TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men’s tennis program (6-1) picked up its fourth sweep and sixth win of the season during a Sunday doubleheader inside the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility.
The Crimson Tide opened the day by suffering its first loss of the season to No. 19 Columbia (3-1). The Lions claimed the doubles point after winning on courts one and three. From there, Columbia would win all six singles matches to earn the 7-0 victory.
Alabama closed the doubleheader with a sweep over Jacksonville State (4-2). UA pair Joao Ferreira and Zach Foster (6-4) won on court two, before German Samofalov and Yair Sarouk secured the doubles point via a 6-3 decision on court one. The Tide would proceed to sweep all six singles matches to claim its fourth 7-0 victory of the season.
Match vs. No. 19 Columbia
- Columbia clinched the doubles point with wins on courts one and three
- UA pair German Samofalov and Yair Sarouk were in a 5-6 battle on court two when the point was clinched
- Max Westphal defeated Alabama’s Matias Ponce De Leon on court four to claim the first singles point (6-2, 6-1)
- The Lions would go on to win the other five matches in singles play to secure the victory
Match vs. Jacksonville State
- Alabama responded in the second match, claiming the doubles point after Ferreira and Foster (6-4) and doubles pair Samofalov and Sarouk (6-3) found success on courts three and one, respectively
- Ferreira went 6-0, 6-2 on court five to capture the Tide’s first singles point
- Enzo Aguiard pushed Alabama out to a 3-0 lead after winning 6-4, 6-0 on court two
- Alabama’s Foster went 6-4, 6-2 to claim another singles point with a win at No. 6
- German Samfalov (6-2, 6-4) and Planinsek (6-3, 6-3) both prevailed on courts four and one, giving the Tide a 6-0 advantage
- Matias Ponce De Leon’s victory (7-6 (2), 6-4) at No. 3 secured Alabama the sweep over Jacksonville State
Up Next
- Alabama will return to action next weekend for two matches inside the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility
- Friday, Feb. 10, at 4 p.m. CT vs. Wisconsin
- Sunday, Feb. 12, at 11 a.m. CT vs. Northwestern
Results vs. No. 19 Columbia
Doubles
Order of finish (1, 3)
Singles
Order of finish (4, 6, 5, 3, 2, 1)
Results vs. Jacksonville State
Doubles
Order of finish (2, 1)
Singles
Order of finish (5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 3)
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