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Alabama Men’s Tennis Comes Up Short at No. 40 Ole Miss, 4-2
3/30/2018 8:01:00 PM | Men's Tennis
After falling down 2-0 to start the match, the Crimson Tide could not complete the comeback
OXFORD, Miss. – The No. 47 Alabama men's tennis team's comeback fell short at No. 40 Ole Miss, after falling 4-2 at the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center on Friday night.
The Crimson Tide (15-7, 1-6 SEC) fell behind 2-0 to the Rebels (10-9, 2-7 SEC) and closed the gap to 3-2 before Ole Miss clinched the match.
Ole Miss began the night by earning the doubles point after winning on Court 2 and Court 1 to go up 1-0.
Grey Hamilton extended the Rebels lead to 2-0 after he defeated freshman Patrick Kaukovalta, 6-2, 6-2. Alabama answered back with freshman Riccardo Roberto dominating Cotter Wilson, 6-3, 6-1, to make it 2-1 in favor of Ole Miss. Moments later, the Rebels moved the lead to 3-1 after Finn Reynolds took care of sophomore Alexey Nesterov, 6-1, 6-4.
Later on in the match, sophomore Edson Ortiz earned a three-set victory over Filip Kraljevic, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3, to pull the Tide within one point. However, Ole Miss clinched the match on Court 1 with No. 28 Tim Sandkaulen pushing past No. 95 junior Mazen Osama, 7-5, 7-6 (4).
The Crimson Tide will return to action on Sunday, April 1 at No. 43 Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark. The match is set to begin at 1 p.m. CT.
Alabama Results:
Singles vs. Ole Miss:
- No. 28 Tim Sandkaulen def. No. 95 Mazen Osama, 7-5, 7-6 (4)
- Fabian Fallert vs. Thibault Cancel, 6-0, 3-6, 5-4, unf.
- Grey Hamilton def. Patrick Kaukovalta, 6-2, 6-2
- Edson Ortiz def. Filip Kraljevic, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
- Finn Reynolds def. Alexey Nesterov, 6-1, 6-4
- Riccardo Roberto def. Cotter Wilson, 6-3, 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 6, 5, 4, 1
Doubles vs. Ole Miss:
- Ortiz/Osama def. Sandkaulen/Hamilton, 7-6 (3)
- No. 66 Babic/Kraljevic def. No. 71 Cancel/Nesterov, 6-2
- Reynolds/Fallert vs. Roberto/Kaukovalta, 6-5, unf.
Order of Finish: 2, 1
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