Alabama Men’s Tennis Returns Home to Face No. 18 Tennessee, No. 6 Kentucky

Thursday, March 16

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

4 P.M. CT

Alabama

Tennessee

Alabama Men’s Tennis Returns Home to Face No. 18 Tennessee, No. 6 Kentucky

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The Crimson Tide welcomes the Volunteers Thursday at 4 p.m. CT, before facing the Wildcats Saturday at 1 p.m.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ––The Alabama men's tennis team (9-7, 1-2 SEC) will host a pair of top-20 nationally ranked opponents this week when it welcomes No. 18 Tennessee (11-5, 2-1 SEC) and No. 6 Kentucky (15-2, 3-1 SEC) to the Alabama Tennis Stadium. The Crimson Tide will go head-to-head with the Volunteers at 4 p.m. CT on Thursday before facing the Wildcats at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

The Matches

Tennessee:

Date: Thursday, March 16, 2023
Time: 4 p.m. CT
Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Venue: Alabama Tennis Stadium

Kentucky:

Date: Saturday, March 18, 2023
Time: 1 p.m. CT
Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Venue: Alabama Tennis Stadium

How to Follow

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

About The Crimson Tide

In a difficult stretch to open the conference season, Alabama will face its fourth and fifth consecutive ranked SEC opponent when it takes on No. 18 Tennessee and No. 6 Kentucky this week
Alabama is coming off an exciting road win after downing then-No. 16 Florida on Sunday
The Tide defeated the Gators for the first time since 2008, while also capturing the team's best ranked victory since UA defeated No. 15 Mississippi State in 2021
During the battle against Florida, Filip Planinsek, Matias Ponce De Leon and German Samofalov all secured wins over ranked singles opponents
On the season, No. 63 Enzo Aguiard and Roan Jones hold a team-leading 10-5 record in singles play
In doubles, Filip Planinsek and Aguiard are 4-4 at the No. 1 spot, while German Samofalov and Yair Sarouk have captured four wins while playing at No. 2 in the lineup

Scouting The Volunteers

Tennessee enters the match ranked No. 18 with an 11-5 overall record and a 2-1 run in conference
The team is coming off a 6-1 win over LSU last Saturday
Johannus Monday is the top-ranked singles player for Tennessee, entering the match at No. 7, while No. 62 Emile Hudd and No. 120 Shunsuke Mitsui round out the lineup
Three doubles teams are ranked for the Vols with doubles partners Monday and Pat Harper ranked fourth nationally, Emile Hudd and Shunsuke Mitsui ranked 50^th and Kent Hunter and Shunsuke Mitsui ranked 70^th
Alabama and Tennessee will go head-to-head for the 61^st time in series history with Tennessee holding a 48-12 advantage
The Volunteers won the last meeting in April 2022, 4-0

Scouting The Wildcats

No. 6 Kentucky enters the weekend with a 15-2 record and a 3-1 SEC record, after sweeping Arkansas, 7-0, in the team's last outing
The Wildcats have lost just twice this season with both coming to ranked opponents, then-No. 3 TCU and then-No. 6 South Carolina
The Wildcats have five players ranked in singles as Liam Draxl leads the team at No. 23
Alafia Ayeni Noo ranks 28^th, Joshua Lapadat ranks 47^th, Taha Baadi ranks 102^nd and Charlelie Cosnet ranks 112^th
No. 56 Lapadat and Jj Mercer pace the team in doubles as the duo enters the match with an 8-2 record
The Crimson Tide and the Wildcats will face off for the 56^th time in series history
Kentucky won the last meeting in March 2022, 7-0
Prior to playing the Tide, the Wildcats will face No. 22 Auburn in a 4 p.m. CT match on Thursday

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