TUSCALOOSA, Ala.– Alabama Men’s Tennis German Samofalov AND Roan Jones recorded doubles victories while also winning their respective singles matches Saturday at the SEC/Big 12 Challenge at Alabama Tennis Stadium.
João Ferreira also competed Saturday in the consolation bracket at the Country Club of Birmingham Invitational in Birmingham, Ala.
How to follow
- Live results will be available on RollTide.com
- Updates throughout the tournament will be provided on the team’s official Twitter account, @AlabamaMTN
SEC / Big 12 dual challenger
SEC/Big 12 Singles Challenge
- German Samofalov was victorious over OSU’s Leighton Allen 6-0, 7-5
- Roan Jones beat OSU’s Carl Roothman 6-2, 6-3
- Matias Ponce De Leon fell 6-3, 6-3 in his match against Cowboy’s Chase Ferguson
- Filip Planinsek fell to his OSU opponent, Isaac Becroft, falling 6-1 in the first set
- The UA sophomore battled back to tie the game at 6-6 in the second set, before falling in the tiebreak 7-4
- The Tide will resume play on Sunday at 10 a.m. CT
CCB invitation
- João Ferreira continued play on Saturday in the third round of the tournament
- The UA sophomore fell short of Washington’s Cesar Bouchelaghem 6-3, 6-2
- Ferreira will play in the consolation round against Belmont’s Alfred Wallin on Sunday
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