Alabama Mens Tennis Records Ten Wins on Day Three of ITA Southern Regional Championships

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. The Alabama men’s tennis team ended day three with four singles players advancing to the Round of 16 in addition to two doubles teams earning a win during Saturday’s competition at the ITA Southern Regional Championships at the Alabama Tennis Stadium.

Main Draw

Singles Round 64

• Roan Jones took is Alabama State’s Jeanne-Grandinot
• Jones fell in the first set 6-4, but fought back to go 6-2, 6-4 in the final two sets to advance to the next round
• German Samofalov took on UAB’s Michal Lusovsky in a hard-fought battle where Samofalov came out on top 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
• Matias Ponce De Leon earned his first Collegiate win in singles play over Tulane’s Luka Petrovic as the UA newcomer won in straight sets 6-3, 6-3
• Enzo Aguiard and Filip Planinsek both had a bye in the opening round

Singles Round 32

• Roan Jones kept his now eight-game winning streak in singles matches alive after beating Mississippi State’s Ewen Lumsden in straight sets 6-3, 7-5
• Enzo Aguiard opened the tournament against Mississippi State’s Benito Sanchez Martinez
• Aguiard won in mirroring 6-3, 6-3 sets
• Filip Planinsek started off his singles run victorious with a win over New Orleans’ Karim Al-Amin
• Planinsek fell in the first set 7-6(5) before coming back strong and winning 7-5, 6-0
• Matias Ponce De Leon won in mirroring 6-3,6-3 sets
• German Samofalov took the first set 6-3 versus Sebastien Collard of South Alabama before falling 6-1, 6-1

Doubles

• German Samofalov and Filip Planinsek recorded a win in their tournament debut as they defeated Patrick Lazo and Seth Richey of Mississippi State, 8-6
• Enzo Aguiard and Matias Ponce De Leon captured another win on Saturday in doubles
• The duo played against Jacksonville State’s Beneyto Sanchez and Agustin Cuellar, taking an 8-6 Victory to advance in the tournament
• João Ferreira and Roan Jones defeated Taras Ignatiuk and Olimjon Nabiev of Southern Miss, 8-6, in a back-and-forth battle

How to Follow

• Live results will be provided at RollTide.com
• Updates throughout the tournament will be provided on the team’s official Twitter account, @AlabamaMTN

Up Next Singles

• The Tide will play in the main draw for the tournament, starting at 2 pm CT on Sunday

Next In Doubles

• Doubles main draw will begin play at 9 am CT Sunday
• German Samofalov and Filip Planinsekcontinue tournament play against Ronnie Hohmann and George Stoupe of LSU
• João Ferreira and Roan Jones are set to take on Auburn’s Jan Galka and Alejandro Moreno in the round of 16 of the main draw
• Enzo Aguiard and Matias Ponce De Leon are going up against Nemanja Malesevic and Carles Hernandez from Mississippi State

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