Alabama Men’s Tennis Continues to Climb in Latest Oracle/ITA Rankings
5/3/2018 9:25:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Junior Mazen Osama achieved his highest singles ranking of his career, coming in at No. 10 in the country
TEMPE, Ariz. – Junior Mazen Osama climbed to a career-best No. 10 in the latest computerized Oracle/ITA Collegiate Tennis Men's Division I Singles Rankings on Thursday, as announced by the association. Osama and his partner sophomore Edson Ortiz also jumped four spots in the newest doubles rankings, coming in at No. 26.
Osama became the first All-American for Alabama men's tennis since 2001 after qualifying as a Top-16 national seed in the NCAA Singles Tournament yesterday. Osama has a 15-7 record, including nine wins over national-ranked opponents. The Cairo, Egypt native, has won four-straight matches against Top 125-opponents, including all three he faced in last week's SEC Tournament.
Osama and Ortiz also qualified for the NCAA Doubles Tournament. Both tournaments will be held from May 23-28 in Winston-Salem, N.C. The pair is 16-7 on the season with two wins over nationally-ranked foes.
Alabama also improved in the latest team rankings, moving up to No. 42 and qualifying for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2013.
Alabama men's tennis take on No. 23 Tulane in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, May 11 at 1 p.m. CT in Tallahassee, Fla. The winner will take either No. 11 Florida State or Alabama State on Saturday, May 12 at 3 p.m. CT.
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