Alabama Men’s Tennis Earns Three Wins on Day Two of the Tiger Fall Invitational

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Alabama Men’s Tennis Earns Three Wins on Day Two of the Tiger Fall Invitational

10/3/2020 7:07:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Riccardo Roberto notched his second singles win of the tournament in a three-set battle with Florida’s Lukas Greif

AUBURN, Ala. – The Alabama men's tennis team notched a trio of wins on day two of the Tiger Fall Invitational in Auburn, Ala., at the Yarbrough Tennis Center on Saturday.

Senior Riccardo Roberto earned his second victory of the invitational, grinding out a three-set battle against Florida's Lukas Greif. Senior Alexey Nesterov got his first win of the 2020-21 season, downing the Gators' Brian Berdusco. Roberto also picked up a doubles win on Saturday, teaming with senior Zhe Zhou, who previously picked up a singles win on Friday.

SINGLES

Riccardo Roberto (Alabama) def. Lukas Greif (Florida) 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
Alexey Nesterov (Alabama) def. Brian Berdusco (Florida) 7-6 (4), 6-4
Andy Andrade (Florida) def. Gabriel Diaz Freire (Alabama) 6-3, 7-5
Cotter Wilson (Ole Miss) def. Sam Fischer (Alabama) 6-1, 6-0
Josh Goodger (Florida) def. Jeremy Gschwendtner (Alabama) 6-1, 6-0
Sam Riffice (Florida) def. Patrick Kaukovalta (Alabama) 7-6 (5), 6-3
Will Grant (Florida) def. Vincent Rettke (Alabama) 7-6 (4), 6-4
Blaise Bicknell (Florida) def. Marcelo Sepulveda Garza (Alabama) 6-3, 6-4
Ben Shelton (Florida) def. Avi Shugar (Alabama) 6-1, 6-1
Duarte Vale (Florida) def. Zhe Zhou (Alabama) 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-2

DOUBLES

Riccardo Roberto/Zhe Zhou (Alabama) def. Will Grant/Lukas Greif (Florida) 8-6
Brian Berdusco/Duarte Vale (Florida) def. Edson Ortiz/ Marcelo Sepulveda Garza (Alabama) 8-6
Sam Riffice/Ben Shelton (Florida) def. Gabriel Diaz Freire/ Patrick Kaukovalta (Alabama) 8-6
Andy Andrade/Blaise Bicknell (Florida) def. Jeremy Gschwendtner/Alexey Nesterov (Alabama) 8-2

UP NEXT

The Crimson Tide closes out the Tiger Fall Invitational in Auburn, Ala., at the Yarborough Tennis Center on Sunday, starting at 2 p.m.

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