Men's Tennis Falls, 5-2, at Alabama

Sunday, January 22

Tuscaloosa, AL

11 a.m.

UAB

Alabama

Men's Tennis Falls, 5-2, at Alabama

1/22/2023 8:24:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – UAB men's tennis (0-1) battled with Alabama (3-0) but fell just short, 5-2. Michal Lusovsky starred for the Blazers, picking up a singles win over ITA No. 35 Enzo Aguiard.

"It felt great to get back on court and start competing in our dual match season opener today." Head Coach Justin DeSanto said, "Our guys competed their tails off and really put themselves in a position to steal this match but in the end Alabama was too good today. Proud of our guys for all showing up and competing until the very end. A battle like this will give us a lot of confidence moving forward."

The match was tightly contested, from the doubles point down to the final few matches.

DOUBLES
Alabama took home the doubles point, winning two of the three matches, but the Blazers nearly swiped it away.

The Crimson Tide pulled ahead initially with Planisek and De Leon making quick work of Postolka and Bradbary. But the Blazers answered back after Nikola Puric and Noah Maliege took down Jones and Samofalov on Court Two. Nouchakis and Lusovsky were nearly able to secure the doubles point on court one, but the pairing of Aguiard and Sarouk gave Alabama the 1-0 advantage in the match.

1. Enzo Aguiard/Yair Sarouk (UA) def. Georgios Nouchakis/Michal Lusovsky (UAB) 7-5
2. Nikola Puric/Noah Malige (UAB) def. Roan Jones/German Samofalov (UA) 6-3
3. Filip Planinsek/Matias De Leon (UA) def. Roman Postolka/Parker Bradbary (UAB) 6-0

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1)

SINGLES
Alabama jumped in front 2-0 after Samofalov defeated Gimenez Perez in straight sets(6-2, 6-1), but Michal Lusovsky got the Blazers their first point of the day with a ranked win over No. 35 Enzo Aguiard in straight sets (7-5, 6-3).

De Leon made it 3-1 for the hosts, defeating Podzemny (6-2, 7-6 [7-3]). Alabama was able to collect the deciding fourth point on Court Four, as Roan Jones defeated Nouchakis in a tightly contested match (7-5, 6-2).

The Blazers were competitive in each of the final two matches of the day, both reaching the third and final set. Planinsek of Alabama was able to come from behind and defeat Postolka (4-6, 7-5, 10-6) to make it 5-1. Noah Malige capped off his successful day by defeating Foster in the third and final set to give the Blazers their second point of the day and close the match (5-7, 7-6 [9-7], 11-9).

1. Filip Planinsek (UA) def. Roman Postolka (UAB) 4-6, 7-5, 10-6
2. Michal Lusovky (UAB) def. Enzo Aguiard (UA) 7-5, 6-3
3. Matias De Leon (UA) def. Vojtech Podzemny (UAB) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
4. Roan Jones (UA) def. Georgios Nouchakis (UAB) 7-5, 6-2
5. German Samofalov (UA) def. Carlos Gimenez Perez (UAB) 6-2, 6-1
6. Noah Malige (UAB) def. Zach Foster (UA) 5-7, 7-6 (9-7), 11-9

Order of finish: Singles (5,2,3,4,1,6)

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