TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –– The No. 21 Alabama men’s tennis team (5-2) picked up its fourth and fifth straight wins on Saturday with a pair of 7-0 victories against Kennesaw State (2-1) and Tennessee Tech (0-4).
It was the Tide’s third 7-0 decision of the season with all three sweeps occurring at the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility. Andrii Zimnokh, Roan Jones, Zach Foster, Matic Dimic and Yair Sarouk highlighted the day with singles victories in both matches. UA also saw four different doubles pairings record wins during the day.
“A solid day of taking ownership of your court. The guys were steadfast with their pursuit of taking control of points as well as resilient when they were in a bind. I think last weekend took a lot more out of us than we expected, however our response to challenges today was superb. Very proud of their willingness to execute at a higher level than our last match in Lexington (Kentucky) and perform even better in the second half of the doubleheader. Now it’s five straight weekends on the road. The confidence gained from our steady improvement since the start of the season will provide the fuel for the next opportunity starting with Northwestern and Wisconsin next week. The process continues and we’re ready to keep moving forward.”
Against Kennesaw State
- Matic Dimic and Roan Jones captured the first win of the day with a dominant 6-1 victory over Augustin Miramontes and Anthony Weingarten on court three
- The No. 25 doubles team of Filip Planinsek and Andrii Zimnokh secured a 7-5 victory over Mikolaj Lis and Hugo Salmeron on court two, clinching the first point for the Tide
- Zimnokh’s win over Hugo Salmeron gave Alabama its second point as the freshman blanked KSU’s No. 2 singles player with a 6-0, 6-0 decision
- Dimic downed Mikolaj Lis 6-4, 6-4 on court five before Roan Jones clinched the match with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Anthony Weingarten on court four
- Yair Sarouk added a 6-0, 4-6, 10-7 win on court six against Sam Baldwin while Zach Foster topped Harvey Conway 6-3, 3-6, 10-6 on court three
- Enzo Aguiard closed the match with a come-from-behind win against Raul Garcia on court one, securing a 2-6, 7-5, 10-3 decision
Against Tennessee Tech
- Yair Sarouk and Andrii Zimnokh battled Darek Kuczynski and Lakas Krause to a 6-2 victory on court three
- Zach Foster and
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