No. 20 Alabama Men’s Tennis Hosts a Trio of Weekend Matches

For the third consecutive week, Alabama holds a top-20 ranking, entering the weekend at No. 20 nationally
Alabama heads into the weekend with a 3-1 record, recording its first loss of the year against fifth-ranked and ITA Kickoff Weekend host school Virginia last Sunday (Jan. 26)
Prior to its match against the Cavaliers in the finals of the ITA Kickoff Weekend, the Tide dominated VCU in a 4-0 sweep in round one of the tournament
Alabama's advancement to the regional finals marked the second consecutive year and fourth time since 2009 that UA has reached the ITA Kickoff Weekend championship match
The Tide will be without its No. 1 singles player Filip Planinsek and incomer Matic Kriznik this weekend as the duo competes for Slovenia in the Davis Cup
Planinsek paces the Tide with a 4-0 start in singles play, while the doubles pairing of Roan Jones and Matias Ponce De Leon are 3-1 in dual match action
Jones maintains his No. 67 ranking in singles
Alabama has three doubles pairings ranked in No. 34 Andrii Zimnokh and Zach Foster, No. 40 Jones and Damien Nezar and No. 90 Jones and Zimnokh

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