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Alabama Edged 4-3 in Sunday Showdown Against Tulsa
2/13/2022 5:06:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Crimson Tide fell 4-3 to the Golden Hurricane at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center
TUSLA, Okla. –– The Alabama men's tennis team (3-6) fell, 4-3, in a Sunday afternoon showdown to Tulsa (5-3) at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
The Match
- Alabama opened the day with Enzo Aguiard and Joao Ferreira capturing a dominate 6-1 victory over Adham Gaber and Callum Gale on court two
- Rudi Christiansen and Juan Martin downed Daniel Siddal and Tom Thelwall-Jones 6-3 on court three for the doubles point
- German Samofalov and Enzo Aguiard posted wins in singles play
- Samofalov topped Stefan Hamp 6-3, 6-3 at No. 3
- Tulsa took a win on court five, but Aguiard followed with a 7-5, 6-4 win over No. 86th ranked Ezequiel Santalla on court two
- Tulsa would close out the match with wins on courts six, four and one
Next
- Alabama will head to the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic in Montgomery, Ala. The tournament will be held Feb. 25-26.
Results
Doubles:
- Di Marco/Pearson (TLS) vs. #49 Filip Planinsek/German Samofalov (UA) 5-4, unfinished
- Enzo Aguiard/Joao Ferreira (UA) def. Gale/Gaber (TLS) 6-0
- Rudi Christiansen/Zach Foster (UA) def. Thelwall-Jones/Siddall (TLS) 6-3
Order of Finish (2,3)
Singles:
- Kody Pearson (TLS) def. #41 Filip Planinsek (UA) 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
- Enzo Aguiard (UA) def. #88 Ezequiel Santalla (TLS) 7-5, 6-4
- German Samofalov (UA) def. Stefan Hampe (TLS) 6-3, 6-3
- Adham Gaber (TLS) def. Juan Martin (UA) 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
- Connor Di Marco (TLS) def. Zach Foster (UA) 6-1, 6-4
- Callum Gale (TLS) def. Rudi Christiansen (UA)4-6, 7-5, 6-0
Order of Finish (3,5,2,6,4,1)
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
3,5,2,6,4,1
Players Mentioned
