Alabama Men’s Tennis Defeats ETSU
2/17/2023 8:04:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Crimson Tide grabbed its eighth win of the season, recording a 6-1 victory over the Buccaneers
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men's tennis program (8-2) rolled past ETSU (0-8), 6-1, inside the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility Friday night. The win secured the Crimson Tide its eighth victory of the season.
Match vs. ETSU
- Joao Ferreira and Yair Sarouk recorded the first win of the day, defeating ETSU's Francisco Lamas and Juan Lombisano on court three, 6-2
- The Buccaneers captured a win on court one to force the decision for the doubles point to be decided on court two
- With a 5-4 advantage and the game tied at 40-40, Roan Jones hit a ball down the line that was unable to be returned to give UA the doubles point
- Matias Ponce De Leon secured the Tide its first singles victory of the match, winning 6-2, 6-2 on court four
- Alabama's Enzo Aguiard and Roan Jones would each secure 6-4, 6-1 wins on courts one and three, respectively, to give Alabama a 4-0 lead
- On court five, Yair Sarouk outlasted ETSU's Lucas Britez 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 for the Crimson Tide's fourth singles victory of the night
- Ferreira secured Alabama its sixth, and final, point of the match after winning a three-set battle on court six: 6-4, 6-7 (5), 10-6
- Thiago Pernas' victory on court two gave ETSU its lone point of the match, winning 7-5, 6-4
Up Next
- Alabama will return to action next weekend (Feb. 24-25) in Montgomery, Ala., for the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic
Results vs. ETSU
Doubles
- 1 | Peter Kalosai/Thiago Pernas (ETSU) def. Enzo Aguiard/Zach Foster (UA) 6-3
- 2 | Roan Jones/German Samofalov (UA) def. Dimitri Badra/Adam Nagoudi (ETSU) 6-4
- 3 | Joao Ferreira/Yair Sarouk (UA) def. Francisco Lamas/Juan Lombisano (ETSU) 6-2
Order of finish (3, 1, 2)
Singles
- 1 | Enzo Aguiard (UA) def. Dimitri Badra (ETSU) 6-4, 6-1
- 2 | Thiago Pernas (ETSU) def. German Samofalov (UA) 7-5, 6-4
- 3 | Roan Jones (UA) def. Pedro Cressoni (ETSU) 6-4, 6-1
- 4 | Matias Ponce De Leon (UA) def. Adam Nagoudi (ETSU) 6-2, 6-2
- 5 | Yair Sarouk (UA) def. Lucas Britez (ETSU) 4-6, 6-0, 6-1
- 6 | Joao Ferreira (UA) def. Francisco Lamas (ETSU) 6-4, 6-7 (5), 10-6
Order of finish (4, 1, 3, 5, 6, 2)
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