Alabama Men’s Tennis Splits Sunday Doubleheader

Sunday, February 5

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

11 A.M. CT

Alabama

Columbia

Alabama Men’s Tennis Splits Sunday Doubleheader

2/5/2023 8:31:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 Photo Gallery

After falling in the first match, the Crimson Tide bounced back in sweep fashion to end the day

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men's tennis program (6-1) picked up its fourth sweep and sixth win of the season during a Sunday doubleheader inside the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility.

The Crimson Tide opened the day by suffering its first loss of the season to No. 19 Columbia (3-1). The Lions claimed the doubles point after winning on courts one and three. From there, Columbia would win all six singles matches to earn the 7-0 victory.

Alabama closed the doubleheader with a sweep over Jacksonville State (4-2). UA pair Joao Ferreira and Zach Foster (6-4) won on court two, before German Samofalov and Yair Sarouk secured the doubles point via a 6-3 decision on court one. The Tide would proceed to sweep all six singles matches to claim its fourth 7-0 victory of the season.

Match vs. No. 19 Columbia

Columbia clinched the doubles point with wins on courts one and three
UA pair German Samofalov and Yair Sarouk were in a 5-6 battle on court two when the point was clinched
Max Westphal defeated Alabama's Matias Ponce De Leon on court four to claim the first singles point (6-2, 6-1)
The Lions would go on to win the other five matches in singles play to secure the victory

Match vs. Jacksonville State

Alabama responded in the second match, claiming the doubles point after Ferreira and Foster (6-4) and doubles pair Samofalov and Sarouk (6-3) found success on courts three and one, respectively
Ferreira went 6-0, 6-2 on court five to capture the Tide's first singles point
Enzo Aguiard pushed Alabama out to a 3-0 lead after winning 6-4, 6-0 on court two
Alabama's Foster went 6-4, 6-2 to claim another singles point with a win at No. 6
German Samfalov (6-2, 6-4) and Planinsek (6-3, 6-3) both prevailed on courts four and one, giving the Tide a 6-0 advantage
Matias Ponce De Leon's victory (7-6 (2), 6-4) at No. 3 secured Alabama the sweep over Jacksonville State

Up Next

Alabama will return to action next weekend for two matches inside the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility
Friday, Feb. 10, at 4 p.m. CT vs. Wisconsin
Sunday, Feb. 12, at 11 a.m. CT vs. Northwestern

Results vs. No. 19 Columbia

Doubles

Max Westphal / Michael Zheng (COL) def. Enzo Aguiard / Filip Planinsek (UA) 6-4
German Samofalov / Yair Sarouk (UA) vs. Roko Hovart / Theo Winegar (COL) 5-6 unfinished
Alex Kotzen / Nicolas Kotzen (COL) def. Joao Ferreira / Zach Foster (UA) 7-6 (5)

Order of finish (1, 3)

Singles

Michael Zheng (COL) def. Filip Planinsek (UA) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Roko Hovart (COL) def. Enzo Aguiard (UA) 6-4, 7-5
Alex Kotzen (COL) def. Roan Jones (UA) 7-5, 6-0
Max Westphal (COL) def. Matias Ponce De Leon (UA) 6-2, 6-1
Henry Ruger (COL) def. German Samofalov (UA) 6-2, 6-4
Theo Winegar (COL) def. Yair Sarouk (UA) 6-3, 6-3

Order of finish (4, 6, 5, 3, 2, 1)

Results vs. Jacksonville State

Doubles

German Samofalov / Yair Sarouk (UA) def. Agustin Cuellar / Xavier Sardra Marti (JSU) 6-3
Joao Ferreira / Zach Foster (UA) def. Lucius Soller / Vanja Dobrnjac (JSU) 6-4
Roan Jones / Matias Ponce De Leon (UA) vs. Konstantin Benneman / Alin Fatu (JSU) 3-5 unfinished

Order of finish (2, 1)

Singles

Filip Planinsek (UA) def. Agustin Cuellar (JSU) 6-3, 6-3
Enzo Aguiard (UA) def. Alin Fatu (JSU) 6-4, 6-0
Matias Ponce De Leon (UA) def. Xavier Sardra Marti (JSU) 7-6 (2), 6-4
German Samofalov (UA) def. Lucius Soller (JSU) 6-2, 6-4
Joao Ferriera (UA) def. Logan Haga (JSU) 6-0, 6-2
Zach Foster (UA) def. Vanja Dobrnjac (JSU) 6-3, 6-2

Order of finish (5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 3)

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