Alabama Men’s Tennis Welcomes No. 19 Columbia, Jacksonville State In Sunday Doubleheader

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men's tennis team (5-0) will host No. 19 Columbia (2-1) and Jacksonville State (3-1) on Sunday in the Crimson Tide's third doubleheader of the season. Match play at the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility will begin at 11 a.m. CT against the Lions, followed by a 4 p.m. CT match with the Gamecocks.

The Matches

Columbia:

Date: Sunday, February, 5
Time: 11 a.m. CT
Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Venue: Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility

Jacksonville State:

Date: Sunday, February, 5
Time: 4 p.m. CT
Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Venue: Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility

Promotions

Sunday's match will be Honor's College Day as the Crimson Tide welcomes members of the honors college to the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility
Fans in attendance will receive free Krispy Kreme donuts

How to Follow

Links to live scoring and the video streams will be available at RollTide.com
Updates will be provided on the team's Twitter account @AlabamaMTN

The Crimson Tide

UA enters the doubleheader undefeated through five matches
The last time Alabama posted a 5-0 start to a season was in 2018
UA's record includes three 7-0 decisions as the team has swept Samford, Chattanooga and Michigan State
Alabama is coming off a home win, defeating Michigan State (7-0) last Sunday
The Crimson Tide has clinched the doubles point in all five matches this season
Alabama is halfway through a 10-match homestand to open the season
No. 96 Roan Jones, German Samofalov and Filip Planinsek head into Sunday undefeated with a 5-0 singles record

Scouting Columbia

Columbia enters the weekend ranked No. 19 in the ITA rankings and is 2-1 to start the season
The Tide and the Lions will go head-to-head for the fourth time in series history with UA holding a 2-1 advantage
Alabama won the last meeting in 2007, 7-0
The Lions are coming off a win after downing SEC foe Ole Miss 6-1 on Friday
The victory was the second consecutive win for Columbia as the team closed the ITA Kickoff Classic with a 4-0 decision against Oklahoma State
Doubles pair Max Westphal and Theo Winegar rank No. 15 after a dominating fall performance
The Lions have four players ranked in singles as Michael Zheng leads the squad ranked 11^th
Roko Horvart ranks 33^rd, Alex Kotzen ranks 49^th and Max Westphal ranks 64^th to round out the singles lineup

Scouting Jacksonville State

The Tide and the Gamecocks will go head-to-head for the eighth time in series history with UA winning seven straight matches to remain undefeated against the Gamecocks
Alabama won the last meeting in 2017, 5-0
Jacksonville State enters the match against UA with 3-1 record, but will face Wallace State Community College and Young Harris in a double header on Saturday, Feb 4
The Gamecocks are on a three-game winning streak after defeating Lee (6-1), Alcorn State (7-0) and Jackson State (6-1)
Vanja Dobrnjac and Alin Fatu remain undefeated in singles play as they both head into the weekend with four wins
Doubles pair Agustin Cuellar and Xavier Sarda Marti lead the team with a 2-0 record

Get all the latest information on the team by following @AlabamaMTN on Twitter and Facebook and AlabamaMTN on Instagram. General athletic news can also be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and AlabamaAthletics on Facebook.

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