The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
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Blazers Fall, 4-2, to South Alabama at Samford
2/9/2019 3:27:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BIRMINGHAM - The UAB men's tennis team fell to South Alabama, 4-2, in an in-state showdown at Samford Tennis Center on Saturday morning.
The Blazers (4-4, 1-0 C-USA) opened the day by winning the doubles point. UAB's No. 1 doubles pairing of Roman Postolka and Michal Lusovsky remained perfect on the year by notching a win over the No. 11 doubles team in the nation, Loic Cloes and Clement Marzol, 6-2. Giovani Pasini and Nikolai Manchev triumphed over Sacha Modica and Max Laparaille, 6-3.
The lone singles victory for the Green and Gold belonged to Lusovsky, who beat Laparaille, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. Lusovsky recorded his fourth singles victory of the year to lead the team.
The Blazers look to bounce back when they take on North Alabama on Feb. 17 at 1 p.m. at the UAB Tennis Courts.
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Singles Competition
1. Clement Marzol (USA) def. Roman Postolka (UAB) 7-6, 6-2
2. Sacha Marzol (USA) def. Daniel Janko (UAB) 2-6, 7-6, 6-2
3. Loic Cloes (USA) def. Nikolai Manchev (UAB) 6-1, 6-1
4. Michal Lusovsky (UAB) def. Max Laparaille (USA) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
5. Sam Serrano (USA) def. Giovani Pasini (UAB) 6-7, 6-2, 6-2
6. Tom el Safadi (UAB) vs. Louis Delcour (USA) 6-4, 3-6, 0-1, unfinished
Order of Finish: (3,1,2,4,5)
Doubles Competition
1. Roman Postolka/Michal Lusovsky (UAB) def. Loic Cloes/Clement Marzol (USA) 6-2
2. Giovani Pasini/Nikolai Manchev (UAB) def. Sacha Modica/Max Laparaille (USA) 6-3
3. Daniel Janko/Jasper Van Kleef (UAB) vs. Sam Serrano/Santiago Di Loreto (USA) 5-4, unfinished
Order of Finish: (1,2)
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