The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Men's Tennis Falls To Auburn 5-1
2/28/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Feb. 28, 2001
The 65th-ranked UAB men's tennis team fell to 27th-ranked Auburn 5-2 at the Lakeshore Tennis Facility Wednesday afternoon.
UAB falls to 3-6 on the season, while Auburn improved to 4-0 with the victory.
Junior Alex Jung of UAB won the lone singles match for the Blazers defeating Mark Kovacs 6-3, 6-3 at no. 3 singles.
Doubles matches were not played.
The Blazers return to action Mar. 10, against the 44th-ranked South Florida Bulls in the 2001 C-USA opener in Tampa, Fla. Match time is set for 1:00 p.m.
#65 UAB vs. #27 Auburn
Feb. 28, 2001 at Birmingham, Ala.
SINGLES
1. Andre van der Merwe (#71) vs. George Matijasevic AU 3-6, 7-6, 6-4
2. Tom Dalby vs. Tiago Ruffoni (#42) AU 7-6, 6-4
3. Alex Jung vs. Mark Kovacs UAB 6-3, 6-3
4. Alan Ambrose vs. Rameez Junaid AU 6-1, 6-4
5. George Dubrava vs. Estevam Strecker AU 6-2, 6-4
6. Sanzaruz Zaman vs. Andre Boz AU 7-5, 6-2
DOUBLES
No doubles matches were played
UAB (3-6) 1, Auburn 5
