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No. 26 Alabama Faces No. 42 Furman in First Round of Blue Gray National Tennis Classic
2/24/2022 12:18:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Crimson Tide and Paladins open the tournament Friday at 8:30 a.m. CT
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –– Alabama women's tennis looks to continue its winning streak this weekend as the team heads to the 74th annual Blue Gray National Tennis Classic in Montgomery, Ala. The Crimson Tide (9-0) opens the tournament against No. 42 Furman (7-4) Friday at 8:30 a.m. CT at Lagoon Park.
The winner between Alabama and Furman will play the winner between Oklahoma State and Yale as the losers of both matches face off in round two. Both matches will be played at 2:30 p.m. CT with the semifinal match being held at Lagoon Park and the consolation match being held at O'Connor Tennis Center.
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, Furman, Troy, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Wake Forest and Yale
How to Follow
- A link to live scoring will be available at RollTide.com. Updates will be provided on the team's Twitter account, @AlabamaWTN.
The Blue Gray Tennis Classic
- Eight teams will battle in the tournament as the event features Alabama, Arizona, Furman, Troy, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Wake Forest and Yale
- Six teams enter the competitive event ranked in the latest ITA rankings, including No. 26 Alabama, No. 10 Oklahoma State, No. 18 Wake Forest, No. 24 Texas Tech, No. 42 Furman and No. 66 Arizona
- Alabama has won the tournament twice, capturing back-to-back wins in 2014 and 2015
- The Blue Gray National Tennis Classic returns for its 74th event after the tournament was canceled in 2021
A Look At Alabama
- Petra Sedlackova and Loudmilla Bencheikh rank 33rd as a doubles pairing as Sedlackova ranks No. 124 in singles
- Alabama is on a nine-match winning streak, recording its best season start since 2018
- UA is coming off a pair of wins, defeating Memphis and Minnesota over the weekend
- Ola Pitak went undefeated, recording two singles and doubles wins to earn Southeastern Conference Player of the Week honors
Against Furman
- Alabama and Furman are 2-2 all time with the Paladins winning the last matchup in 2021 with a 4-3 score
- Furman enters the weekend ranked No. 42 with a 7-4 record
- The team is coming off a recent win over Virginia Tech, edging the Hokies 4-3 in the match
- The pairing of Julia Adams and Ellie Schoppe ranks 23rd in doubles as Adams ranks 54th in singles play
Get all the latest information on the team by following AlabamaWTN 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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