Alabama Men’s Tennis Unveils Spring Schedule
1/4/2021 2:38:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Crimson Tide opens its 2021 slate on Jan. 8 with the Bama Spring Shootout at the Alabama Tennis Stadium
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men's tennis team unveiled its spring schedule on Monday.
The Crimson Tide opens 2021 with the three-day Bama Spring Shootout on Friday, Jan. 8. The tourney will feature players from Alabama, Texas and Mississippi State. The Tide then plunges into its dual match season with the first of three doubleheaders on Jan. 16 with a pair of matches against Samford.
In all, Alabama is slated to play 22 dual matches, including 14 at home. The Tide is scheduled to take part in the ITA Kickoff Weekend, Jan. 22-23 in Raleigh N.C., where it will face North Carolina State and either Tennessee or Ole Miss. The Kickoff Weekend is a qualifying event for the ITA National Team Indoor Championships, which will be held Feb. 12-14 in Champaign, Ill.
Head Coach George Husack Said
"We are thrilled at the opportunity to compete this spring and are extremely grateful for the unwavering support of SEC Commissioner Sankey, Dr. Stuart Bell and Greg Byrne for forging ahead with a carefully managed plan to compete. We are a veteran group, so this isn't our team's first rodeo, however for several players, it is their final season. They made great strides in the fall and are ready to embark on a schedule filled with challenges and opportunity."
Other Notes on the 2021 Spring Season
- The Tide will play a trio of double headers in 2021, including two matches against Samford (Jan. 16), two against North Alabama (Jan. 17) and matches against Tulane and Chattanooga (Jan. 29) all in Tuscaloosa
- Other non-conference matches include Memphis (Feb. 5) and Louisville (Feb. 7)
- Alabama's 12-match SEC slate starts off at Florida (Feb. 19) and closes on April 11 at Arkansas
- The Tide's home SEC matches includes Kentucky (Feb. 26), Vanderbilt (Feb. 28), Auburn (March 5), Georgia (March 12), Tennessee (March 14) and Mississippi State (April 2)
- SEC road matches for Alabama include Florida (Feb. 19), South Carolina (Feb. 21), LSU (March 26), Texas A&M (March 28), Ole Miss (April 4) and Arkansas (April 11)
- The Tide's postseason starts with the SEC Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., April 12-23
- The NCAA Regional Championships are scheduled for May 8-9 with the NCAA team and individual championships set for May 20-29 at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, Fla.
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