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No. 21 Alabama Battles Top-Ranked Ohio State in 4-2 Loss at ITA National Indoor Championships
2/16/2024 7:50:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Crimson Tide will face host school and 10th-ranked Columbia in the consolation round on Saturday
NEW YORK –– Highlighted by its strong performance in doubles action, the No. 21 Alabama men's tennis team (7-3) fell 4-2 to No. 1 Ohio State (10-0) on Friday in the opening round of the ITA National Indoor Championships.
Alabama posted a come-from-behind victory in doubles play to open the day strong. After the Buckeyes captured the first win on court three, Enzo Aguiard and Zach Foster downed the No. 1 pairing from Ohio State, 6-4. After a back-and-forth fight on court two, the No. 45 ranked doubles team of Filip Planinsek and Andrii Zimnokh claimed the final two games to take a 7-5 victory over No. 35 Robert Cash and Bryce Nakashima.
In addition to winning the doubles point, Planinsek emerged victorious in a match that saw both sets go into a tiebreaker, defeating three-time All-American and No. 67-ranked Cannon Kingsley, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5).
Match Notes
- Enzo Aguiard and Zach Foster captured the first win of the day for Alabama on court one
- Facing one of the members from last season's NCAA doubles championship team in Andrew Lutschaunig, Aguiard and Foster clinched the final two games to take a 6-4 victory over Lutschaunig and Justin Boulais
- A resilient finish from the 45th-ranked doubles team of Filip Planinsek and Andrii Zimnokh secured the win over the 35th-ranked team of Robert Cash and Bryce Nakashima, 7-5, on court two to tally the first point for the Tide
- Ohio State found wins on singles courts six, three and four to take the lead
- In a match that saw both sets go into a tiebreaker, Planinsek defeated three-time All-American and No. 67 Connor Kingsley, who took the fall season off to play on the professional circuit after finishing 12th nationally last season
- Planinsek defeated Kingsley 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5), on court one to move the Tide within one point of Ohio State
- The Buckeyes, however, would claim the match with a 7-5, 7-6 (3) win on court five
Next
- Alabama will take on host and 10th-ranked Columbia Saturday in a consolation match
- The two teams will compete at 5:30 p.m. CT at the Philip & Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center
Results
Doubles
- Enzo Aguiard/Zach Foster (UA) def. Justin Boulais/Andrew Lutschaunig (OSU) 6-4
- #45 Filip Planinsek/Andrii Zimnokh (UA) def. #35 Robert Cash/Bryce Nakashima (OSU) 7-5
- Cannon Kingsley/JJ Tracey (OSU) def. Matic Dimic/Roan Jones (UA) 6-2
Order of Finish (3,1,2)
Singles
- #53 Filip Planinsek (UA) def. #67 Cannon Kingsley (OSU) 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5)
- #74 Enzo Aguiard (UA) vs. #25 Justin Boulais (OSU) 6-4, 6-7 (4), unfinished
- #7 JJ Tracy (OSU) def. #115 Matias Ponce De Leon (UA) 6-3, 6-1
- #13 Jack Anthrop (OSU) def. Andrii Zimnokh (UA) 7-5, 6-3
- Robert Cash (OSU) def. Roan Jones (UA) 7-5, 7-6 (3)
- #86 Alexander Bernard (OSU) def. Zach Foster (UA) 6-2, 6-0
Order of Finish (6,3,4,1,5)
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
6,3,4,1,5
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