Saturday, January 24
Starkville, Miss.
8 a.m. CT
Alabama
2
vs
4
Santa Clara
Alabama Concludes ITA Kickoff Weekend, Drops 4-2 to Santa Clara
1/24/2026 11:46:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Matic Kriznik and Vit Kalina highlighted the Tide in the loss, going undefeated on the day
STARKVILLE, Miss. – The Alabama men's tennis team (2-2) fell in a 4-2 consolation match to Santa Clara (3-1) on Saturday, concluding its time at the ITA Kickoff Weekend.
Despite the loss, Matic Kriznik and Vit Kalina went undefeated during the day's events as the duo captured both a singles and doubles victory.
Match Notes
- The No. 66-ranked team of Vit Kalina and Matic Kriznik captured the first win of the day, claiming a near perfect score of 6-1 against their foes on court two
- Kriznik followed with the first singles win of the day, dominating his matchup on court two against Luca Lemaitre 6-1, 6-0
- Santa Clara would win on court six but Vit Kalina's 6-2, 6-4 victory at the No. 3 spot evened the overall match score at 2-2
- The Broncos claimed wins on courts four and five to clinch the match
Next
- Alabama returns home to host Northwestern on Jan. 30
- The match between the Tide and Wildcats is set to begin at 6 p.m. CT
Results
Doubles
- John Kim/Luca Bluett (SC) def. #12 Jacob Olar/Andrii Zimnokh (UA) 6-2
- #66 Vit Kalina/Matic Kriznik (UA) def. Tiago Boschmans/Luca Lemaitre (SC) 6-1
- Valentin Faure/Ferran Redza (SC) def. Rohan Hazratwala/Gray Voelzke (UA) 6-2
Singles
- Andrii Zimnokh (UA) vs. Watanabe Eriksson (SC) 6-2, 4-5, unfinished
- #27 Matic Kriznik (UA) def. Luca Lemaitre (SC) 6-1, 6-0
- Vit Kalina (UA) def. John Kim (SC) 6-2, 6-4
- Lukas Maskow (SC) def. Carlos Gimenez Perez (UA) 7-5, 6-0
- Valentin Faure (SC) def. Rohan Hazratwala (UA) 6-3, 7-5
- Luca Bluett (SC) def. Brendan Loh (UA) 6-3, 6-1
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,6,3,4,5)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
123
Watanabe Eriksson / 0 [SC]
250
64UF
#2 Singles Match
12
Luca Lemaitre / 0 [SC]
10
66
#3 Singles Match
12
John Kim / 0 [SC]
24
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Lukas Maskow / 0 [SC]
76
50
#5 Singles Match
12
Valentin Faure / 0 [SC]
67
35
#6 Singles Match
12
Luca Bluett / 0 [SC]
66
31
Order of Finish:
2,6,3,4,5
Players Mentioned
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