Alabama Men’s Tennis to Face Mississippi State in Second Round of SEC Tournament Thursday

Thursday, April 20

Auburn, Ala.

9 a.m. CT

Alabama

Mississippi State

Alabama Men’s Tennis to Face Mississippi State in Second Round of SEC Tournament Thursday

4/19/2023 2:54:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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The 11th-seeded Crimson Tide competes against the sixth-seeded Bulldogs in the second round of the SEC Tournament on Thursday at 9 a.m. CT

AUBURN Ala. –– The Alabama men's tennis team will go head-to-head with Mississippi State in the second round of the SEC Tournament. First serve between the 11th-seeded Crimson Tide and the sixth-seeded Bulldogs is scheduled for 9 a.m. CT on Thursday at Auburn's Yarbrough Tennis Center.

The Match

Opponent: Mississippi State
Date: Thursday, April 20
Time: 9 a.m. CT
Location: Auburn, Ala.
Venue: Yarbrough Tennis Center

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

The SEC Tournament

Alabama will compete as the 11th-seeded in the tournament and will face the sixth-seeded Bulldogs in the second round
The tournament began Wednesday, April 19, and will run through Sunday, April 23, with the championship taking place at 3:30 p.m. CT
Auburn is hosting the men's tennis Southeastern Conference tournament with the matches being held at Yarbrough Tennis Center
The winner of Alabama vs Mississippi State will face third-seeded Kentucky on Friday at 9 a.m.

About the Crimson Tide

Alabama concluded the regular season with an 11-14 overall record and a 3-9 SEC record
The Tide has defeated two top-20 ranked opponents this season, then-No.16 Florida and then-No.17 Auburn
Alabama battled in 10 matches during the regular season that resulted in a 4-3 decision
No. 92 Filip Planinsek and No. 121 Enzo Aguiard have paced the team in singles as both concluded the regular season with 14 wins each
Doubles unit German Samofalov and Yair Sarouk leads the team with five victories
Aguiard and Zach Foster trail closely behind in doubles as they finished on a three-match winning streak

Scouting the Bulldogs

Mississippi State enters the SEC tournament ranked 15^th, nationally, with a 19-6 overall record and a 7-5 SEC record
The Bulldogs are coming off a loss to then-No. 2 Georgia, 6-1
Mississippi State has defeated nine ranked opponents
Nemanja Malesevic leads the team in the ITA rankings at No. 80
Ewen Lumsden ranks 103^rd and Carles Hernandez ranks 116^th to round off singles
In doubles, No. 57 Malesevic and Henandez have secured eight wins at the top of the ladder
Doubles pair Malesevic and Michal Novansky are ranked 81^st after coming off a win over Georgia's then-No. 5 Trent Bryde and Ethan Quinn

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

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