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Georgia Tech Invite
Ponce De Leon, Jones Lead Alabama on Opening Day of Georgia Tech Invite
11/3/2023 6:37:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Both Matias Ponce De Leon and Roan Jones recorded singles wins to highlight Alabama on the first day of the tournament
ATLANTA –– UA's Matias Ponce De Leon and Roan Jones recorded singles wins to highlight the Alabama men's tennis team on the opening day of the Georgia Tech Invite.
Ponce De Leon posted a strong, two-set victory over Liberty's Rafael Marques Da Silva, going 6-2, 6-3 against the senior.
Jones added the Tide's second win of the day, defeating Georgia State's Baran Solyer. After splitting the opening two sets 6-3, 5-7, the UA sophomore posted a 6-4 victory in the third set to win the match.
Doubles Results
- Aidan Reilly/Theo Dean (Yale) def. Matias Ponce De Leon/Yair Sarouk (UA) 8-2
Singles Results
- Roan Jones (UA) def. Baran Solyer (GSU) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
- Matias Ponce De Leon (UA) def. Rafael Marques Da Silva (LU) 6-2, 6-3
- Thando Longwe-Smit (LU) def. Yair Sarouk (UA) 6-3, 6-1
Next
- Alabama returns to action Saturday with doubles getting underway 9 a.m. CT
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