Alabama Closes Blue Gray National Tennis Classic

MONTGOMERY, Ala. –– The Alabama men’s tennis team (8-5) dropped a pair of 4-3 decisions to Nebraska (6-5) and Texas Tech (6-6) on Saturday to conclude the two-day Blue Gray National Tennis Classic in Montgomery, Ala.

After playing the doubles point on Friday, the Tide concluded its match against the Cornhuskers in a battle that came down to the last court. Alabama would again go head-to-head against a team as Texas Tech also edged the Tide 4-3. 

Against Nebraska  

• The Cornhuskers opened the day leading 1-0 after capturing the doubles point Friday night
• Nebraska made it a 2-0 game after winning on court three
• UA recorded its first point with a 6-1, 6-4 win from Enzo Aguiard on court two
• Matias Ponce De Leon evened the score with a 6-3, 6-4 win on court four
• The Tide took the lead off a 6-2, 7-6 (0) win on court five, but Nebraska won on courts one and six for the win

Against Texas Tech   

• UA opened the match by winning the doubles point
• Aguiard and Filip Planinsek recorded the first win at 6-2 on court one
• German Samofalov and Yair Sarouk secured the doubles point with a 6-2 win on court two moments later
• In singles, Roan Jones captured the first point for a 2-0 Alabama lead with a 6-3, 6-2 win on court four
• Texas Tech took a win on court three, but Aguiard push the score back out with a 6-3, 6-4 victory on court two
• Texas Tech recorded the last three points to secure the match

Next

• Alabama will open SEC play on March 2, hosting Georgia at the Alabama Tennis Stadium
• The match will begin at 4 p.m. CT

Results vs. Nebraska

Doubles:

1 | William Gleason/Calivn Mueller (UN) def. Enzo Aguiard/Filip Planinsek (UA) 6-4

2 | Yair Sarouk/ German Samofalov (UA) def. Nic Wiedenhorn/Leo Linquet (UN) 6-4

3 | Ron Hietarantai/ Shunya Maruyama (UN) def. Joao Ferrera/ZachFoster (UA) 6-0

Order of Finish (3,2,1)

Single:

1 | Roni Hietaranta (NEB) def. #94 Filip Planinsek (UA) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4

2 | #51 Enzo Aguiard (UA) def. Leo Linquet (NEB) 6-1, 6-4

3 | Shunya Maruyama (NEB) def. German Samofalov (UA) 6-1, 6-2

4 | Matias Ponce De Leon (UA) def. William Gleason (NEB) 6-3, 6-4

5 | Roan Jones (UA) def. Calvin Mueller (NEB) 6-2, 7-6 (7-0)

6 | Nic Wiedenhorn (NEB) def. Yair Sarouk (UA) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

Order of Finish (3,2,4,5,1)

Results vs Texas Tech

Doubles:

1 | Enzo Aguiard/Filip Planinsek (UA) def. Reed Collier/Olle Wallin (TTU) 6-2

2 | German Samofalov/Yair Sarouk (UA) def. Piotr…