Alabama Readies for ITA Southern Regional Championships

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –– The Alabama men's tennis team is set to compete at the six-day Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southern Regional Championships at the Yarbrough Tennis Center in Auburn, Ala., this week. The Crimson Tide opens the tournament in doubles on day two, Friday, of the event, while five UA student-athletes begin competition in the main draw of singles on Saturday.

Members of the Southern Region will compete over the course of the week for a spot at the ITA National Fall Championships, Nov. 3-5, in San Diego, Calif.

The Tournament

The tournament will begin Thursday with the first of two qualifying rounds of singles play
The Tide opens competition Friday in the main draw of doubles as three doubles tandems compete in the bracket for UA
The main draw of singles starts on Saturday with five Alabama student-athletes competing in the event

Opening Round

Alabama will be represented by three doubles teams and five singles players at the ITA Southern Regional Championships
Roan Jones and Matias Ponce De Leon will go up against Xavier Sarda Marti and Alin Fatu (Jacksonville State) in the opening round, while Filip Planinsek and Andrii Zimnokh go head-to-head with Zach Murphy and Marko Milosavljevic (Jacksonville State)
Three UA players earned a first-round bye in the main draw of singles as Planinsek, Aguiard and Ponce De Leon await their second-round matchups
Zimnokh begins singles play against Lachlan Brian (North Alabama), while Jones' first singles competitor will be a play-in from the qualifying bracket

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