Thursday, October 13
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Alabama
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ITA Fall Regional Championships
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Alabama Men's Tennis Hosts ITA Southern Regional Championships
10/12/2022 10:04:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Crimson Tide is set to host the ITA Southern Regional Championships in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.– The Alabama men's tennis team will host the ITA Southern Regional Championships beginning on Thursday at 9 a.m. CT at the Alabama Tennis Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Tournament Schedule
- Qualifying Round: Oct. 13
- Main Draw: Oct. 14 – 18
- Competition will begin at 9 a.m. CT each day
How to Follow
- Live results will be provided at RollTide.com
- Updates throughout the tournament will be provided on team's official Twitter account, @AlabamaMTN
First-Round Matchups
- Roan Jones opens play in the main draw against David Jeanne-Grandinot of Alabama State
- German Samofalov will play against UAB's Michal Lusovsky
- Newcomer Matias Ponce De Leon will comptete in his first match for The Tide versus Luka Petrovic of Tulane
- Filip Planinsek, Joao Ferreira and Enzo Aguiard both have a first-round bye in the qualifying singles round
A Look at the Fall
- The Tide hosted the Alabama Four In The Fall tournament Sept. 30-Oct.2 with Joao Ferreira and Zack Foster being crowned the champions at the event
- Freshman Roan Jones is undefeated in singles play, winning his sixth consecutive match at UA's home tournament
- Filip Planinsek and German Samofalov compted at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla.
- Planinsek, ranked No. 13, took down Texas A&M's No. 19-ranked Noah Schachter in the singles consolation draw
- The No. 33 doubles duo of Samofalov and Planinsek upset the No. 10-ranked Sema Pankin and Eleftherios Neos of Portland in the consolation doubles round
Get all the latest information on the team by following AlabamaMTN on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. General athletic news can also be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and Alabama Athletics on Facebook.
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