Alabama Closes Successful UTR PTT Tournament
5/25/2025 2:23:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Matic Kriznik won the all-Alabama championship match as the Crimson Tide closed the four-day tournament
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama's Matic Kriznik won the UTR Pro Tennis Tournament, hosted at the Alabama Tennis Stadium on Sunday, with a straight-set victory.
In an all-Alabama final, Kriznik defeated recent Crimson Tide graduate Enzo Aguiard. Kriznik and Aguiard competed in a 31-person field that also included Alabama players Andrii Zimnokh and Brendan Loh.
From Head Coach George Husack
"Great event to kick off the summer. UTR has done an outstanding job of getting their platform on college campuses and the impact is noticeable. Tournaments are everywhere, week after week, which allows players to get the competition they need during the break. Five guaranteed matches this week for our guys is invaluable and to compete at home is special too. Congrats to Matic for his solid play from start to finish. His confidence grew from match-to-match, which is what we saw this season from him. Now it's onto the next tournament and more opportunities to get better."
About the Tournament
- Matic Kriznik and Enzo Aguiard both reached the final to square off in an all-Alabama championship with Kriznik winning the match, 6-1, 6-4
- The championship victory was the fifth win of the tournament for the UA freshman, who defeated Gordon Gallagher (6-3, 6-4), Samuel Nicholson (6-3, 6-2) and Elias Shokry (6-1, 7-5) in group play and Aleksa Ciric (6-4, 3-6, 7-6(3)) in the semifinals
- Aguiard defeated AJ Deem (6-3, 6-2), Cooper Johnson (6-1, 6-2) and Lachlan Brian (6-1, 6-2) in group play to advance to the top bracket before facing off with Andrii Zimnokh for a 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 semifinal win
- Zimnokh won the back draw of the top bracket against Ciric (6-1, 6-7(2), 6-2)
- He would also go undefeated in group play with victories against John Patrick Popowich (7-5, 1-6, 6-1), Tygen Goldammer (6-1, 7-5) and Charlie Robin (6-2, 6-3)
- Brendan Loh secured a pair of wins in the fourth-place playoff, defeating Popowich (6-4, 6-1) and Johnson (2-6, 6-4, 6-4)
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