2018-19 Men's Tennis Roster
Osama, Mazen

Mazen Osama
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cairo, Egypt
- High School:
- Hadabet Alahram International School
Bio
Accolades
- 2019 NCAA Doubles National Championship Runner-Up
- 2019 Doubles All-American
- 2019 NCAA Doubles Championships Appearance
- 2019 ITA Collegiate All-Star Team
- SEC Player of the Week (3/16/19)
- 2019 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 2018 Singles All-American
- 2018 ITA National Player to Watch
- Highest ranked player in program history after ending 2018 as the No. 8 singles player in the nation
- First Alabama player to ever make it to the Round of 16 in the NCAA Singles Tournament (2018)
- 2x ITA Southern Region Player to Watch
- 4x selection in the NCAA Doubles Tournament
- 3x participant in the NCAA Singles Tournament
- 3x First Team All-SEC
- 2016 ITA Southern Region Rookie of the Year
- 2016 ITA Doubles All-American
- 2016 SEC All-Freshman Team
- Achieved the highest doubles ranking in Alabama history at No. 4 with Korey Lovett (2016)
Senior (2018-19)
- First Team All-SEC
- NCAA Singles Championships Appearance
- Ranked No. 3 in singles in the Fall 2018 preseason rankings
- NCAA Doubles Championships Appearance
- Made history with Patrick Kaukovalta after being the first Alabama players to make it a national championship
- Fell in the doubles national championship to undefeated No. 2 Cressy/Smith of UCLA (5/25)
- Ended the year tied for the highest doubles ranking in program history at No. 4 in the country with Osama
- NCAA Doubles Championships Appearance with partner Patrick Kaukovalta
- Ranked as high as No. 9 in the country with Kaukovalta
- Compiled a 19-8Â doubles record with Kaukovalta in 2019 including a 11-4Â record over ranked opponents
- Had an overall 16-10 doubles record and went 7-5 in SEC competition
- The duo defeated No. 8 Thomson/Wynn (2/23 vs. Texas Tech), No. 45 Wagner/Thomas (3/1 vs. LSU), No. 75 Kraljevic/Sandkaulen (3/16 vs. Ole Miss), No. 72 Jubb/Lambling (4/7 vs. South Carolina), No. 53 Mesquida/Sanjurjo (4/11 vs. Arkansas), No. 43 Reynolds/Fallert (4/18 vs. Ole Miss), No. 88 Barroso-Campos/Luquet (5/3 vs. USF), No. 17 Kellovsky/Ponwith (5/21 Arizona State), No. 13 Blumberg/Boyden (5/22 UNC), No. 35 Frosa/Dellien (5/23 Wichita State), No. 32 Oradini/Braun (5/24 Mississippi State)
- During the dual match season ranked as high as No. 24 in singles
- Played in the No. 1 doubles and singles spot for the fourth consecutive year
- Finished singles play with a 17-15Â record and 14-12 mark in dual match play
- Defeated a team-high eight nationally-ranked opponents, No. 32 Nicolas Moreno de Alboran of UCSB (10/4), No. 121 Andy Zhou (1/27 vs. Harvard), No. 114 Tommy Mylnikov (2/23 vs. Texas Tech), No. 112 Shane Monroe (3/1 vs. LSU), No. 121 Juan Carlos Aguilar (3/3 vs. Texas A&M), No. 65 Oscar Mesquida (4/11 vs. Arkansas), No. 70 Tim Sandkaulen (4/18 vs. Ole Miss), No. 15 Alberto Barroso-Campos (5/3 vs. USF)
- Tied for second on the team in SEC singles wins with five
- Won the $15k Charity Steel Open Doubles Championship with Edson Ortiz in Birmingham on Aug. 27
Junior (2017-18)
- First All-American since 2001 after earning a national seed in the NCAA Singles TournamentÂ
- Became the first player in Crimson Tide history to advance to the Round of 16 and quarterfinals in the NCAA Singles Tournament
- First player to be named the ITA National Player to Watch
- Named ITA Southern Region Player to Watch for the second year in a row
- Named First Team All-SEC
- Ended the season as the highest-ranked Crimson Tide player ever in the final Oracle/ITA rankings at No. 8 in the country
- Finished the season with an 18-8 singles record
- Went 12-7 against nationally-ranked opponents during the dual match season, defeated No. 47 Runhao Hua of Michigan (5/26), No. 65 Trevor Johnson of TCU (5/25), No. 51 Aswin Lizen of Virginia (5/24), No. 14 Timo Stodder of Tennessee (4/27), No. 8 Ryotaro Matsumura of Kentucky (4/26) No. 85 Matteo De Vincentis of Auburn (4/25), No. 32 Gabriel Friedrich of USC (4/15), No. 19 Wayne Montgomery (4/6), No. 65 Jose Salazar of Arkansas (4/1), No. 37 Patrick Kypson of Texas A&M (3/25), No. 50 Cameron Klinger of Vanderbilt (3/2), No. 82 Joshua Goodger of Tulsa (2/4)
- Earned a NCAA Doubles Tournament bid with partner Edson Ortiz
- The duo went 16-10 on the season in the No. 1 spot, defeated No. 49 O'Keefe/Dennis of USC (4/15), bested No. 14 Harper/Koorsgaard of Virginia Tech (1/26)
- Played professionally in his home country of Egypt during the fall season
Sophomore (2016-17)
- Finished the season ranked No. 15 and No. 29Â in the country in doubles and singles, respectively
- Ranked No. 990 in the ATP rankings
- Named First Team All-SEC
- Was named the 2017 ITA South Region Player to Watch
- Led the team for the most total doubles wins with 22
- Led the team for the most doubles victories in the spring season with 16
- Tops on the team for the most total singles wins with 19
- Led the team with the most singles victories in dual match season with 11
- Registered eight wins over nationally ranked opponents, defeated No. 88 Harrison O'Keefe (11/5), topped No. 68 Gergely Madarasz in straight sets (1/28), outlasted No. 33 Andrew Harris (2/12), won in straight sets against No. 82 Jai Corbett (2/24), defeated No. 38 Gustav Hansson in straight sets (3/3), overcame No. 8 Nuno Borges in a match that was decided in three sets (3/9), won in three sets against No. 44 Jordan Daigle (3/19), topped South Carolina's No. 59 ranked singles player Gabriel Friedrich in straight sets (4/1), won in straight sets over Kentucky's No. 16 ranked singles player Will Bushamuka (4/9)Â
- Posted eight singles wins and six doubles victories during the 2016 fall season
Freshman (2015-16)
- Teamed up with Korey Lovett and was awarded a No. 5-8 seed in the NCAA doubles championship, and he earned a spot in the singles field of 64
- He was the first Alabama freshman to make the cut since two-time All-American Francisco Rodriguez did so in 1997
- Was named ITA Southern Region Rookie of the Year
- Named to the 2016 ITA Doubles All-American list
- Member of the SEC All-Freshmen Team
- Was the only rookie in the SEC to play primarily No. 1 singles and doubles throughout the season
- Led the Tide with 13 singles victories in dual match play and added another 17 wins in doubles
- Made Alabama history by achieving the highest doubles ranking in the program's existence at No. 4
- Was awarded the Most Valuable Player by the coaching staff in its annual team awards
Prep Highlights
- Osama has been ranked as high as No. 473 ATP singles and No. 813 doubles
- Reached the semifinals or better in eight singles and eight doubles ITF Futures tournaments
- Achieved a No. 24 ITF world junior ranking and competed at the 2013 Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon Junior Championships
- Reached the singles quarterfinals at the 2012 Yucatan Cup, the singles and doubles semifinal of the 2012 Eddie Herr Championships and was a singles finalist at the 2013 ITF African Closed Junior 18 & Under Championships
Personal Information
- Born February 9, 1995
- Son of Osama & Hanan
- From Cairo, Egypt
- Majoring in undesignated human environmental sciences
Osama's Career Results:
Year | Singles | Doubles |
---|---|---|
2015-16 | 19-14 | 17-10 |
2016-17 | 19-13 | 22-9 |
2017-18 | 18-8 | 17-10 |
2018-19 | 17-15 | 20-11 |
Totals | 73-50 | 76-40 |
NCAA Singles National Championship: Filip Planinsek & George Husack
Saturday, May 25
NCAA Singles Championships Semifinals: Filip Planinsek & George Husack
Friday, May 24
NCAA Singles Championships Quarterfinals: Filip Planinsek
Thursday, May 23
NCAA Singles Championships Round of 16: Filip Planinsek
Wednesday, May 22