STARKVILLE, Miss. – The Alabama men's tennis team closed the Bulldog Challenge with six wins Sunday in Starkville, Miss. Overall, the Crimson Tide tallied 16 victories over the three-day tourney that also featured players from host school Mississippi State as well as LSU, Ole Miss and Tennessee.
The Alabama tandem of Patrick Kaukovalta and Riccardo Roberto went a perfect 3-0 in doubles over the weekend. Overall, Kaukovalta and Roberto went 5-1 each on the weekend between singles and doubles. Vincent Rettke and Marcelo Sepulveda Garza also came away with a doubles win on Sunday, while Roberto, Rettke, Jeremy Gschwendtner and Alexey Nesterov all notched singles wins on the day.
HEAD COACH GEORGE HUSACK SAID
"We had three weeks after the tournament in Auburn to prepare for this event. There was noticeable improvement both in practice and ultimately over the course of this weekend. Our serving stood out in doubles play and the guys looked to dictate with more intent in singles. We now have two weeks to push the needle further leading up to the Alabama Four-in-the-Fall in November."
DOUBLES
SINGLES
- Riccardo Roberto (UA) def. Gregor Ramskogler (MSU) 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
- Vincent Rettke (UA) def. Brady Draheim (Ole Miss) 6-4, 6-3
- Jeremy Gschwendtner (UA) def. Cotter Wilson (Ole Miss) 6-4, 7-5
- Alexey Nesterov (UA) def. Stedman Strickland (MSU) 6-4, 6-2
- Florian Broska (MSU) def. Patrick Kaukovalta (UA) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
- Alberto Colas (MSU) def. Zhe Zhou (UA) 4-6, 6-4 6-4
- Nicolas Ocana (MSU) def. Marcelo Sepulveda Garza (UA) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
UP NEXT
- The Crimson Tide closes its fall season at home Nov. 6-8 with the Alabama Four-in-the-Fall with Kentucky, LSU and Vanderbilt sending players to Tuscaloosa for the men's lone home tourney of the semester.
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