KNOXVILLE, TENN. – The Alabama men’s tennis team fell in a tough 4-3 road battle against Tennessee on Sunday.

Despite Alabama claiming the doubles point, Tennessee would rattle off four singles wins to clinch the match. Andrii Zimnokh and Matic Kriznik also tallied points for the Tide, claiming singles wins on courts two and three, respectively.

Match Notes

• After losing the first singles match, Alabama battled back with wins on courts one and two
• Vit Kalina and Andrii Zimnokh secured their third consecutive win as a doubles duo
• Zimnokh and Matic Kriznik both recorded wins in singles to pace the Tide
• Kriznik would battle back from a second-set loss to take a 10-8 victory in the third set of his court three match

Next

• Alabama returns home to host Florida on Friday, March 20
• The match is set to begin at 1 p.m. CT

Results

Doubles

1. Vit Kalina / Andrii Zimnokh (UA) def. Shion Itsusaki / Ethan Muza (UT) 6-4
2. Matic Kriznik / Jacob Olar (UA) def. Piotr Siekanowicz / Jose Garcia (UT) 7-5
3. Woodson McMillin / Boruch Skierkier (UT) def. Rohan Hazratwala / Brendan Loh (UA) 6-2

Singles

1. #78 Jose Garcia (UT) def. Vit Kalina (UA) 6-1, 6-3
2. Andrii Zimnokh (UA) def. #88 Alejandro Moreno (UT) 6-3, 6-4
3. #75 Matic Kriznik (UA) def. Jan Kobierski (UT) 6-2, 4-6, 10-8
4. Boruch Skierkier (UT) def. Yoshka Sborowsky (UA) 6-4, 6-1
5. Shion Itsusaki (UT) def. Carlos Gimenez Perez (UA) 6-2, 6-2
6. Piotr Siekanowicz (UT) def. Rohan Hazratwala (UA) 6-4, 6-3

Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,1,4,2,6,3)