No. 18 Alabama Men’s Tennis Hosts Presbyterian Under the Lights
2/12/2025 11:01:00 AM | Men's Tennis
First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT between the Crimson Tide and Blue Hose at the Alabama Tennis Stadium
- The No. 18 Alabama men's tennis team is coming off an exciting 4-3 victory over No. 15 Florida State on the road
- The Tide was aided by three big upset victories, including Filip Planinsek and Matic Kriznik taking down the No. 4 nationally ranked doubles team and 2024 NCAA doubles semifinalists Alex Bulte and Youcef Rihane
- Additionally, Planinsek topped 15th ranked and 2024 singles All-American Corey Craig on court one, while Roan Jones defeated No. 27 Jamie Connel on court two
- In addition to the Tide's ranked victories, UA saw wins from Matias Ponce De Leon and Jones on doubles court three to clinch the opening point, before Ponce De Leon secured the overall team victory with a three-set win at the No. 3 spot in singles
- Alabama has lost just one match this season to No. 5 Virginia for a 7-1 start to the season
- Alabama has two men ranked in singles action with Jones entering at No. 76 and Planinsek at No. 84
- The Tide has four doubles pairings ranked in No. 39 Jones and Damien Nezar, No. 48 Andrii Zimnokh and Zach Foster, No. 56 Enzo Aguiard and Planinsek and No. 78 Nezar and Zimnokh
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












