Alabama Men’s Tennis Falls to No. 8 NC State in Round One of the ITA Kickoff Weekend

Friday, January 22

Raleigh, N.C.

10:00 AM

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Intercollegiate Tennis Association

Alabama Men’s Tennis Falls to No. 8 NC State in Round One of the ITA Kickoff Weekend

1/22/2021 5:05:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

The Crimson Tide picked up wins at No. 2 and No. 3 singles and was ahead at No. 6 before the Wolfpack clinched the match

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Alabama men's tennis team fell 4-2 to No. 8 ranked NC State in the first round of the ITA Kickoff Weekend, being held in Raleigh, N.C. Alabama is now 4-1 on the season while NC State goes to 1-0.

After losing the double point and at Nos. 1 and 4 singles, the Crimson Tide rallied back, winning at No. 2 and No. 3 singles. Zhe Zhou downed the Wolfpack's Rafa Izquierdo Luque 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 at No. 2, while Edson Ortiz got the best of Tadas Babelis 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 at No. 3.

With the score sitting at 3-2, Alabama was ahead at No. 6 singles before NC State clinched the match with a win at No. 5.

No. 8 NC State 4, Alabama 2

Doubles

No. 1 #9 Yannai Barkai/Tadas Babelis (ST) def. Edson Ortiz/Marcelo Sepulveda Garza (UA) 6-3
No. 2 #23 Alexis Galarneau/Robert Turzak (ST) def. Patrick Kaukovalta/Riccardo Roberto (UA) 6-4
No. 3 Gabriel Diaz Freire/Zhe Zhou (UA) vs. Robin Catry/Collin Shick (ST) 5-2, unfinished

Singles

No. 1 #7 Alexis Galarneau (ST) def. Patrick Kaukovalta (UA) 7-5, 6-2
No. 2 Zhe Zhou (UA) def. Rafa Izquierdo Luque (ST) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
No. 3 #89 Edson Ortiz (UA) def. #95 Tadas Babelis (ST) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
No. 4 Yannai Barkai (ST) def. Riccardo Roberto (UA) 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 Robin Catry (ST) def. Vincent Rettke (UA) 6-3, 6-2
No. 6 Gabriel Diaz Freire (UA) vs. Martins Rocens (ST) 6-4, 1-2, unfinished

Up Next

The Crimson Tide returns to action on Saturday, taking on either Tennessee or Ole Miss in its second match of the ITA Kickoff Weekend with the time to be determined

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