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Alabama Tops LSU in 5-2 Home Win
3/24/2024 6:51:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The win was the Crimson Tide’s fourth consecutive overall victory and third straight against a Southeastern Conference opponent
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –– The Alabama men's tennis team (15-8, 4-3 SEC) tallied its fourth straight win Sunday, and third consecutive victory against a Southeastern Conference foe, defeating LSU (11-8, 1-7 SEC) with a 5-2 victory at the Alabama Tennis Stadium.
Alabama won the doubles point for the fourth consecutive match, taking wins from Roan Jones and Matic Dimic on court three and No. 69 Filip Planinsek and Andrii Zimnokh on court one.
UA posted back-to-back wins in singles action as Dimic and Planinsek secured wins on courts five and three, respectively. Two matches later, Jones clinched the match on court four, while Andrii Zimnokh added a victory at No. 2 to conclude the day.
From Head Coach George Husack
"What an outstanding weekend for the team. They showed tremendous maturity, resilience and determination. We stressed energy, creating energy all weekend, and the guys supported each other from start to finish. Matic and Roan responded so well this afternoon after Friday's matches. Filip never relented against a couple of very hard-hitting giants. Zach (Foster) competed extremely well in his return to competition. Matias (Ponce De Leon) has been on such a good path since Vandy and is focused on being the best version of himself out there and it shows; and our lone freshman, Andrii, ate up the moment and challenge with the move up to No. 2, like a veteran. So proud of them all as they continue to build on their good habits and keep the chains moving forward."
Match Notes
- After LSU captured a doubles win on court two, Alabama responded with back-to-back wins on courts three and one, respectively, to claim the opening point
- Matic Dimic and Roan Jones battled to a 6-3 victory over Chen Dong and Julien Penzlin at the No. 3 spot, before No. 69 Filip Planinsek and Andrii Zimnokh clinched the opening point with a 6-4 victory against No. 75 Aleksi Lofman and Stefan Latinovic at No. 1
- Dimic was the first student-athlete to earn a win in singles action, downing Rudy Ceccon 6-3, 6-4 on court five
- UA secured a 3-0 lead thanks to a 7-6(3), 7-5 win at the top of the order from No. 42 Filip Planinsek over Stefan Latinovic
- LSU tallied its first point of the day on court three before moving within a point of the Tide (3-2) with a win at No. 6
- Jones, however, battled back after a first-set, tiebreak loss and dropped just three games over two sets for the deciding point
- Jones secured a 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-1 victory against Alessio Vasquez as Andrii Zimnokh fought his way to a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win against George Stoupe on court two to round out the match
Next
- Alabama will head to Tennessee and Mississippi State for a pair of weekend matches
- The Tide takes on the Volunteers Friday at 3:30 p.m. CT in Knoxville, Tenn., before facing the Bulldogs Sunday at noon in Starkville, Miss.
Results
Doubles
- #69 Filip Planinsek/Andrii Zimnokh (UA) def. #75 Aleksi Lofman/Stefan Latinovic (LSU) 6-4
- George Stoupe/Welsh Hotard (LSU) def. Matias Ponce De Leon/Zach Foster (UA) 6-2
- Matic Dimic/Roan Jones (UA) def. Chen Dong/Julien Penzlin (LSU) 6-3
Order of Finish (2,3,1)
Singles
- #42 Filip Planinsek (UA) def. Stefan Latinovic (LSU) 7-6 (7-3), 7-5
- Andrii Zimnokh (UA) def. George Stoupe (LSU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
- Aleksi Lofman (LSU) def. Matias Ponce De Leon (UA) 7-5, 7-6 (7-2)
- Roan Jones (UA) def. Alessio Vasquez (LSU) 6-7 (2-7), 6-2, 6-1
- Matic Dimic (UA) def. Rudy Ceccon (LSU) 6-3, 6-4
- Julien Penzlin (LSU) def. Zach Foster (UA) 7-6 (7-5), 7-5
Order of Finish (5,1,3,6,4,2)
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
5,1,3,6,4,2
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