The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Sunday, January 30
Birmingham, Ala.
1 p.m.
UAB
vs
North Alabama
UAB Men’s Tennis Hosts North Alabama to Open Home Schedule
1/28/2022 4:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BIRMINGHAM – The UAB men's tennis team will play its first home match of the 2021-22 season Sunday when the Blazers host North Alabama at the UAB Campus Courts. First serve is set for 1 p.m.
UAB was originally scheduled to play matches against Tennessee Tech in Homewood, Alabama, and Jacksonville State in Jacksonville, Alabama, before schedule changes were announced on Thursday morning. Both matches have been rescheduled to April.
UAB LATELY
The Blazers opened their 2021-22 season at No. 21 Mississippi State, falling 6-1 on Sunday at the Rula Tennis Pavilion in Starkville, Mississippi.
Vojtech Podzemny, a sophomore from Opava, Czech Republic, battled back from an opening set loss to defeat Mississippi State's Bautista Vilivich 4-6, 7-6 (10-8), 1-0 (11-9). Podzemny's victory helped the Blazers clinch a point in the overall team match and conclude their trip to Starkville with a victory.
On court two, Thanos Spyropoulos won the first set of his match 6-2 over reigning ITA Southern Region Rookie of the Year Nemanja Malesevic. Malesevic, however, rebounded from the opening set defeat to earn a 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8) win over the Blazers' No. 2.
In doubles, Roman Postolka and Nikola Puric, Chase Parker and Podzemny, and Spyropoulos and Martin Vasquez teamed up with each other in Sunday's match in Starkville.
UAB holds a perfect 18-0 record against North Alabama, winning this past season's matchup 6-1 in Birmingham on March 11.
NORTH ALABAMA LATELY
North Alabama (0-3) opened its season with three straight road matches – a doubleheader at Auburn and a match this past Friday at Middle Tennessee. North Alabama's Guilherme Diniz earned the Lions' first singles victory of the spring season in UNA's opener at Auburn, defeating Auburn's Jackson Ross 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (10-4).
In UNA's most recent match at Middle Tennessee on Jan. 21, Lions' ace Fernando Herrera earned a first-set victory over the Blue Raiders' Francisco Rocha, who was ranked No. 82 in the nation.
North Alabama features a young roster in 2021-22, which includes four freshmen and two sophomores. Carlos Matarredona Valor, a junior from Alicante, Spain, is the only upperclassman on the Lions' roster.
The Lions finished the 2020-21 season with a 4-14 overall record, which included a 2-4 league record in the Atlantic Sun.
UP NEXT
UAB's spring campaign will continue on Friday, Feb. 4, when the Blazers battle South Alabama in Mobile. First serve is set for 2 p.m.
For more information on the UAB men's tennis team, follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UAB_MTN) and Instagram (@uab_mtn).
UAB was originally scheduled to play matches against Tennessee Tech in Homewood, Alabama, and Jacksonville State in Jacksonville, Alabama, before schedule changes were announced on Thursday morning. Both matches have been rescheduled to April.
UAB LATELY
The Blazers opened their 2021-22 season at No. 21 Mississippi State, falling 6-1 on Sunday at the Rula Tennis Pavilion in Starkville, Mississippi.
Vojtech Podzemny, a sophomore from Opava, Czech Republic, battled back from an opening set loss to defeat Mississippi State's Bautista Vilivich 4-6, 7-6 (10-8), 1-0 (11-9). Podzemny's victory helped the Blazers clinch a point in the overall team match and conclude their trip to Starkville with a victory.
On court two, Thanos Spyropoulos won the first set of his match 6-2 over reigning ITA Southern Region Rookie of the Year Nemanja Malesevic. Malesevic, however, rebounded from the opening set defeat to earn a 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8) win over the Blazers' No. 2.
In doubles, Roman Postolka and Nikola Puric, Chase Parker and Podzemny, and Spyropoulos and Martin Vasquez teamed up with each other in Sunday's match in Starkville.
UAB holds a perfect 18-0 record against North Alabama, winning this past season's matchup 6-1 in Birmingham on March 11.
NORTH ALABAMA LATELY
North Alabama (0-3) opened its season with three straight road matches – a doubleheader at Auburn and a match this past Friday at Middle Tennessee. North Alabama's Guilherme Diniz earned the Lions' first singles victory of the spring season in UNA's opener at Auburn, defeating Auburn's Jackson Ross 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (10-4).
In UNA's most recent match at Middle Tennessee on Jan. 21, Lions' ace Fernando Herrera earned a first-set victory over the Blue Raiders' Francisco Rocha, who was ranked No. 82 in the nation.
North Alabama features a young roster in 2021-22, which includes four freshmen and two sophomores. Carlos Matarredona Valor, a junior from Alicante, Spain, is the only upperclassman on the Lions' roster.
The Lions finished the 2020-21 season with a 4-14 overall record, which included a 2-4 league record in the Atlantic Sun.
UP NEXT
UAB's spring campaign will continue on Friday, Feb. 4, when the Blazers battle South Alabama in Mobile. First serve is set for 2 p.m.
For more information on the UAB men's tennis team, follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UAB_MTN) and Instagram (@uab_mtn).
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