Filip Planinsek Opens NCAA Singles Championships

Monday, May 20

Stillwater, Okla.

11:30 a.m. CT

Alabama

NCAA Singles Round of 64

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Filip Planinsek Opens NCAA Singles Championships

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Planinsek will open the Round of 64 against Jonas Hartenstein from North Florida at 11:30 a.m. CT

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ––Alabama's Filip Planinsek will make his second appearance at the NCAA Singles Championships when he opens competition Monday against North Florida's Jonas Hartenstein at the Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater, Okla. Planinsek's Round of 64 match is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. CT.

Planinsek tallied 21 singles victories over the course of the season, securing 14 wins while playing as the Tide's No. 1 singles player. His performance on the court led to him holding a singles ranking throughout the entirety of the 2023-24 campaign, entering the NCAA Championships as the No. 29 singles player in the country. He will take on the 118^th-ranked player nationally in Hartenstein in the first round of the tournament Monday.

Planinsek is making his second appearance at the NCAA Championships after being selected for the singles bracket as a freshman. He reached the second round of the 2022 NCAA Singles Championships.

Match Information

Date: Monday, May 20-Saturday, May 25
Opening Round Match Time: 11:30 a.m. CT
Location: Stillwater, Okla.
Venue: Greenwood Tennis Center
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Alabama at the NCAA Singles Championships

Planinsek is one of 64 competitors competing in the NCAA Singles Championships
His berth to the national tournament marks the 41^st time that the Crimson Tide has advanced someone to the NCAA Singles Tournament
Under Head Coach George Husack, Alabama has notched a spot 16 times at either the NCAA Singles or Doubles Championships
UA has qualified a player for the singles or doubles competition in nine out of the last 11 tournaments (there was no NCAA Tournament in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

About Filip Planinsek

Will make his second appearance at the NCAA Singles Championships after earning a berth his freshman year in 2022
Currently ranks 29^th nationally in singles and 34^th in doubles
Held a national singles ranking for 18 straight ITA polls, dating back to March 21, 2023, in addition to being ranked in doubles since November 15, 2023
Captured his third All-Southeastern Conference honor after being named a first-team selection following an impressive season that included 20-plus wins in both singles (21) and doubles (20)
Won his second ITA Southern Regional Doubles title after a dominant doubles run at the regional tournament in the fall
Invited to the ITA All-American Championships
Captured ranked singles wins over No. 22 Raphael Perot (Texas A&M, currently ranked 20^th), No. 38 Peter Makk (Southern California), No. 50 Nikola Slavic (Ole Miss, currently ranked 39^th ), No. 67 Cannon Kingsley (Ohio State, currently ranked 17^th), No. 83 Mihailo Popovic (Wisconsin) and No. 118 Nemanja Malesevic (Mississippi State, currently ranked 47^th)
Also battled to a third-set, unfinished match against No. 15 Michael Zheng (Columbia) and No. 44 Tyler Stice (Auburn-Blue Gray National Classic, currently ranked 31^st)
Named a two-time SEC Player of the Week for his performance at the ITA National Indoor Championships (Feb. 21) and against Ole Miss and then-No. 11 Texas A&M (April 15)