TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men’s tennis team (9-10, 3-5 SEC) dropped a 4-2 matchup to No. 20 Florida (10-9, 3-5 SEC) on Friday.

The Tide was paced by Matic Kriznik, who posted a straight-set victory in singles action. Vit Kalina also secured a win for UA off a second set retirement.

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“Great effort by the team today. Super response in singles after a narrow doubles point. Shook it off (the doubles point) and came out blazing to start singles.

“Really proud of Vit after a rough finish in Knoxville (Tenn.) last week. He was determined to improve a couple things in practice this week and that extra work paid off in both doubles and singles today. Brendan (Loh) has also been working his tail off in practice and wanting a shot in singles. He seized the opportunity today and gave a fantastic effort. And Matic, who lost focus against the Vols on Sunday, had impressive resolve today.

“Overall, we were right there and will be chomping at the bit this Sunday in Norman (Okla.).”

Match Notes


After dominating the opening round 6-1, Kriznik battled through a second-set tiebreaker (7-4) to claim a point for UA
Prior to Kriznik’s court three win, Kalina secured a point at the top of the lineup off a second-set retirement after leading 6-3, 1-0 in the match
Kalina and Andrii Zimnokh tallied their fourth consecutive win as doubles pairing moving to a 4-1 record at the No. 1 spot


Next


Alabama will travel to No. 17 Oklahoma on Sunday to face the Sooners
The match is set to begin at noon CT

Results

Doubles


#33 Andrii Zimnokh/Vit Kalina (UA) def. #22 Henry Jefferson/Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) 6-3
Pablo Perez Ramos/Adhithya Ganesan (UF) def. Matic Kriznik/Jacob Olar (UA) 7-5
Andreas Timini/Kevin Edengren (UF) def. Rohan Hazratwala/Brendan Loh (UA) 6-1

Singles


#79 Vit Kalina (UA) def. #72 Adhithya Ganesan (UF) 6-3, 1-0, retired
Lorenzo Claverie (UF) def. #109 Andrii Zimnokh (UA) 6-4, 6-3
#94 Matic Kriznik (UA) def. #59 Henry Jefferson (UF) 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)
#45 Pablo Perez Ramos (UF) def. Yoshka Sborowsky (UA) 6-4, 6-1
#91 Jeremy Jin (UF) def. Rohan Hazratwala (UA) 6-4, 6-4
Brendan Loh (UA) vs. Kevin Edengren (UF) 6-3, 4-5, unfinished

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