Alabama Opens SEC Action Friday At No. 9 Kentucky

Friday, March 4

Lexington, Ky.

4 P.M. CT

Alabama

Kentucky

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Alabama Opens SEC Action Friday At No. 9 Kentucky

3/3/2022 4:14:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Live Scoring

The Crimson Tide faces Kentucky on the road at 4 p.m. CT on Friday

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –– Alabama men's tennis (4-8) opens Southeastern Conference action Friday as the team travels to Lexington, Ky., to face the No. 9 Kentucky Wildcats (9-2). First serve between the two teams is at 4 p.m. CT at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center.

The Match

Date: Friday, March, 4
Time: 4 p.m. CT
Location: Lexington, Ky.
Venue: Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex

How to Follow

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

Cracked Racquets

The match will be part of Cracked Racquets' Redzone Broadcast of SEC competition
The broadcast is set to run for Friday SEC and non-conference matchups throughout the regular season
In conjunction with the live broadcasts of matches, Cracked Racquets will produce a weekly SEC focused show to highlight upcoming events and recap matches from the week prior

The Series

This is the second meeting between Alabama and Kentucky this season as the then-No. 11 Wildcats came away with a 4-0 win in the opening round of the 2022 ITA Kickoff
Alabama leads the overall series 27-26-1
Prior to the ITA Kickoff Weekend, the two teams last met during the 2021 regular season
UA recorded a win in that meeting against the then-No. 19 Wildcats, battling back from match point on court one to clinch the doubles win before splitting singles 3-3

The Team

Alabama is coming off a win against Nebraska at the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic
The Crimson Tide topped the Huskers, 4-1, battling back with four consecutive singles wins
Filip Planinsek and Enzo Aguiard lead the team in singles, as the two play at the Nos. 1 and 2 spots, respectively
Planinsek holds a 7-4 dual record at the top of the order as Aguiard is 8-3 in dual competition and 5-2 at the No. 2 spot
In doubles play, Planinsek and partner German Samofalov are 5-3 at No. 1 doubles this season, while Aguiard and Ferreira are 6-3 overall and 5-3 at the No. 2 doubles spot

The Wildcats

Kentucky enters conference play ranked No. 9 nationally with a 9-3 record
The Wildcats are coming off a recent loss at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Indoor Team Championships
The Wildcats advanced to the Elite Eight where the team fell a 4-3 to second-seeded Baylor before dropping a 4-1 match to 11th-seeded South Carolina
In singles, Gabriel Diallo is ranked ninth, Fancois Musitelli is 69th and Joshua Lapadat is 90th
Liam Draxl and Millen Hurrion are ranked 26th in doubles play

Get 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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