UAB Men’s Tennis Wraps Up Play at Samford Invitational

Friday, September 15

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Samford Invitational I

UAB Men’s Tennis Wraps Up Play at Samford Invitational

9/17/2023 10:08:00 PM | Men's Tennis

BIRMINGHAM – UAB men's tennis opened the fall slate this weekend at the Samford Invitational. The tournament marked the first competition under new head coach Ezequiel Gils.

FRIDAY
The Blazers opened the weekend by facing Samford in doubles competition on Friday afternoon before taking on Chattanooga in singles.

Doubles Results vs. Samford

Giddens/Mohandoss (SAM) def. Valek/Malige 6-2
Nouchakis/Bradbary (UAB) def. Bogdanovich/Arredondo (SAM) 7-5
Nicholls/Williams (SAM) def. Podzemny/Holcomb (UAB) 6-4
Dellien/Valdez (UAB) def. Schwartzman/Piegza (SAM) 7-6 (4)

Singles Results vs. Chattanooga

Gabriel Castillo Sanchez (UTC) def. Ondrej Valek (UAB) 6-2, 7-6 (5)
Noah Malige (UAB) def. Jakub Jupa (UTC) 6-4, 6-1
Georgios Nouchakis (UAB) def. Ryan Mudre (UTC) 7-6 (5), 6-3
Vojtech Podzemny (UAB) def. Peyton Gatti (UTC) 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
Cortland Grove (UTC) def. Parker Bradbary (UAB) 6-1, 6-4
Juan Pablo Valdez (UAB) def. Jaxon Lamb (UTC) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
Kristof Kincses (UTC) def. Kaustubh Holcomb (UAB) 6-4, 6-2
Ethan Carr (UTC) def. Iker Dellien (UAB) 6-1, 6-4

SATURDAY
UAB took on Chattanooga in doubles and Mercer in singles on the second day of competition in Homewood.

Doubles Results vs. Chattanooga

Gatti/Jupa (UTC) def. Valek/Malige (UAB) 6-1
Sanchez/Grove (UTC) def. Valdez/Nouchakis (6-0)
Lamb/Valentine (UTC) def. Holcomb/Bradbary (7-6)
Mudre/Kincses (UTC) def. Dellien/Podzemny (UAB) 6-0

Singles Results vs. Mercer

Nemo Stefanovic (MER) def. Ondrej Valek (UAB) 7-6, 6-2
Noah Malige (UAB) def. Marleau Fouilhoux (MER) 7-5, 6-2
Sam MacLeod (MER) def. Georgios Nouchakis (UAB) 6-3, 6-1
Vojtech Podzemny (UAB) def. Victor Putter (MER) 6-1, 7-6
Juan Pablo Valdez (UAB) def. Samuel Barrow (MER) 6-4, 6-2
Andrew Branicki (MER) def. Parker Bradbary (UAB) 6-0, 2-6, 6-0
Iker Dellien (UAB) def. Howell Burns (MER) 6-1, 6-2

SUNDAY
The Blazers closed the weekend by facing Mercer in doubles play and then wrapped up the weekend against Samford in singles. The Blazers' fourth doubles pairing played a pairing from Samford.

Doubles Results vs. Mercer

Valek/Malige (UAB) def. Stefanovic/Fouilhoux (MER)
Bradbary/Nouchakis (UAB) def. MacLeod/Branicky (MER) 7-5
Barrow/Putter (MER) def. Valdez/Holcomb (UAB) 6-4
Pickard/Gooch (SAM) def. Dellien/Podzemny (UAB) 7-5

Singles Results vs. Samford

Maxwell Giddens (SAM) def. Noah Milage (UAB), 6-3, 6-3
Ondrej Valek (UAB) def. Darcy Nicholls (SAM), 7-6, 4-6, 7-6
Maksim Bogdanovich (SAM) def. Vojtech Podzemmy (UAB), 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
Georgios Nouchakis (UAB) def. Santiago Arredondo (SAM), 7-6, 1-6, 6-2
Juan Pablo Valdez (UAB) def. Martin Schwartzman (SAM), 6-3, 7-5
J.B. Pickard (SAM) def. Iker Dellien (UAB), 7-5, 6-2
Harrison Williams (SAM) def. Parker Bradbary (UAB), 6-3, retired
Ben Kiblinger (SAM) def. Kautstubh Holcomb (UAB), 1-6, 7-6, 6-1

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