Friday, March 29
Knoxville, Tenn.
4 p.m. CT
Alabama
at
Tennessee
No. 21 Alabama Travels to No. 8 Tennessee, No. 13 Mississippi State for Weekend Matches
3/28/2024 1:39:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Crimson Tide will face the Volunteers at 4 p.m. CT on Friday, before going head-to-head with the Bulldogs at 1 p.m. on Sunday
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –– The No. 21 Alabama men's tennis team (15-8, 4-3 SEC) will hit the road for a pair of top-25, Southeastern Conference matches. The Tide will face No. 8 Tennessee (17-4, 6-1 SEC) on Friday at 4 p.m. CT in Knoxville, Tenn., before traveling to Starkville, Miss., to battle No. 13 Mississippi State (13-5, 5-2 SEC) at 1 p.m.
At Tennessee
- Date: Friday, March 29
- Time: 4 p.m. CT
- Location: Knoxville, Tenn.
- Venue: Barksdale Stadium
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At Mississippi State
- Date: Sunday, March 31
- Time: 1 p.m. CT
- Location: Starkville, Miss.
- Venue: A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre
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Match Notes
- The Crimson Tide climbed to No. 21 in the ITA rankings following UA's fourth consecutive win and third against an SEC opponent in that span
- Filip Planinsek and Enzo Aguiard continue to hold a spot on the ITA singles rankings with Planinsek holding the No. 42 spot and Aguiard holding the No. 84 spot
- In doubles action, Planinsek and Andrii Zimnokh rank 69th nationally
- Alabama enters the weekend on a four-match winning streak, defeating SEC foes then-No. 25 Florida (W, 5-2), Arkansas (W, 5-2) and LSU (W, 5-2), in addition to Alabama A&M (W, 7-0)
- Zimnokh is on a roll, capturing his fourth and fifth consecutive win in singles action and his third and fourth victory in doubles against Arkansas and LSU last weekend
- The performance secured the Kharkiv, Ukraine, native SEC Freshman of the Week honors, his first conference weekly honor of the season
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Players Mentioned
NCAA Singles National Championship: Filip Planinsek & George Husack
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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
