No. 31 Alabama Falls to No. 32 Memphis,4-3

Sunday, March 21

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

1 p.m. CT

Alabama

Memphis

No. 31 Alabama Falls to No. 32 Memphis,4-3

3/21/2021 6:03:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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The Crimson Tide fell behind 3-1 before tying the match at 3-3 before losing a three-set match at No. 2 singles

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – After rallying to beat No. 35 Middle Tennessee State, 4-3, on Friday night, the No. 31 ranked Alabama men's tennis team was on the verge of another come-from-behind win against No. 32 Memphis Sunday afternoon, before falling, 4-3.

After taking the doubles point, Memphis went on to build a 3-1 lead before the Crimson Tide tied it 3-3 with singles wins from Jeremy Gschwendtner at No. 6, Riccardo Roberto at No. 5 and Gabriel Diaz Freire at No. 4. The match came down to a tight three-set match at No. 2 singles, with the Tide coming up just short.

Head Coach George Husack Said

"Like Friday, we dug a hole for ourselves by not executing the fundamentals in doubles. Additionally, like Friday, we rolled up our sleeves and fought back in singles, giving ourselves a chance to win. I commend the effort of the players, though when your back is up against the wall there is such little margin for error. We must do a better job of executing the basics early in a match so we don't get stung coming down the home stretch. We will address this in practice this week and have the opportunity to respond again next weekend."

#32 Memphis 4, #31 Alabama 3

Singles

No. 1 James Story (MEM) def. Edson Ortiz (UA) 7-5, 6-1
No. 2 Oscar Cutting (MEM) def. Zhe Zhou (UA) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
No. 3 David Stevenson (MEM) def. Patrick Kaukovalta (UA) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
No. 4 Gabriel Diaz Freire (UA) def. Jan Pallares (MEM) 5-7, 7-5, 6-3
No. 5 Riccardo Roberto (UA) def. Jeremy Taylor (MEM) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
No. 6 Jeremy Gschwendtner (UA) def. Pau Fanlo (MEM) 6-2, 7-5

Doubles

No. 1 Oscar Cutting/David Stevenson (MEM) def. Patrick Kaukovalta/Riccardo Roberto (UA) 6-2
No. 2 Patrick Sydow/Jan Pallares (MEM) def. Gabriel Diaz Freire/Zhe Zhou (UA) 6-2
No. 3 James Story/Jeremy Taylor (MEM) def. Alexey Nesterov/Edson Ortiz (UA) 5-2

Up Next

The Crimson Tide is on the road for its next two matches, returning to Southeastern Conference play
Alabama faces LSU on Friday, March 26 at 3 p.m. in Baton Rouge, La.
The Tide closes the weekend against Texas A&M on Sunday in College Station, Texas

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