TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –– The Alabama men’s tennis team (6-1) will square off against two Big Ten teams this weekend when Wisconsin (5-1) and Northwestern (5-3) come to town. The Tide will face the Badgers Friday at 4 p.m. CT at the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility, followed by a contest with the Wildcats at 11 a.m. on Sunday.
The Matches
Wisconsin
Date: Friday, February 10
Time: 4 p.m. CT
Venue: Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility
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Northwestern
Date: Sunday, February 12
Time: 11 a.m. CT
Venue: Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility
How to Follow
- Links to live scoring and video streams will be available at RollTide.com
- Updates will be provided on the team’s Twitter account, @AlabamaMTN
About the Tide
- Alabama enters the match with a 6-1 record after splitting last weekend’s doubleheader
- The team fell to Columbia, 7-0, before sweeping Jacksonville State, 7-0
- The Tide’s record includes four 7-0 decisions as the team has topped Samford, Chattanooga, Michigan State and Jacksonville State this season
- In doubles, sophomore German Samofalov and Yair Sarouk pace Tide, holding a 3-0 record
- UA has clinched the doubles point in six of its seven matches this season
- No. 119 Filip Planinsek and Samofalov lead the team in singles with both athletes holding a 6-1 record
- Enzo Aguiard ranks No. 39 in the latest ITA rankings with a 13-7 overall record and a 5-2 record at the No. 2 spot
Scouting Wisconsin
- Wisconsin enters the match with 5-1 record, featuring 7-0 decisions against Virginia Tech and Western Michigan
- The Badgers are coming off a win over Yale (4-2) last weekend
- Alabama and Wisconsin will go head-to-head for the sixth time in series history with UA holding a 3-2 advantage
- Alabama won the last meeting in 2009, 4-1
- Sebastian Vile leads the Badgers in singles with an undefeated record, 6-0, at the No. 4 spot
- In doubles, Michael Minasyan and Gabriel Huber are ranked No. 21 in the latest ITA rankings with a 2-2 record
- Wisconsin has clinched the doubles point in five out of six matches this season
Scouting Northwestern
- Northwestern enters the weekend ranked No. 22 in the ITA rankings and is 5-3 so far this season
- The Wildcats are coming off a win, knocking off No. 25 Duke in a 4-3 battle
- The Crimson Tide and the Wildcats will go…
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