Men's Tennis Preps for Big Weekend in Tuscaloosa
2/5/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
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Tuscaloosa, Ala. – No. 18 Alabama (3-0) hosts a full weekend of Tennis with a dual match against No. 47 Georgia Tech (2-0) Friday at 6 p.m. and a double-header with Jacksonville State and No. 60 Georgia State on Sunday beginning at 9 a.m. All matches will be played at the Hank-Crisp Indoor facility.
“We are anticipating a great match with Georgia Tech on Friday night. I feel they are way under-ranked and I expect it to be a huge challenge for our guys in order for us to be successful,” Alabama head coach Billy Pate said. “They are well-coached and will come in here ready to play. Georgia Tech is definitely a team on the move in college tennis and there’s no doubt our team has the utmost respect for them.”
Five Crimson Tide players will be looking to stretch their dual match records to 4-0 against the Yellow Jackets, and junior Christian Brodersen will be looking for his 18th consecutive dual match victory.
Free pizza will be served at Friday night’s match and giveaways will also be available. Fans will also be able to follow the action with live scoring available on rolltide.com
The Tide slipped two spots to No. 18 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association latest rankings, released Wednesday.
Team Pts.
1. UCLA 749
2. Illinois 741
3. Baylor 730
4. California 712
5. Mississippi 708
6. Florida 692
7. Stanford 687
8. Duke 673
9. Texas 647
10. TexasA&M 643
11. Minnesota 628
12. Kentucky 618
13. Washington 617
14. USC 615
15. Pepperdine 611
16. Tennessee 610
17. Auburn 609
18. Alabama 593
19. Virginia Commonwealth 578
20. South Carolina 555
21. North Carolina 546
22. Wake Forest 538
23. South Florida 535
24. Mississippi State 517
25. Vanderbilt 501
