UAB Men’s Tennis Wins Thriller Over Wichita State

Saturday, March 23

Houston, Texas

11 a.m.

UAB

Wichita State

UAB Men’s Tennis Wins Thriller Over Wichita State

3/23/2024 10:51:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

HOUSTON, Texas – UAB men's tennis picked up a 4-3 win over Wichita State on Saturday afternoon in Houston. Noah Malige clinched the match for the Blazers in a three-set thriller.

UAB took the double point with a pair of key tiebreaker wins on Court No. 1 and No. 2.

DOUBLES

Richey King/Misha Kvantaliani (WSU) def. Parker Bradbary/Georgios Nouchakis (UAB) 7-6 (1)
Noah Malige/Ondrej Valek (UAB) def. Vanja Hodzic/Marcelo Sepulveda (WSU) 7-6 (6)
Carlos Gimenez Perez/Juan Pablo Valdez (UAB) def. Luke Bracks/Alejandro Jerome (WSU) 6-3

The Blazers clinched the match with wins on Courts 4-6. Noah Malige secured the win for UAB on Court No. 5 with a three-set victory.

SINGLES

Misha Kvantaliani (WSU) def. Carlos Gimenez Perez (UAB) 6-4, 7-5
Alejandro Jerome (WSU) def. Vojtech Podzemny (UAB) 6-3, 6-1
Marcelo Sepulveda (WSU) def. Georgios Nouchakis (UAB) 7-5, 6-2
Ondrej Valek (UAB) def. Vanja Hodzic (WSU) 7-6 (2), 6-3
Noah Malige (UAB) def. Luke Bracks (WSU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
Juan Pablo Valdez (UAB) def. Richey King (WSU) 6-1, 2-6, 6-3

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The Blazers will face Rice on Sunday at 11 a.m. CT in Houston.

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