The No. 16 Auburn men's tennis team defeated Southern Mississippi 6-1 and South Florida 6-1 last Saturday to keep their undefeated record alive in 2012.
Auburn holds a 6-0 record headed to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in Charlottesville, Va.
Coach Eric Shore was pleased with his team's past performance going into the championships.
"It was a solid win today, and the guys played well," Shore said. "I thought we did a good job in doubles, as we have all year. I feel like we have a chance in doubles in every spot."
"We played well, and we know that we earned the right to go to indoors next week. We know that the level of play is better, and we have to be better."
Doubles partners Daniel Cochrane and recent SEC Player of the Week Alex Stamchev won their doubles match against Southern Miss 6-1.
Taking the court against South Florida's No. 18 junior singles player, Andreas Miles won his match against Yannick Yoshizawa 6-2 and 6-3.
Auburn will visit Charlottesville, Va., to compete against the Virginia Cavaliers.
The 16-team tournament will be held at the Boar's Head Sports Club in Charlottesville, Va.
The draw includes the USC Trojans, defending 2011 NCAA Men's Tennis Champions.
The No. 2 Cavaliers are currently 5-0 and looking to win their fifth consecutive indoor title.
The Cavaliers won their most recent match 6-1 against the Maryland Terrapins in College Park, Md.
Junior and Recent ACC Player of the week Jamere Jenkins, No. 11 in men's singles, won his match 6-3 and 6-1 over Maros Horny.
The No. 10 Duke Blue Devils are 7-0 going into the Championships after defeating the Tennessee Volunteers 6-1 Feb. 11. Duke faces UCLA at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 17.
The Blue Devil's No. 7 national ranked singles player Henrique Cunha defeated No. 125 Mikelis Libietis 6-0 and 7-5.
The Georgia Bulldogs are 5-0 and will face the California Golden Bears on Feb. 17. In the Bulldogs most recent match, they defeated the College of William and Mary 6-1.
Georgia's No. 10 senior singles player Sadio Doumbia won his match 6-0 and 6-1 against Adrian Vordislav of William and Mary.
"It's great to see the guys playing so well," said Georiga coach Manuel Diaz.
"We played really well in doubles and I thought we played a very complete match. The guys have a lot of confidence right now."
Auburn will compete against a Virginia program that produces strong talent at the professional level.
Alumnus Treat Huey is currentley ranked No. 47 on the ATP Tour for doubles.
The Finals of the ITA will be held Monday, Feb. 20.
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