TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women’s tennis team will face Memphis Saturday at the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility starting at 12 p.m. CT.
Admission to all Alabama home tennis matches is free.
Match Day
- Saturday, January 21
- Memphis – 12 p.m. CT
- Location: Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility
How to Follow
- Links to live scoring and the video stream for both matches will be available at RollTide.com
- Updates will be provided on the team’s Twitter account @AlabamaWTN
Heading Into The Weekend
- UA leads the all-time series 19-3 against Memphis with the matchup dating back to 1976
- Alabama and Memphis last competed during the 2022 season with UA defeating the Tigers 4-1 in Tuscaloosa
Last Time Out
- Alabama recorded its first win of the season at last week’s home match against Navy, defeating the Midshipmen 6-1
- Ola Pitak and Loudmilla Bencheikh led the Tide in doubles as the duo clinched a win, giving UA the doubles point
- In singles play, Pitak also claimed the deciding point over the Midshipmen
- Five players went undefeated in singles play as Bencheikh, Pitak and Anna Parkhomenko posted a pair of victories on the day
Scouting the Tigers
- Memphis holds a 0-1 record for the start of the 2023 season
- The Tigers opened its spring slate with a 4-3 loss at Purdue
- The defending 2022 Athletic Conference Champions finished the season (20-7) with an NCAA Tournament berth, before falling to Georgia Tech in the opening round 1-4
Get all the latest information on the team by following AlabamaWTN on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. General athletic news can also be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and Alabama Athletics on Facebook.
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