Alabama Men’s Tennis Travels to Texas A&M, LSU

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ––The Alabama men’s tennis team (9-9, 1-4 SEC) is back on the road this weekend as the Crimson Tide continues Southeastern Conference play against Texas A&M (10-7, 3-2 SEC) and LSU (8-6, 0-5 SEC). The Tide will take on the Aggies on Thursday at 4 p.m. CT at the Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station, Texas, before facing the Tigers on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the LSU Tennis Complex in Baton Rouge, La.

Alabama’s match against Texas A&M was originally schedule for Friday, but was moved to Thursday at 4 p.m. CT due to anticipated inclement weather.

The Matches

Texas A&M

• Date: Thursday, March 23, 2023
• Time: 4 p.m. CT
• Location: College Station, Texas
• Venue: Mitchell Tennis Center

LSU

• Date: Sunday, March 26, 2023
• Time: 1 p.m. CT
• Location: Baton Rouge, La.
• Venue: LSU Tennis Complex

How to Follow

• Links to live scoring and video stream will be available at RollTide.com
• Updates will be provided on the team’s Twitter account, @AlabamaMTN

About The Crimson Tide

• Alabama enters the weekend with a 9-9 overall record and a 1-4 record in SEC play
• UA is coming off a difficult stretch, facing five consecutive top-20 ranked SEC opponents over a three-week span
• Included in that stretch was UA’s match against then-No. 18 Tennessee and then-No. 6 Kentucky
• The Tide fell 5-2 to the Volunteers last Thursday before dropping 6-1 decision to Kentucky on Saturday
• The SEC campaign was highlighted by a 4-3 road win over then-No. 16 Florida earlier in the month
• No. 83 Enzo Aguiard leads the team in singles with an 18-10 overall record and a 10-7 dual match record
• Filip Planinsek ranks 88^th in the latest ITA rankings with a 9-8 record on court one for the Tide
• In doubles, Planinsek and Aguiard are 4-6 at the No. 1 spot, while German Samofalov and Yair Sarouk have captured four wins while playing at No. 2 in the lineup

Scouting The Aggies

• Texas A&M enters the match ranked 29^th with a 10-7 record on the season and a 3-2 start in conference play
• The Aggies are coming off a win after defeating Arkansas 5-2 last Saturday
• Texas A&M has four players ranked in singles as Noah Schachter leads the squad at No. 38
• Raphael Perot ranks 65^th, Pierce Rollins ranks 104^th and Trey Hilderbrand ranks 113^th to round out the singles lineup
• In doubles, No. 39 Hilderbrand and Schachter pace the team at the No. 1 spot with an 11-4…