Men’s Tennis Opens Season With Loss At Alabama

Saturday, January 14

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

11 AM

Samford University

Alabama

Samford Menâ??s Tennis plays the Samford Invitational 2 on September 30, {todayyear}.

Photo by: Parker Freedman | Samford Athlet

Men’s Tennis Opens Season With Loss At Alabama

1.14.23 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Samford men's tennis team opened its spring season with a 7-0 loss at Alabama Saturday afternoon.

Alabama took the first point of the match, earning the doubles point. The Crimson Tide won at the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles positions, while the match at No. 2 doubles was not finished, giving Alabama a 1-0 lead.

The Crimson Tide then swept all six singles matches to complete the 7-0 win.

Samford will play at Auburn on Thursday, Jan. 19. The match is set for a 2 p.m. start from Auburn, Ala.

Alabama 7, Samford 0
Singles Competition
1. Filip Planinsek (UA) def. Mohammed Ali Bellalouna (SAM), 7-6, 6-1
2. Enzo Aguiard (UA) def. J.B. Pickard (SAM), 6-1, 7-6
3. Roan Jones (UA) def. Sandeep Mohandoss (SAM), 6-1, 6-4
4. German Samofalov (UA) def. Santiago Arrendondo (SAM), 6-3, 6-2
5. Yair Sarouk (UA) def. Martin Schwartzman (SAM), 6-3, 6-2
6. Joao Ferreira (UA) def. Darcy Nicholls (SAM), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3

Doubles Competition
1. Enzo Aguiard/Filip Planinsek (UA) def. Mohammed Ali Bellalouna/Santiago Arrendondo (SAM), 6-3
2. Roan Jones/German Samofalov (UA) led Sandeep Mohandoss/J.B. Pickard (SAM), 5-3 (Unfinished)
3. Joao Ferreira/Yair Sarouk (UA) def. Matthew Gooch/Yerrassyl Murat (SAM), 6-2

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