Alabama
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No. 19 Alabama Men’s Tennis Edged, 4-3, by Florida
2/24/2025 7:31:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Planinsek and Kriznik highlighted the Tide’s performance with a win in both singles and doubles action
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Alabama men's tennis team (8-3, 0-2 SEC) fell in a 4-3 road match to Florida (7-4, 2-0 SEC) on Monday.
The Crimson Tide saw a pair of doubles wins from Filip Planinsek and Matic Kriznik on court one and Damien Nezar and Andrii Zimnokh on court two. Planinsek and Kriznik would also highlight singles action with wins on courts one and five, respectively.
From Head Coach George Husack
"Tough weekend with inconsistencies beginning in Columbia (South Carolina) and ending today in Gainesville (Florida). Andrii gave us a fighting chance today and I'm proud of how he welcomed the moment with maturity and poise. Our team will learn from his effort, and the coaches will prepare them for more weekends of tough competition.
"Our success is all based on our willingness to prepare at practice and ultimately execute in matches. If you choose to cut corners, you will pay the price and a few of us did on this trip. But for now, it's back to school, rest, recovery and get back to work as the season continues."
Match Notes
- Alabama won the opening point with a pair of doubles victories
- The 41st-ranked doubles pair of Planinsek and Kriznik dominated their matchup on court one, dropping just one game on their way to a 6-1 victory
- South Carolina would win court three, turning the attention for the first point to court two
- Ater meeting at a 6-6 tie, Jones and Nezar fought for an 8-6 victory in the tiebreak to win the doubles point for Alabama
- In singles action, Planinsek, ranked 23rd nationally, continued his undefeated streak, downing No. 61 Jeremy Jin with a 7-6 (4), 7-5 win on court one
- Kriznik would follow with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Tanapatt Nirundorn on court five
- With the overall match score tied at 3-3, Zimnokh battled his way to a 4-4 score in the third set but fell in the match against Henry Jefferson
Next
- The Tide returns home to host Georgia on Friday, Feb. 28, and Vanderbilt on Sunday, March 2
- The match against the Bulldogs is set for a 6 p.m. CT start while the Tide's contest against the Commodores is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Results
Doubles
- #41 Matic Kriznik/Filip Planinsek (UA) def. Tanapatt Nirundorn/Adhithya Ganesan (UF) 6-1
- Damien Nezar/Andrii Zimnokh (UA) def. Henry Jefferson/Jeremy Jin (UF) 7-6 (8-6)
- Kevin Edengren/JanMagnus Johnson (UF) def. Roan Jones/Matias Ponce De Leon (UA) 6-4
Order of Finish: 1,3,2
Singles
- #23 Filip Planinsek (UA) def. #61 Jeremy Jin (UF) 7-6 (7-4), 7-5
- Adhithya Ganesan (UF) def. #59 Roan Jones (UA) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
- JanMagnus Johnson (UF) def. Matias Ponce De Leon (UA) 7-5, 7-5
- Henry Jefferson (UF) def. Andrii Zimnokh (UA) 6-4, 6-7, 6-4
- Matic Kriznik (UA) def. Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) 6-4, 6-2
- Niels Villard (UF) def. Damien Nezar (UA) 6-1, 6-3
Order of Finish 3,1,2,5,6,4
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2,5,6,4
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