Alabama Men’s Tennis Falls to No. 17 Ole Miss at the ITA Kickoff Weekend

Saturday, January 23

Raleigh, N.C.

9 a.m. CT

Alabama

ITA Kickoff Weekend (Ole Miss)

Alabama Men’s Tennis Falls to No. 17 Ole Miss at the ITA Kickoff Weekend

1/23/2021 3:36:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

Patrick Kaukovalta upset No. 62 Tim Sandkaulen at No. 1 singles and picked up a 6-3 win at No. 2 doubles with Riccardo Roberto

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Alabama men's tennis team lost 4-1 to No. 17-ranked Ole Miss on the final day of the ITA Kickoff Weekend being held in Raleigh, N.C. Alabama is now 4-2 on the season while Ole Miss goes to 1-2.

The Crimson Tide split the first two doubles matches, with Patrick Kaukovalta and Riccardo Roberto winning 6-3 at No. 2, while the Rebels won at No. 1, 6-2. Ole Miss then picked up the doubles point with a 7-5 win at No. 3.

Kaukovalta came back in singles and upset No. 62 Tim Sandkaulen, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to give UA its lone point of the day.

Head Coach George Husack Said

We had some bright spots individually over the weekend, but those efforts were not enough. Each player needs to commit to stepping up and taking charge of his court. Right now, we don't have enough players who are willing to accept that challenge. Our team is a tight knit group of guys that pride themselves on the relationships they have with each other. That can strengthen and push the team towards a collective effort which is needed to be successful this spring."

No. 17 Ole Miss 4, Alabama 1

Doubles

No. 1 #7 Tim Sandkaulen/Finn Reynolds (OM) def. Edson Ortiz/Marcelo Sepulveda Garza (UA) 6-2
No. 2 Patrick Kaukovalta/Riccardo Roberto (UA) def. Nikola Slavic/Jakob Cadonau (OM) 6-3
No. 3 Brady Draheim/Simon Junk (OM) def. Gabriel Diaz Freire/Zhe Zhou (UA) 7-5

Singles

No. 1 Patrick Kaukovalta (UA) def. #62 Tim Sandkaulen (OM) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
No. 2 Finn Reynolds (OM) def. Zhe Zhou (UA) 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 Nikola Slavic (OM) def. #89 Edson Ortiz (UA) 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 Simon Junk (OM) def. Riccardo Roberto (UA) 7-6 (7-5), 7-5
No. 5 Vincent Rettke (UA) vs. J. Hallquist Lithen (OM) 6-6 (2-0), unfinished
No. 6 Jakob Cadonau (OM) vs. Gabriel Diaz Freire (UA) 6-2, 1-0, unfinished

Up Next

Alabama returns home for a four-match home stand that gets underway with a doubleheader on Friday, Jan. 29 featuring Tulane (1 p.m.) and Chattanooga (6 p.m.)

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