Alabama
Auburn
Alabama Falls 4-0 to No. 19 Auburn
3/8/2026 7:10:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Vit Kalina and Andrii Zimnokh paced the Tide, posting a victory at the No. 1 doubles spot
AUBURN, Ala. – The Alabama men's tennis team (8-8, 2-3 SEC) fell in a 4-0 road match to No. 19 Auburn (13-2, 3-1 SEC) on Sunday.
The Tide was paced by the doubles pairing of Vit Kalina and Andrii Zimnokh, who tallied a win at the No. 1 spot. Additionally, Kalina, Zimnokh and Carlos Gimenez Perez all fought through opening-set tiebreakers in singles action.
From Head Coach George Husack
"Today we played in a facility with a different set of furniture so to speak. Regardless of the layout or furnishings we were still required to demonstrate a willingness to compete. Starting outside and then moving indoors (due to rain) didn't hurt us. Each doubles duo earned several match-point opportunities, but we only converted at one spot. That outcome did impact us.
"Yoshka (Sborowski) and Carlos battled to extend the match but ultimately our collective response was not good enough and Auburn ate it up. We let the situation (furniture) get the best of us and that's just the way it is in every SEC match.
"A very good weekend for us to discover what we are capable of and what's required moving forward. Lessons learned."
Match Notes
- Kalina and Zimnokh cruised to a 6-4 victory over the No. 25 pairing of Billy Blaydes and Freddy Blaydes
- The Tide's remaining two doubles courts would go into a tiebreak against the Tigers
- In singles action, Kalina, Zimnokh and Gimenez Perez forced a first-set tiebreaker
- Both Kalina and Zimnokh were in a second set against their ranked foes on courts one and two, as Gimenez Perez battled into a second set on court four
- All three singles matches for Kalina, Zimnokh and Gimenez Perez would go unfinished
Next
- Alabama continues its road stretch, traveling to Kentucky and Tennessee
- The Tide will face the Wildcats on Friday, March 13, before battling the Vols on Sunday, March 15
Results
Doubles
- Vit Kalina/Andrii Zimnokh (UA) def. #25 Billy Blaydes/Freddy Blaydes (AUB) 6-4
- Nicholas Heng/Joey Phillips (AUB) def. Jacob Olar/Matic Kriznik (UA) 7-6(4)
- Jake Kennedy/Hamza Nasridinov (AUB) def. Rohan Hazratwala/Brendan Loh (UA) 7-6(8)
Singles
- Vit Kalina (UA) vs. #33 Hamza Nasridinov (AUB) 6-7(4), 2-4, unfinished
- Andrii Zimnokh (UA) vs. #61 Billy Blaydes (AUB) 6-7(5), 2-4, unfinished
- Nicholas Heng (AUB) def. #75 Matic Kriznik (UA) 6-3, 6-0
- Freddy Blaydes (AUB) def. Yoshka Sborowsky (UA) 6-1, 7-6(9)
- Carlos Gimenez Perez (UA) vs. Alan Bojarski (AUB) 6-7(2), 1-1, unfinished
- Manel Lazaro (AUB) def. Rohan Hazratwala (UA) 6-0, 6-3
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,3,4)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
6,3,4
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