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Alabama Men’s Tennis Finishes Home Slate with No. 21 Georgia and No. 24 Tennessee This Weekend
4/5/2018 10:34:00 AM | Men's Tennis
The Crimson Tide takes on the Bulldogs on Friday at 6 p.m. CT and the Volunteers on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men's tennis team finishes out its regular season home slate by hosting No. 21 Georgia on Friday at 6 p.m. CT and No. 24 Tennessee on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT at the Alabama Tennis Stadium.
Georgia holds the 56-8 advantage in the all-time series against Alabama, with the Crimson Tide last defeating the Bulldogs in 2003. The Volunteers lead the all-time series 42-12 against the Tide with Alabama's last win against UT came in 2016.
Junior Mazen Osama moved up to No. 50 in the latest computerized Oracle/ITA Collegiate Tennis Men's Division I Singles Rankings. Osama jumped 45 spots to achieve his highest ranking on the season after defeating his fourth nationally-ranked opponent this past Sunday against Arkansas' No. 65 Jose Salazar, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 1-0 (10-5). The Cairo, Egypt native, has won three of his last four singles matches including picking up another nationally-ranked win against No. 37 Patrick Kypson of Texas A&M on March 25. Osama is 10-5 so far in 2018, while holding down the No. 1 spot for the Crimson Tide.
After a brief hiatus from the doubles rankings, Osama and partner sophomore Edson Ortiz are ranked as the No. 68 pairing in the country. The tandem is also 3-1 in their last four matches and have a team-best 14-4 record.
Georgia has multiple players that are nationally-ranked, including No. 19 Walker Montgomery, No. 27 Jan Zielinski, and No. 88 Nathan Ponwith. The Vols have two singles players nationally-ranked in No. 20 Timo Stodder and No. 93 Adam Walton, while having one doubles pair with No. 25 Luis Valero and Preston Touliatos.
MATCH INFORMATION
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Date: Friday, April 6 & Sunday, April 8
Time: 6 p.m. CT & 1 p.m. CT
Teams: Alabama (15-8, 1-7 SEC) vs. No. 21 Georgia (10-8, 3-6 SEC)
Alabama (15-8, 1-7 SEC) vs. No. 24 Tennessee (17-6, 6-3 SEC)
Location: Alabama Tennis Stadium (2,000)
Promotions: Friday – Honorary Captain Caleb Holcomb (Team IMPACT), Free Taco Mama, Player Spotlight with Edson Ortiz
Sunday – CRC Cookout & Kid's Day
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