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Alabama Opens Dual Season at Georgia Tech
1/14/2024 12:29:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Crimson Tide will face the Yellow Jackets at 11 a.m. CT on Monday in Atlanta
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –– The Alabama men's tennis team opens the 2024 season Monday with a road match against Georgia Tech. The two teams will go head-to-head at the Yellow Jackets' Ken Byers Tennis Complex at 11 a.m. CT.
At Georgia Tech
- Date: Monday, January 15
- Time: 11 a.m. CT
- Location: Atlanta
- Venue: Ken Byers Tennis Complex
- Live Stream
Match Notes
- Alabama opens the 2024 season on the road, going head-to-head with Georgia Tech for the first time since 2006
- UA is coming off a strong fall performance that saw a singles player and doubles pairing advance to the ITA National Fall Championships
- Filip Planinsek and Andrii Zimnokh won the ITA Southern Regional Doubles Championships to earn their spot at the National Fall Championships
- Enzo Aguiard dominated the singles draw at the regional tournament to earn his spot at the national event
- Planinsek closed the fall ranked No. 35 in singles, while Aguiard ranked No. 51 and Matias Ponce De Leon ranked No. 76
- In doubles, Planinsek and Zimnokh earned a national ranking of No. 25
- Additionally, Ponce De Leon recorded a team-leading 11 singles victories during the fall as Roan Jones followed with nine
- Jones and Ponce De Leon also paced the team as a doubles pair with seven victories
- UA also welcomes a new face as Matic Dimic joins the squad as a midseason transfer
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Players Mentioned
NCAA Singles National Championship: Filip Planinsek & George Husack
Saturday, May 25
NCAA Singles Championships Semifinals: Filip Planinsek & George Husack
Friday, May 24
NCAA Singles Championships Quarterfinals: Filip Planinsek
Thursday, May 23
NCAA Singles Championships Round of 16: Filip Planinsek
Wednesday, May 22