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Alabama Men’s Tennis Set to Face Vanderbilt in First Round of 2017 SEC Tournament
4/25/2017 9:33:00 AM | Men's Tennis
The Crimson Tide will square off against the Commodores at 9 a.m. CT in the opening match
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men's tennis team is set to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores on Wednesday, April 26, at 9 a.m. CT in Knoxville, Tenn., on the campus of The University of Tennessee in the first round of the 2017 Southeastern Conference Tournament.
Last Time Out:
Alabama (11-16, 2-10 SEC) went 1-1 in the last weekend of the 2017 regular season. The Tide lost a 4-2 decision to the Tennessee Volunteers, before going on to shut out Jacksonville State, 5-0, later that evening.
Alabama Notes:
The Crimson Tide has two singles players and one doubles pair that are nationally ranked, announced by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association last week.
Alabama has collected 56 wins in singles play since beginning the dual match season, and it has registered 34 victories in doubles play.
Sophomore anchor Mazen Osama is ranked No. 26 nationally in singles play, and he has been featured in the weekly rankings eight times since beginning the dual match season. Osama has 11 wins in singles play since starting the spring season, and he has registered eight wins over nationally ranked opponents this year.
Freshman Thibault Cancel is ranked No. 103 in singles after collecting 11 wins in the dual match season. Cancel has been nationally ranked seven times since the start of the spring season, and he has registered five wins over nationally ranked singles opponents.
Osama and sophomore Spencer Richey are ranked No. 14 in doubles play after collecting a team-best 12 wins since the start of the spring season, with all matches coming from the top court.
Vanderbilt Notes:
Vanderbilt enters Wednesday's match with an 11-14 overall record including a 2-10 mark in league play. Last weekend, the Commodores were shut out by Ole Miss, 7-0, on Friday night, before losing a 4-3 decision on Sunday afternoon to Arkansas to conclude the regular season.
The Commodores have three singles players and two doubles teams that are nationally ranked. Cameron Klinger, Daniel Valent and Baker Newman are ranked No. 29, No. 52 and No. 88 in singles, respectively. Klinger teamed up with Pen Binet to earn a No. 21 ranking in doubles, while Lachlan McPheee and Billy Rowe are ranked No. 52 in doubles.
Series History:
When Alabama and Vanderbilt face each other on Wednesday it will mark the 63rd time the two programs have met, dating back to the 1951 season. The Tide owns a 38-24 advantage in the series. Earlier this season, Alabama lost a 4-3 thriller against Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn. The last time the Tide defeated the Commodores was during the 2014 season, when Alabama defeated Vanderbilt in a 4-1 result.
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