Alabama
Vanderbilt
No. 25 Alabama Sweeps Vanderbilt 4-0
3/2/2025 5:08:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Crimson Tide captured the doubles point and wins at the top three singles spots to down the Commodores
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men's tennis team captured a 4-0 victory over Vanderbilt on Sunday to secure the Crimson Tide's 10th victory of the year and remain undefeated at home with its eighth win.
Alabama (10-3, 2-2 SEC) won the doubles point and courts one, two and three in singles action to defeat the Commodores (8-5, 1-3 SEC) at the Alabama Tennis Stadium.
From Head Coach George Husack
"Solid performance today. Andrii (Zimnokh) and Damien (Nezar) have been competing really well and gave us a nice boost to start the match. That momentum carried into singles. We had a focus lull in the middle of the match but Filip's (Planinsek) finish on court one got our minds right again. I was impressed by Roan (Jones). He's had a tough trio of matches the last two weekends but he competed great today and was rewarded for his purpose driven execution. Mati (Ponce De Leon) had to keep his gloves up against his hard-hitting opponent while also remaining calm and strong from start to finish.
"Overall, a great weekend for the team and happy for the effort they gave throughout. Always fun to play at home and grateful for the support we continue to receive from our fans. There's more for us to learn and plenty of room to grow, which we will, beginning at practice this week. More challenges ahead and we will keep rolling with the punches we take and give."
Match Notes
- Filip Planinsek and Matic Kriznik secured an early advantage for the Tide with a 6-3 victory on court one
- Moments later, Andrii Zimnokh and Damien Nezar downed their foe on court two, 6-2, to secure the opening point
- Planinsek again captured the opening event point, this time in singles play, with a 6-3, 6-3 win at the top of the lineup
- Roan Jones followed with a 6-3, 6-4 victory on court two before Matias Ponce De Leon clinched the match off a 7-4 second-set tiebreaker
- Ponce De Leon recorded a 6-3, 7-6(4) score on court three for the win
- Planinsek continued his undefeated singles run with his 10th overall victory and fourth in Southeastern Conference play
Next
- Alabama will start a four-match road stint beginning with Ole Miss on March 6
- The matchup in Oxford, Miss., will begin at 3 p.m. CT
Results
Doubles
- #41 Filip Planinsek/Matic Kriznik (UA) def. #87 Nathan Cox/Michael Ross (VU) 6-3
- Andrii Zimnokh/Damien Nezar (UA) def. Danil Panarin/Pablo Martinez Gomez (VU) 6-2
- Enzo Aguiard/Zach Foster (UA) vs. Henry Ruger/Giuseppe Cerasuolo (VU) 3-5, unfinished
Order of Finish: 1,2
Singles
- #23 Filip Planinsek (UA) def. #98 Nathan Cox (VU) 6-3, 6-3
- #59 Roan Jones (UA) def. Danil Panarin (VU) 6-3, 6-4
- Matias Ponce De Leon (UA) def. Pablo Martinez Gomez (VU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
- Andrii Zimnokh (UA) vs. Michael Ross (VU) 6-4, 6-6 (2-0), unfinished
- Matic Kriznik (UA) vs. Henry Ruger (VU) 6-7 (5-7), 2-1, unfinished
- Zach Foster (UA) vs. Dylan Charlap (VU) 2-6, 7-6 (7-2), 1-4, unfinished
Order of Finish 1,2,3
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
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