Alabama
Florida
Alabama Falls 4-2 to No. 20 Florida
3/20/2026 7:54:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Matic Kriznik and Vit Kalina recorded points off singles wins for the Tide
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men's tennis team (9-10, 3-5 SEC) dropped a 4-2 matchup to No. 20 Florida (10-9, 3-5 SEC) on Friday.
The Tide was paced by Matic Kriznik, who posted a straight-set victory in singles action. Vit Kalina also secured a win for UA off a second set retirement.
From Head Coach George Husack
"Great effort by the team today. Super response in singles after a narrow doubles point. Shook it off (the doubles point) and came out blazing to start singles.
"Really proud of Vit after a rough finish in Knoxville (Tenn.) last week. He was determined to improve a couple things in practice this week and that extra work paid off in both doubles and singles today. Brendan (Loh) has also been working his tail off in practice and wanting a shot in singles. He seized the opportunity today and gave a fantastic effort. And Matic, who lost focus against the Vols on Sunday, had impressive resolve today.
"Overall, we were right there and will be chomping at the bit this Sunday in Norman (Okla.)."
Match Notes
- After dominating the opening round 6-1, Kriznik battled through a second-set tiebreaker (7-4) to claim a point for UA
- Prior to Kriznik's court three win, Kalina secured a point at the top of the lineup off a second-set retirement after leading 6-3, 1-0 in the match
- Kalina and Andrii Zimnokh tallied their fourth consecutive win as doubles pairing moving to a 4-1 record at the No. 1 spot
Next
- Alabama will travel to No. 17 Oklahoma on Sunday to face the Sooners
- The match is set to begin at noon CT
Results
Doubles
- #33 Andrii Zimnokh/Vit Kalina (UA) def. #22 Henry Jefferson/Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) 6-3
- Pablo Perez Ramos/Adhithya Ganesan (UF) def. Matic Kriznik/Jacob Olar (UA) 7-5
- Andreas Timini/Kevin Edengren (UF) def. Rohan Hazratwala/Brendan Loh (UA) 6-1
Singles
- #79 Vit Kalina (UA) def. #72 Adhithya Ganesan (UF) 6-3, 1-0, retired
- Lorenzo Claverie (UF) def. #109 Andrii Zimnokh (UA) 6-4, 6-3
- #94 Matic Kriznik (UA) def. #59 Henry Jefferson (UF) 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)
- #45 Pablo Perez Ramos (UF) def. Yoshka Sborowsky (UA) 6-4, 6-1
- #91 Jeremy Jin (UF) def. Rohan Hazratwala (UA) 6-4, 6-4
- Brendan Loh (UA) vs. Kevin Edengren (UF) 6-3, 4-5, unfinished
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,4,2,3,5)
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