STARKVILLE, Miss. – The Alabama men’s tennis team (2-2) fell in a 4-2 consolation match to Santa Clara (3-1) on Saturday, concluding its time at the ITA Kickoff Weekend.

Despite the loss, Matic Kriznik and Vit Kalina went undefeated during the day’s events as the duo captured both a singles and doubles victory.

Match Notes

• The No. 66-ranked team of Vit Kalina and Matic Kriznik captured the first win of the day, claiming a near perfect score of 6-1 against their foes on court two
• Kriznik followed with the first singles win of the day, dominating his matchup on court two against Luca Lemaitre 6-1, 6-0
• Santa Clara would win on court six but Vit Kalina’s 6-2, 6-4 victory at the No. 3 spot evened the overall match score at 2-2
• The Broncos claimed wins on courts four and five to clinch the match

Next

• Alabama returns home to host Northwestern on Jan. 30
• The match between the Tide and Wildcats is set to begin at 6 p.m. CT

Results

Doubles

1. John Kim/Luca Bluett (SC) def. #12 Jacob Olar/Andrii Zimnokh (UA) 6-2
2. #66 Vit Kalina/Matic Kriznik (UA) def. Tiago Boschmans/Luca Lemaitre (SC) 6-1
3. Valentin Faure/Ferran Redza (SC) def. Rohan Hazratwala/Gray Voelzke (UA) 6-2

Singles

1. Andrii Zimnokh (UA) vs. Watanabe Eriksson (SC) 6-2, 4-5, unfinished
2. #27 Matic Kriznik (UA) def. Luca Lemaitre (SC) 6-1, 6-0
3. Vit Kalina (UA) def. John Kim (SC) 6-2, 6-4
4. Lukas Maskow (SC) def. Carlos Gimenez Perez (UA) 7-5, 6-0
5. Valentin Faure (SC) def. Rohan Hazratwala (UA) 6-3, 7-5
6. Luca Bluett (SC) def. Brendan Loh (UA) 6-3, 6-1

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