Alabama Men’s Tennis Falls To No. 11 Kentucky At ITA Kickoff Weekend

Saturday, January 29

Starkville, Miss.

10 a.m. CT

Alabama

Kentucky

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Alabama Men’s Tennis Falls To No. 11 Kentucky At ITA Kickoff Weekend

1/29/2022 3:42:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

The Crimson Tide will face Arkansas in the consolation finals tomorrow at 10 a.m. CT

Starkville, Miss. –– The Alabama men's tennis team (2-2) fell 4-0 to No. 11 Kentucky (5-0) in the opening round of action at ITA Kickoff Weekend at the Rula Tennis Pavilion in Starkville, Miss. The Crimson Tide will face Arkansas in a consolation match on Sunday at 10 a.m. CT.

The Match

Kentucky jumped out to a fast start, taking a 1-0 lead after winning the doubles point with a victory on court one and two, respectively
In singles play, the Wildcats captured a two-set win on court two before securing a two-set win on court five for a 3-0 advantage in the match
Battling the No. 4-ranked singles player in the country, Enzo Aguiard won three games in his first set and four in his second as Kentucky's Gabriel Diallo clinched the match point with a 6-3, 6-4 win on court three
When the match was decided, Filip Planinsek was readying for a third set against Liam Draxl at the top of the order
Planinsek won the first set 6-4, before falling 6-3 in set two
Additionally, Joao Ferreira was fighting to force a third set on court four against No. 45 Francois Musitelli (UK) after suffering a 6-3 loss in the opening set and holding a 5-4 advantage in set two when the match was clinched

Alabama will face Arkansas in the consolation finals on Sunday at 10 a.m. CT. Arkansas fell 4-1 in its first-round match Saturday against No. 21 Mississippi State.

Results

Doubles:

Liam Draxl/Millen Hurrion (UK) def. Filip Planinsek/German Samofalov (UA) 6-2
Joshua Lapadat/JJ Mercer (UK) def. Enzo Aguiard/Joao Ferreira (UA) 6-2
Francois Musitelli/Yasha Zemel vs. Zach Foster/Juan Martin (UA) 5-2, unfinished

Order of Finish (1,2)

Singles:

No. 83 Filip Planinsek (UA) vs. Liam Draxl (UK) 6-4, 3-6, unfinished
Millen Hurrion (UK) def. German Samofalov (UA) 6-0, 6-1
No. 4 Gabriel Diallo (UK) def. Enzo Aguiard (UA) 6-3, 6-4
Joao Ferreira (UA) vs. No. 45 Francois Musitelli (UK) 3-6, 5-4, unfinished
No. 90 Joshua Lapadat (UK) def. Rudi Christiansen (UA) 6-0, 6-3
No. 122 Yasha Zemel (UK) vs. Zach Foster (UA) 7-5, 5-1, unfinished

Order of Finish (2, 5, 3)

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