Alabama Men’s Tennis Hits the Road to Face No. 5 South Carolina, No. 16 Florida

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ––The Alabama men's tennis (8-6, 0-1 SEC) continues SEC play as the team takes on No. 5 South Carolina (13-1, 2-0 SEC) and No. 16 Florida (6-6, 1-1 SEC) in pair of road matches. The Crimson Tide heads to Columbia, S.C., Friday to face the Gamecocks in a 2 p.m. CT match, before traveling to Gainesville, Fla., to face the Gators at 11 a.m. CT on Sunday.

The Matches

South Carolina:

Date: Friday, March 10
Time: 2 p.m. CT
Location: Columbia, S.C.
Venues: Carolina Indoor Tennis Center

Florida:

Date: Sunday, March 12
Time: 11 a.m. CT
Location: Gainesville, Fla.
Venues: Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex

How to Follow

A link to live scoring will be available at RollTide.com. Updates will be provided on the team's Twitter account, @AlabamaMTN

About The Crimson Tide

Alabama is coming off a loss after falling to then-ranked No. 9 Georgia last Thursday in the team's SEC opener
German Samofalov led the team in the match, securing a three-set victory over then-No. 67 Blake Croyder
Enzo Aguiard ranks 63^rd in the latest ITA rankings, holding an 18-8 overall record and a 10-3 record at the top of the ladder for the Tide
Roan Jones trails close behind with a 9-4 record in the No. 3 spot
In doubles, Samofalov and Yair Sarouk lead the team with a 5-1 dual match record

Scouting The Gamecocks

The Gamecocks are coming off a win, after bettering No. 4 Ohio State, 4-1, Wednesday afternoon
South Carolina has only one loss this dual match season, falling to then-ranked No. 13 Georgia
The Gamecocks have four players ranked in singles as Connor Thomson leads the squad at No. 5
Toby Samuel ranks No. 6, Casey Hoole ranks No. 83 and Raphael Lambling ranks No. 84 to round out the singles lineup
No. 1 Toby Samuel and Connor Thomson continue to hold the top position in ITA rankings for the third week in a row as they secure a 7-1 record
In doubles, Jake Beasley and James Story rank 22^nd nationally with an 11-2 record at the No. 2 spot
The Tide and the Gamecocks will go head-to-head for the 46th time in series history with UA holding a 24-21 advantage
South Carolina won the last meeting in April 2022, 7-0

Scouting The Gators

Florida is ranked 16^th entering the match with a 6-6 record and a 1-1 conference record
The Gators are coming off a win last Thursday, topping then-ranked No. 34 LSU
Florida has also recorded two other wins over ranked opponents, then-ranked No. 12 Florida State and then-ranked No. 10 Baylor
All six of Florida's losses have come against ranked opponents in then-No. 2 Kentucky, then-No. 7 USC, then-No. 8 Texas, then-No.12 North Carolina, then-No. 16 Stanford and then-No. 18 Mississippi State
The Gators have four players ranked in singles as William Grant leads the team at No. 72
Jonah Braswell ranks No. 79, Axel Nefve ranks No. 103 and Nate Bonetto ranks No. 119
No. 18 William Grant and Nefve pace the team in doubles, holding a 7-3 record at No. 1 doubles
Tanapatt Nirundorn and Togan Tokac are ranked No. 19 in the latest ITA rankings with a 4-4 record
The Tide and the Gators will go head-to-head for the 60th time in series history with Florida holding a 43-17 advantage
Florida won the last meeting in April 2022, 5-2

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