No. 17 Alabama Begins SEC Road Slate against South Carolina, Florida
3/14/2024 12:26:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Crimson Tide will face the No. 19 Gamecocks on Friday before facing the No. 16 Gators on Sunday
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No. 17 Alabama women's tennis team (13-1, 4-0 SEC) will hit the road for the first time during Southeastern Conference play as the Crimson Tide travels to No. 19 South Carolina (9-4, 1-3 SEC) on Friday and to No. 16 Florida (6-7, 2-2 SEC) on Sunday. Friday's match is set to begin at 2 p.m. CT, while Sunday's first serve is set for 11 a.m.
At No. 19 South Carolina
- Date: Friday, March 15
- Time: 2 p.m.
- Location: Carolina Tennis Center – Columbia, S.C.
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At No. 16 Florida
- Date: Sunday, March 17
- Time: 11 a.m.
- Location: Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex – Gainesville, Fla.
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Match Notes
- In this week's ITA rankings, Alabama (13-1, 4-0 SEC) ranks No. 17 nationally as the program remains undefeated in SEC play
- For the first time since 2014, the Crimson Tide is 4-0 in league play
- Three student-athletes remain on the ITA's singles rankings – Loudmilla Bencheikh (No. 32), Petra Sedlackova (No. 83) and Ola Pitak (No. 116)
- Bencheikh and doubles partner Anne Marie Hirser rank No. 20 in the ITA doubles rankings
- Alabama defeated then-No. 50 Arkansas, 5-2, before beating Missouri on March 10, 4-2
- The Tide is led by Pitak and Sedlackova, who both are 4-0 in conference singles play
- During SEC doubles matches, Bencheikh and Hiser pace the team with four doubles wins, while Klara Milicevic and Pitak follow behind with three victories
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