Friday, January 23
Starkville, Miss.
3 p.m. CT
Alabama
1
vs
4
Auburn
Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics
Alabama Falls to Auburn, 4-1, in Opening Round of ITA Kickoff Weekend
1/23/2026 7:41:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Crimson Tide will compete in the consolation match at 8 a.m. CT on Saturday
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Despite jumping out to an early lead, the Alabama men's tennis team (2-1) fell to Auburn (6-0), 4-1, in the opening round of the ITA Kickoff Weekend tournament.
The Crimson Tide captured back-to-back doubles wins for the early advantage. However, four consecutive singles wins clinched the match for the Tigers.
Match Notes
- The No. 12-ranked doubles duo of Jacob Olar and Andrii Zimnokh dropped just three games at the No. 1 spot to defeat the No. 24 national pairing of Billy Blaydes and Freddy Blaydes
- Rohan Hazratwala and Gray Voelzke captured their second consecutive win as a doubles team with a 6-4 victory at the No. 3 spot
- In singles, Vit Kalina was leading, 6-4, 3-6, 4-1, in the third set when the match was clinched
- Matic Kriznik also forced a third set on court two as he was trailing by one game in the third with a 6-4, 3-6, 4-5 result
Next
- Alabama will compete in the consolation match of the ITA Kickoff Weekend on Saturday
- The Tide will face off against Santa Clara at 8 a.m. CT
Results
Doubles
- #12 Jacob Olar/Andrii Zimnokh (UA) def. #24 Billy Blaydes/Freddy Blades (AUB) 6-3
- #49 Nicholas Heng/Joey Phillips (AUB) vs. #66 Vit Kalina/Matic Kriznik (UA) 3-5, unfinished
- Rohan Hazratwala/Gray Voelzke (UA) def. Alan Bojarski/Jake Kennedy (AUB) 6-4
Singles
- #40 Hamza Nasridinov (AUB) def. Andrii Zimnokh (UA) 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
- #27 Matic Kriznik (UA) vs. #36 Billy Blaydes (AUB) 6-4, 3-6, 4-5, unfinished
- Vit Kalina (UA) vs. Nicholas Heng (AUB) 6-4, 3-6, 4-1, unfinished
- Freddy Blades (AUB) def. Carlos Gimenez Perez (UA) 2-6, 6-0, 6-2
- Alan Bojarski (AUB) def. Jacob Olar (UA) 6-3, 6-0
- Manel Lazaro (AUB) def. Rohan Hazratwala (UA) 6-3, 6-4
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (5,6,4,1)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
123
630
Hamza Nasridinov / 0 (40/-) [AUB]
466
#2 Singles Match
1234
6340
Billy Blaydes / 0 (36/-) [AUB]
465UF
#3 Singles Match
1234
6340
Nicholas Heng / 0 [AUB]
461UF
#4 Singles Match
123
602
Freddy Blades / 0 [AUB]
266
#5 Singles Match
12
30
Alan Bojarski / 0 [AUB]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
34
Manel Lazaro / 0 [AUB]
66
Order of Finish:
5,6,4,1
Players Mentioned
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