Alabama Welcomes Two To 2022-23 Team
7/26/2022 11:32:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Matias Ponce De Leon will compete with the Crimson Tide this fall while Yair Sarouk joins the program in the spring
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –– Alabama men's tennis coach George Husack announced the addition of two student-athletes to the 2022-23 roster on Tuesday. Matias Ponce De Leon will make his debut in Crimson and White this fall, while Yair Sarouk will join the Crimson Tide in January.
Ponce De Leon and Sarouk join Roan Jones as members of the 2022 signing class. Jones signed with the Tide in November of 2021. Together the three signees rank seventh on Tennis Recruiting Network's Top 25 Recruiting Classes, released earlier this summer.
From Head Coach George Husack
"Happy and excited to have these three players join our program. Like other prospects, we spent time getting to know them away from the court and then factored in their tennis experience and desire to become better competitors. They all have great character and will add to our locker room. Each guy is determined to have college tennis improve their current game, and at the same time, push our program forward."
Matias Ponce De Leon – Mallorca, Spain
- Holds an ATP singles ranking of No. 1822
- Highest UTR ranking was 12.87
- Has had a number of impressive tournament victories while on ITF Futures Tour including Andrey Chepelev (ATP No. 373), Daniel Merida (ATP No. 541), Savriyan Danilov (ATP No. 556) and Sebastian Gima (ATP No. 581)
Yair Sarouk - Herzliya, Israel
- Top-ranked U16 and U18 junior player in Israel
- Highest ATP singles ranking was No. 1121
- Held a UTR of 13.18
- ITF junior ranking high was No. 174
- Recorded three ITF junior singles titles, winning the Arad, Bat Yam and Ramat Gan titles
- Has five ITF junior doubles titles, earning the Bat Yam title three times as well as the Arad and Ramat Hasharon titles
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