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Alabama Men’s Tennis Closes Three-Day Bama Spring Shootout with Six Wins
1/10/2021 3:16:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Crimson Tide notched six wins on the tourney’s final day, including four straight-set victories
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men's tennis team closed the Bama Spring Shootout held in the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility this weekend, with six wins, boosting its three-day victory total to 19.
After playing two rounds of singles and two rounds of doubles during the tourney's first two days, Sunday saw two rounds of singles, with Alabama's Edson Ortiz, Gabriel Diaz Freire, Vincent Rettke, Avi Shugar, Marcelo Sepulveda Garza and Zhe Zhou notching wins.
Diaz Freire won the Jeff Robinson Singles Division of the tourney after going a perfect 3-0 in singles over the weekend.
There was a total of 18 tiebreak sets over the three days, an indication of how close most of the matches were.
HEAD COACH GEORGE HUSACK SAID
"It was an extremely competitive weekend for our team. I am proud of the guys' effort, especially their response from Saturday to Sunday, giving us a quality finish. Like cooking a good meal, recipes can be tweaked a little here and there to make something taste better with each serving. As a team, we are where we should be. The work we put into our practices moving forward will serve as key ingredients for our continued development and progress in a demanding and opportunistic season ahead."
SUNDAY SINGLES
- Edson Ortiz (UA) def. Siem Woldeab (UT) 7-6(4), 6-4
- Zhe Zhou (UA) def. Cleeve Harper (UT) 6-4, 7-6(7)
- Gabriel Diaz Freire (UA) def. Nevin Arimilli (UT) 6-4, 6-3
- Vincent Rettke (UA) def. Payton Holden (UT) 6-4, 6-3
- Avi Shugar (UA) def. Evin McDonald (UT) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Marcelo Sepulveda Garza (UA) def. Jacob Bullard (UT) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
- Micah Braswell (UT) def. Patrick Kaukovalta (UA) 7-6(4), 6-4
- Eliot Spizzirri (UT) def. Riccardo Roberto (UA) 7-6(5), 6-2
- Chih Chi Huang (UT) def. Jeremy Gschwendtner (UA) 7-6(4), 6-1
- Eshan Talluri (UT) def. Rudi Christiansen (UA) 6-2, 6-4
DIVISIONAL WINNERS
- The Bama Sprig Shootout featured three singles and two doubles divisions, each named for former Alabama All-Americans
- Gregg Hahn Singles Division (Hahn was a three-time All-American) - Micah Braswell, Texas & Eliot Spizzirri, Texas
- Jeff Robinson Singles Division (Robinson was two-time All-American) - Gabriel Diaz Freire, Alabama
- Mike Cahill Singles Division Cahill was Alabama's first All-American in 1974) - Leighton Allen, Texas
- Rick Witsken Doubles Division (Witsken was a two-time doubles All-American) - Eliot Spizzirri/Siem Woldeab, Texas
- Ellis Ferreira Doubles Division (Ferreira was three-time doubles All-American) - Micah Braswell/Cleve Harper, Texas
UP NEXT
- The Crimson Tide opens its dual-match season next weekend with a pair of doubleheaders at home
- Alabama faces Samford on Saturday, Jan. 16 in a pair of matches starting at 11 a.m. CT
- The Tide returns on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 1 p.m. CT to take on North Alabama for two matches
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