March 28, 2003

Auburn, Ala. – No. 18 South Carolina fell at No. 29 Auburn, 6-1, in their Friday afternoon SEC match. The loss drops the Gamecocks to 13-3 overall and 3-3 in SEC action.

After USC fell behind when Auburn won the doubles point, No. 67 Seth Rose won his match at No. 1 singles. The senior defeated 17th-ranked Rameez Junaid in three sets, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7-2), upping his dual match record to 11-3 overall and 9-3 at No. 1.

Carolina’s Angelo Niculescu, ranked No. 72, was upset by the Tigers’ Andrew Colombo, 7-5, 7-6 (7-5), while teammate Ben Atkinson suffered his first defeat of the season at No. 6 singles when he fell to Andre Boz, 2-6, 6-4, (10-6).

The Gamecocks conclude their trip the state of Alabama on Sunday with a 1 p.m. (CT) match against the 16th-ranked Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa.

No. 29 Auburn (12-4, 4-3) 6, No. 18 SOUTH CAROLINA (13-3, 3-3) 1

Doubles
No. 1: Andrew Colombo/Rameez Junaid (AU) def. Marcus Westman/Tom Eklund (USC), 8-6
No. 2: Tom George/Marcus Schiller (AU) def. Seth Rose/Carl Wermee (USC), 8-4
No. 3: Gabor Zoltan Pelva/Rodrigo Minozzo (AU) def. Angelo Niculescu/Geraldo Knorr (USC), 8-2
Auburn wins doubles point

Singles
No. 1: #67 Rose (USC) def. #17 Junaid (AU), 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7-2)
No. 2: Colombo (AU) def. #72 Niculescu (USC), 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)
No. 3: Pelva (AU) def. Westman (USC), 6-2, 6-4
No. 4: Minozzo (AU) def. Eklund (USC), 6-4, 6-2
No. 5: George (AU) def. Knorr (USC). 7-5, 6-3
No. 6: Andre Boz (AU) def. Ben Atkinson (USC), 2-6, 6-4, (10-6)