Season Opener
1/17/2025 3:41:00 PM | Men's Tennis
- Alabama will open the season Saturday against Georgia Tech and Alabama StateÂ
- UA welcomes back Filip Planinsek and Enzo Aguiard, after both athletes took the fall off to compete professionallyÂ
- The Tide is coming off a strong fall performance that saw Roan Jones earn his first NCAA singles berth, marking the 42nd time in program history Alabama has qualified someone for the NCAA Singles ChampionshipsÂ
- The NCAA moved the individual tournament (singles and doubles) to the fall as part of a two-year trial runÂ
- Jones captured the ITA South Sectional singles title to secure his first berth to the NCAA Singles ChampionshipsÂ
- Planinsek competed in the NCAA Singles Championships in the spring, winning the Tide's first-ever singles title, in both men's and women's history, and the first individual title in men's historyÂ
- UA enters the weekend ranked 19th nationally as a team, while Jones holds a national ranking in singles at No. 67
- Three doubles teams hold a national ranking as Andrii Zimnokh and Zach Foster rank 34th nationally, Jones and Damien Nezar rank 40th nationally and Jones and Zimnokh rank 90th nationallyÂ
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Players Mentioned
NCAA Singles National Championship: Filip Planinsek & George Husack
Saturday, May 25
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