FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – In its final regular-season match of the 2023 campaign, the Alabama men’s tennis program defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks, 6-1, Friday evening at the Billingsley Tennis Center.
The Crimson Tide (11-14, 3-9 SEC) opened play by securing the doubles point over the Razorbacks (12-13, 0-12 SEC) via consecutive 6-3 performances on courts three and two. Joao Ferreira and Yair Sarouk were the first Alabama duo to finish before Enzo Aguiard and Zach Foster clinched the opening point for the Tide. Filip Planinsek and German Samofalov were also leading, 5-3, on court one when doubles play ended.
Alabama took the first two singles courts via Foster on court five (7-6 (4), 6-0) and No. 75 Planinsek on court one (7-5, 4-6, 6-2), respectively, before Arkansas won its first point of the match on court six. It would be the only court won by the Razorbacks as the Tide picked up the remaining three wins via Matias Ponce De Leon on court three (4-6, 6-1, 6-4), No. 113 Aguiard on court two (6-3, 3-6, 6-4) and Roan Jones on court four (4-6, 7-6 (6), 1-0 (7)).
The Match
- Alabama took the first point of the day behind consecutive wins on courts three (6-3) and two (6-3)
- Zach Foster ((7-6 (4), 6-0) and No. 75 Filip Planinsek (7-5, 4-6, 6-2) opened singles play with back-to-back wins for the Tide on courts five and one, respectively
- Arkansas secured its lone point of the match behind a 7-6 (5), 6-2 performance on court six
- Alabama claimed the final three singles courts to take the 6-1 victory in its regular season finale
Up Next
- Alabama will set its sight toward the SEC Championships (April 19-23) in Auburn, Ala.
Results
Doubles
Order of finish (3, 2)
Singles
- 1| #75 Filip Planinsek (UA) def. Stefanos Savva (ARKM) 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
- 2| #113 Enzo Aguiard (UA) def. Melvin Manuel (ARKM) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
- 3| Matias Ponce De Leon (UA) def. Alan Sau Franco (ARKM) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
- 4| Roan Jones (UA) def. Gerard Planelles (ARKM) 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 1-0 (10-7)
- 5| Zach Foster (UA) def. Adrien Burdet (ARKM) 7-6 (7-4), 6-0
- 6| Benedikt Emesz (ARKM) def. Yair Sarouk (UA) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
Order of finish (5, 1, 6, 3, 2, 4)
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