Alabama Opens 74th Annual Blue Gray National Tennis Classic Friday Against Arizona

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –– The Alabama men's tennis team (3-6) opens the two-day Blue Gray National Tennis Classic on Friday against Arizona (11-2). First serve between the two teams will be at 11:30 a.m. CT at Lagoon Park in Montgomery, Ala.

The winner between Alabama and Arizona will play the winner from Middle Tennessee and Tulane, while the losers face off against each other in round two. Both second round matches will begin at 4:30 p.m. CT on Friday at Lagoon Park.

Admission to the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic is free.

The Tournament

Date: Friday, Feb. 25-26
Location: Montgomery, Ala.
Venues: Lagoon Park and O'Connor Tennis Center
Opponents: Arizona, Middle Tennessee, Tulane, Nebraska, Princeton, VCU and Auburn

How to Follow

A link to live scoring will be available at RollTide.com. Updates will be provided on the team's Twitter account, @AlabamaMTN.

The Blue Gray

The Blue Gray National Tennis Classic returns for its 74^th event after the tournament was canceled in 2021
Alabama is one of eight teams competing in the men's competition, as Arizona, Auburn, Middle Tennessee, Nebraska, Princeton, Tulane and VCU round out the field
Five of the eight teams rank inside the ITA top 75 with Auburn entering the tournament ranked 25^th followed by No. 29 Princeton, No. 30 Middle Tennessee, No. 48 Tulane and No. 66 Nebraska
Alabama last won the tournament in 2016 with a victory over Princeton

About The Tide

Alabama is coming off a tough road slate, facing then-No. 19 Oklahoma and Tulsa in weekend matches
Enzo Aguiard earned Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week honors for his performance in the contests as he defeated two ranked singles opponents
Aguiard topped 53rd-ranked Alex Martiez from Oklahoma and 86th-ranked Ezequiel Santalla from Tulsa to earn the honor

Against Arizona

Alabama leads the series against Arizona, 6-2
The two teams last met in 2020 during the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic, with UA taking a 4-2 win against the then-ranked No. 46 Wildcats
Arizona enters the tournament with an 11-2 record as the team is on a six-match winning streak
Arizona is coming off a 6-1 win over UNLV
Colton Smith leads the Wildcats ranking 71^st in singles as Herman Hoeyeraal is ranked 82^nd, Jonas Eriksson Ziverts is ranked 102^nd and Gustaf Strom is ranked 120^th

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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