Alabama Heads To Oklahoma For A Pair Of Matches

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –– The Crimson Tide returns to action this weekend as the Alabama men's tennis team (3-4) readies for its first of three consecutive weekend road trips. Alabama opens play Friday, traveling to Norman, Okla., to face the No. 19 Sooners (8-1) at 6 p.m. CT, before heading over to Tulsa, Okla., to play the Golden Hurricane (4-2) on Sunday at noon CT.

The Match

Oklahoma:

Date: Friday, Feb. 11
Time: 6 p.m. CT
Location: Norman, Okla.
Venue: Wadley Indoor Tennis Pavilion

Tulsa:

Date: Sunday, Feb. 13
Time: Noon CT
Location: Tulsa, Okla.
Venue: Michael D. Case Tennis Center

How to Follow

Links to live scoring and video streams will be available at RollTide.com. Updates will be provided on the team's Twitter account, @AlabamaMTN.

In the Rankings

Individually, Filip Planinsek jumped to No. 41 in singles play after putting together an impressive 5-1 start to the season at the top spot
As a doubles pairing, Planinsek and Juan Martin rank No. 38 while Planinsek and German Samofalov rank No. 49
Oklahoma moved up three spots to No. 19 in the latest ITA national team rankings
Mason Beiler leads the Sooners, ranking 45^th, while Alex Martinez is ranked 53^rd, Mark Mandlik ranks 54^th and Jordan Hasson ranks 83^rd in singles play
Ezequiel Santalla paces the Golden Hurricane ranking 86^th in singles

Looking Back

The Tide is coming off a home double header against Memphis and UAB, going 1-1 on the day with a 7-0 win over the Blazers and a narrow 4-3 loss to the Tigers
Planinsek leads the team in singles play, posting a 5-1 record at the top of the order, while going 7-2 in his last nine matchups
In doubles play, Planinsek and Samofalov have won three consecutive victories on their way to a 4-1 record at No. 1 doubles

The Sooners

Oklahoma enters the weekend ranked 19^th in the latest ITA team rankings and has four athletes ranked nationally in singles
Alabama will meet the Sooners head-to-head for the first time since 2008 with UA winning that meeting 4-0
Oklahoma leads the all-time series 5-3
This season, the Sooners hold an 8-1 record, coming off a pair of wins last weekend against Wichita State (6-1) and Arkansas (5-2)
Oklahoma will face its third SEC opponent this season after falling 4-1 to then-No. 18 Ole Miss in the ITA Kickoff Weekend and winning a 5-2 decision to Arkansas in its last outing

The Golden Hurricane

UA and Tulsa will compete for just the fifth time as Alabama holds a 3-1 advantage in the series
Alabama won the last meeting in 2020 with a 6-1 victory that included winning the doubles point and five singles courts
Tulsa is 4-2 on the season and is coming off a recent 4-3 victory over then-No. 18 Pepperdine
The Golden Hurricane will face No. 3 Baylor in a road match on Friday before its Sunday matchup against the Tide

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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