Alabama Men’s Tennis Opens Fall Season with Six Wins on Day One of the Tiger Fall Invitational
10/2/2020 7:49:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Crimson Tide tallied wins in five singles matches and one doubles contest on the first day of its 2020-21 season
AUBURN, Ala. – Alabama men's tennis opened the 2020-21 season with six wins on day one of the Tiger Fall Invitational in Auburn, Ala., at the Yarbrough Tennis Center, including five singles and one doubles victories.
Seniors Zhe Zhou, Riccardo Roberto and Vincent Rettke all downed their opponents in straight sets, while seniors Patrick Kaukovalta and Jeremy Gschwendtner both came back strong after losing the first set to pick up wins. Senior Sam Fischer and sophomore Avi Shugar tallied the Tide's lone doubles win of the day in convincing fashion.
SINGLES RESULTS
- Zhe Zhou (Alabama) def. Marcus Ferreira (Vanderbilt) 6-3, 6-3
- Patrick Kaukovalta (Alabama) def. Joubert Klopper (Vanderbilt) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
- Riccardo Roberto (Alabama) def. Jeremie Casabon (Vanderbilt) 6-2, 6-3
- Jeremy Gschwendtner (Alabama) def. Macsen Sisam (Vanderbilt) 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (2)
- Vincent Rettke (Alabama) def. Adam Sraberg (Vanderbilt) 6-4, 7-5
- Tim Sandkaulen (Ole Miss) def. Edson Ortiz (Alabama) 6-4, 7-5
- George Harwell (Vanderbilt) def. Gabriel Diaz Freire (Alabama) 6-4, 6-1
- Max Freeman (Vanderbilt) def. Marcelo Sepulveda Garza (Alabama) 6-4, 6-3
- Brady Draheim (Ole Miss) def. Alexey Nesterov (Alabama) 6-4, 6-2
- James Ignatowich (Vanderbilt) def. Sam Fischer (Alabama) 6-0, 6-2
- Connor Robb-Wilcox (Vanderbilt) def. Avi Shugar (Alabama) 6-2, 6-1
DOUBLES RESULTS
- Sam Fischer/Avi Shugar (Alabama) def. Joubert Klopper/Connor Robb-Wilcox (Vanderbilt) 8-1
- Tim Sandkaulen/Brady Draheim (Ole Miss) def. Edson Ortiz/Marcelo Sepulveda Garza (Alabama) 8-2
- Max Freeman/Jeremie Casabon (Vanderbilt) def. Gabriel Diaz Freire/Patrick Kaukovalta (Alabama) 8-6
- Marcus Ferreira/Macsen Sisam (Vanderbilt) def. Riccardo Roberto/Zhe Zhou (Alabama) 9-8 (3)
- George Harwell/Adam Sraberg (Vanderbilt) def. Jeremy Gschwendtner/Alexey Nesterov (Alabama) 8-3
UP NEXT
- The Crimson Tide returns to action Saturday at 2 p.m. CT for day two of the Tiger Fall Invitational in Auburn, Ala., at the Yarborough Tennis Center.
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