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Alabama Hosts UAB, Chattanooga in Sunday Double Header
1/21/2023 2:23:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Crimson Tide will open the day against UAB at 11 a.m. CT, before hosting Chattanooga at 4 p.m. CT
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –– The Alabama men's tennis team (2-0) will continue its homestand to open the spring season by hosting a pair of matches Sunday against UAB and Chattanooga. The Crimson Tide will open the day at 11 a.m. CT against the Blazers, before facing the Mocs at 4 p.m. CT.
The Matches
UAB:
Date: Sunday, January 22
Time: 11 a.m. CT
Venue: Roberta Alision Baumgardner Tennis Facility
Chattanooga:
Date: Sunday, January 22
Time: 4 p.m. CT
Venue: Roberta Alision Baumgardner Tennis Facility
How to Follow
- Links to live scoring and video streams will be available at RollTide.com. Updates will be provided on the team's Twitter account, @AlabamaMTN
About the Tide
- Alabama is in the midst of a 10-game homestand to open the dual match season
- UA will compete in its second doubleheader of the year with Sunday's matches
- The Tide opened the dual season with a pair of wins against Samford and Mercer last weekend
- UA took a commanding 7-0 victory over the Bulldogs, which included a win on all three doubles courts
- The team followed with a 6-1 decision against the Bears to start the year with a 2-0 record
- Filip Planinsek, Enzo Aguiard, Roan Jones, German Samofalov and Yair Sarouk each recorded two singles wins to start the 2023 campaign
- Alabama used six different doubles pairings over the two matches as the team swept all of its paired matchups
A Look Back
- Alabama's fall season was highlighted by an ITA National Fall Championship appearance by Aguiard
- The UA sophomore was one of 32 players selected to play in the event
- Aguiard earned a spot at the national championship after winning the ITA Southeast Regional singles title
- The berth to the fall national championship was the third for Alabama since 2018 with Aguiard joining Patrick Kaukovalta in singles (2018) and the duo of Juan Martin and Planinsek in doubles (2021)
- Planinsek and Samofalov both competed at the ITA All-American Championships with Planinsek advancing to the consolation Round of 16 and Samofalov making it to the qualifying Round of 64
- As a doubles pair, Planinsek and Samofalov fell in a three-set battle in the consolation quarterfinals
A Look at the Matchups
- UA holds a 25-4 advantage in the all-time series against the Blazers
- Alabama went head-to-head against UAB twice last season, winning both matches
- The Tide swept the first meeting 7-0, to open the season, before taking a 4-3 win in the team's home finale
- Alabama will face Chattanooga for the first time since 2021
- The Tide and Mocs have met six times, with UA holding a 6-0 lead in the all-time series
- Alabama won the last meeting, 6-1, on Jan. 29, 2021, taking five of six singles matches and two of three doubles matches
- Both UAB and Chattanooga will open dual season on Sunday
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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