The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Saturday, February 26
Birmingham, Ala.
2 p.m.
UAB
2
vs
4
ETSU
Photo by: Tyler Hotz
UAB Drops Pair of Weekend Matches
2/27/2022 6:44:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BIRMINGHAM and ATLANTA – The UAB men's tennis team dropped a pair of matches this weekend, falling 4-2 to ETSU on Saturday and 4-0 to Georgia State on Sunday.
UAB (3-7) earned two singles victories in its match against ETSU, while freshman Nir Vodavoz made his UAB debut in doubles play.
ETSU 4, UAB 2
After dropping a match on court one in doubles play, Nikola Puric and Roman Postolka earned a 6-2 victory on court three to set up a winner-take-all matchup on court two for the doubles point. ETSU's Dimitri Badra and Hugo Lobo would seal the doubles point for the Buccaneers with a 6-2 win on court two.
Postolka would even Saturday's match at 1-1 with a 6-0, 6-3 win on court four, quickly dispatching ETSU's Thiago Pernas in straight sets. ETSU would then respond with a win in straight sets on court five to take a 2-1 lead, but Blazers' ace Michal Lusovsky tied the match with a 6-4, 6-2 win on court one.
ETSU would clinch Saturday's match with victories on courts two and three. UAB's Vojtech Podzemny opened his match with a 6-4 win on court three, but Lobo would rally from a set down to notch a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 win to secure the win for the Buccaneers.
GEORGIA STATE 4, UAB 0
Georgia State won the doubles point to open Sunday's match. UAB's Nikola Puric and Roman Postolka dropped a tight 6-4 decision to the Panthers' Patrick Lazo and Diego Padilha on court three, giving Georgia State a 1-0 lead.
The Panthers would then clinch Sunday's match with straight set victories on courts one, five and six. Thanos Spyropoulos', Vojtech Podzemny's and Postolka's matches all went unfinished.
UP NEXT
UAB will make a midweek road trip to Florence, Alabama, for a match at North Alabama. First serve on Wednesday is set for 2 p.m. UAB earned its first win of the 2021-22 season over UNA on Jan. 30, posting a 6-1 victory in Birmingham.
For more information on the UAB men's tennis team, follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UAB_MTN) and Instagram (@uab_mtn).
UAB (3-7) earned two singles victories in its match against ETSU, while freshman Nir Vodavoz made his UAB debut in doubles play.
ETSU 4, UAB 2
After dropping a match on court one in doubles play, Nikola Puric and Roman Postolka earned a 6-2 victory on court three to set up a winner-take-all matchup on court two for the doubles point. ETSU's Dimitri Badra and Hugo Lobo would seal the doubles point for the Buccaneers with a 6-2 win on court two.
Postolka would even Saturday's match at 1-1 with a 6-0, 6-3 win on court four, quickly dispatching ETSU's Thiago Pernas in straight sets. ETSU would then respond with a win in straight sets on court five to take a 2-1 lead, but Blazers' ace Michal Lusovsky tied the match with a 6-4, 6-2 win on court one.
ETSU would clinch Saturday's match with victories on courts two and three. UAB's Vojtech Podzemny opened his match with a 6-4 win on court three, but Lobo would rally from a set down to notch a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 win to secure the win for the Buccaneers.
GEORGIA STATE 4, UAB 0
Georgia State won the doubles point to open Sunday's match. UAB's Nikola Puric and Roman Postolka dropped a tight 6-4 decision to the Panthers' Patrick Lazo and Diego Padilha on court three, giving Georgia State a 1-0 lead.
The Panthers would then clinch Sunday's match with straight set victories on courts one, five and six. Thanos Spyropoulos', Vojtech Podzemny's and Postolka's matches all went unfinished.
UP NEXT
UAB will make a midweek road trip to Florence, Alabama, for a match at North Alabama. First serve on Wednesday is set for 2 p.m. UAB earned its first win of the 2021-22 season over UNA on Jan. 30, posting a 6-1 victory in Birmingham.
For more information on the UAB men's tennis team, follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UAB_MTN) and Instagram (@uab_mtn).
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Dimitri Badra / 0 [ETSU]
42
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Frazier Rengifo / 0 [ETSU]
66
31
#3 Singles Match
123
Hugo Lobo / 0 [ETSU]
466
614
#4 Singles Match
12
Thiago Pernas / 0 [ETSU]
02
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Juan S. Zabala / 0 [ETSU]
66
02
#6 Singles Match
1234
Juan Jose Vargas / 0 [ETSU]
6140
363UF
Order of Finish:
4,5,1,2,3
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