIG EAST tournament last weekend. DePaul boasts a seven-match win streak while Aspasia Avgeri and Florence Abbott are now 9-1 in their last 10 singles matches.
Auburn (23-10) enters the tournament after falling in the title match to No. 1 Florida at the SEC Championships. The lineup features two nationally ranked singles players, No. 23 Alizee Michaud and No. 31 Andie Dikosavljevic. In doubles action, Michard pairs with Taylor Russo for a No. 20 ranking, while Caroline Turner and Georgia Axon are the No. 54 pair in the country.
Ana Vladutu, Yuliya Shupenia and Patricia Lancranjan are all veteran members when it comes to the NCAA Tournament. The three were a part of DePaul's first ever second round finish in 2015, while Vladutu helped DePaul to its first appearance since 2010 in 2014.
If DePaul were to advance, the Blue Demons will meet the winner of the Arizona St. and Florida State match on Saturday, May 13.