No. 21 Alabama Faces Kennesaw State, Tennessee Tech in Weekend Doubleheader

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –– After a dominant performance at the ITA Kickoff Weekend, the No. 21 Alabama men’s tennis team (3-2) returns home to host Kennesaw State (2-0) and Tennessee Tech (0-3) in a doubleheader on Saturday. The Tide will take on the Owls at 11 a.m. CT before turning around and hosting the Golden Eagles at 4 p.m.

Promotions

• The Crimson Tide will celebrate Kids Day
• Pizza will be available to fans in attendance
• Additionally, kids can enjoy a bounce house at the Alabama Tennis Stadium

Vs. Kennesaw State

• Date: Saturday, Feb. 3
• Time: 11 a.m.
• Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala.
• Venue: Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility
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Vs. Tennessee Tech

• Date: Saturday, Feb. 3
• Time: 4 p.m.
• Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala.
• Venue: Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility
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• Live Scoring

Match Notes

• After an impressive showing at the ITA Kickoff Weekend, UA was tabbed as the No. 21-ranked team nationally by the ITA
• The national ranking comes after the Tide defeated Nebraska in the semifinals of the ITA regional tournament, before downing the then-No. 10 Kentucky Wildcats in the finals
• The victory earned Alabama a spot at the ITA Indoor Championships for the first time since 2010
• The Tide enters the weekend on a three-match winning streak
• It is the first meeting between the Crimson Tide and Kennesaw State
• It will be the eighth meeting between Alabama and Tennessee Tech with UA winning the last seven meetings
• The Crimson Tide continues to have three singles players ranked nationally with Filip Planinsek ranked 35^th, Enzo Aguiard ranked 51^st and Matias Ponce De Leon ranked 76^th
• Planinsek and Andrii Zimnokh rank 25^th nationally as a doubles pair

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