{"id":219278,"date":"2026-04-05T04:26:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T04:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/219278\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T04:26:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T04:26:26","slug":"alabama-battles-no-10-texas-am-in-4-1-loss-tops-jacksonville-state-4-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/219278\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama Battles No. 10 Texas A&#038;M in 4-1 Loss, Tops Jacksonville State 4-2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TUSCALOOSA, Ala. \u2013 The Alabama men&#8217;s tennis team (11-14, 3-9 SEC) split its final home regular-season doubleheader Saturday as the Crimson Tide battled No. 10 Texas A&amp;M (17-7, 10-3 SEC) in a 4-1 loss before taking a 4-2 victory over Jacksonville State (16-3).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/carlos-gimenez-perez\/16245\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16245\" target=\"_blank\">Carlos Gimenez Perez<\/a> celebrated Senior Day with a pair of straight-set victories on court six against both the Aggies and Gamecocks. Additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/vit-kalina\/16250\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16250\" target=\"_blank\">Vit Kalina<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/andrii-zimnokh\/16248\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16248\" target=\"_blank\">Andrii Zimnokh<\/a> recorded\u00a0a singles and doubles win against Jacksonville State, while <a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/jacob-olar\/16249\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16249\" target=\"_blank\">Jacob Olar<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/yoshka-sborowsky\/17372\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"17372\" target=\"_blank\">Yoshka Sborowsky<\/a> posted a doubles victory over the Gamecocks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gallery: (4-4-2026) 04-04-26 MTN vs. TAMU <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Quite a day of college tennis where we were required to compete from start to finish. Special day for Carlos in his final home contests. He was ready to go from returning the honorary first serve, from his brother, to closing out both of his matches. Impressive mark left by him today.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Not all our results are going to give us a point in the win column but what we showed today was a win-win for this team and something to build on moving forward. We battled the Aggies and had to back up our performance against a tough Gamecock squad. Both matches challenged us physically, mentally and emotionally. In the end, we&#8217;ve gained so much from this full day. The guys are all in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Match Notes<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tIn his final home matches, <a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/carlos-gimenez-perez\/16245\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16245\" target=\"_blank\">Carlos Gimenez Perez<\/a> captured a pair of singles wins as he posted a 6-3, 6-2 and a 6-2, 6-3 result, respectively, during the day&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/matic-kriznik\/16246\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16246\" target=\"_blank\">Matic Kriznik<\/a> competed at the No. 1 singles spot for the first time this season and was heading into a third set against the No. 19-ranked singles player in the country, Theo Papamalamis from Texas A&amp;M&#13;<br \/>\n\tFour singles matches against the 10th-ranked Aggies saw a third set as Kalina&#8217;s court two performance also remained unfinished&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/andrii-zimnokh\/16248\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16248\" target=\"_blank\">Andrii Zimnokh<\/a> clinched his third match for Alabama this season with an exciting 7-6(3), 7-5 victory over his Jacksonville State opponent\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/vit-kalina\/16250\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16250\" target=\"_blank\">Vit Kalina<\/a> now has 17 singles wins this season as Zimnokh captured his 15th victory&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\tKriznik paces the team with 21 on the year as both of his matches went unfinished\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Next<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tAlabama will conclude the regular season on the road, traveling to Vanderbilt on Friday before heading to Mississippi State on Sunday&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe Tide&#8217;s match against the Commodores is set to begin at 5 p.m. CT, before the team faces off against the Bulldogs at 1 p.m.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>No. 10 Texas A&amp;M Results<\/p>\n<p>Doubles<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t#12 Togan Tokac\/Theo Papamalamis (TAMU) def. #7 <a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/andrii-zimnokh\/16248\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16248\" target=\"_blank\">Andrii Zimnokh<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/vit-kalina\/16250\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16250\" target=\"_blank\">Vit Kalina<\/a> (UA) 6-3&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/rohan-hazratwala\/17365\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"17365\" target=\"_blank\">Rohan Hazratwala<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/matic-kriznik\/16246\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16246\" target=\"_blank\">Matic Kriznik<\/a> (UA) vs. Kholo Montsi\/Alex Frusina (TAMU) 4-4, unfinished&#13;<br \/>\n\tLathan Skrobarcek\/Markus Molder (TAMU) def. <a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/jacob-olar\/16249\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16249\" target=\"_blank\">Jacob Olar<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/brendan-loh\/16247\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16247\" target=\"_blank\">Brendan Loh<\/a> (UA) 6-3&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Singles<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t#73 <a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/matic-kriznik\/16246\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16246\" target=\"_blank\">Matic Kriznik<\/a> (UA) vs. #19 Theo Papamalamis (TAMU) 6-4, 4-6, unfinished&#13;<br \/>\n\t#80 <a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/vit-kalina\/16250\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16250\" target=\"_blank\">Vit Kalina<\/a> (UA) vs. #32 Kholo Montsi (TAMU) 6-3, 5-7, 1-5, unfinished&#13;<br \/>\n\t#94 Alex Frusina (TAMU) def. <a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/andrii-zimnokh\/16248\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16248\" target=\"_blank\">Andrii Zimnokh<\/a> (UA) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4&#13;<br \/>\n\tMarkus Molder (TAMU) def. <a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/rohan-hazratwala\/17365\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"17365\" target=\"_blank\">Rohan Hazratwala<\/a> (UA) 6-0, 6-2&#13;<br \/>\n\tTogan Tokac (TAMU) def. <a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/yoshka-sborowsky\/17372\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"17372\" target=\"_blank\">Yoshka Sborowsky<\/a> (UA) 6-3, 5-7, 6-2&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/carlos-gimenez-perez\/16245\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16245\" target=\"_blank\">Carlos Gimenez Perez<\/a> (UA) def. Lathan Skrobarcek (TAMU) 6-3, 6-2&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,6,3,5)<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville State Results<\/p>\n<p>Doubles<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t#7 <a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/andrii-zimnokh\/16248\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16248\" target=\"_blank\">Andrii Zimnokh<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/matic-kriznik\/16246\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16246\" target=\"_blank\">Matic Kriznik<\/a> (UA) def. Timo De Visser\/David Krasner (JSU) 6-1&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/rohan-hazratwala\/17365\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"17365\" target=\"_blank\">Rohan Hazratwala<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/brendan-loh\/16247\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16247\" target=\"_blank\">Brendan Loh<\/a> (UA) vs. Lucius Soller\/Marko Milosavljevic (JSU) 5-4, unfinished&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/yoshka-sborowsky\/17372\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"17372\" target=\"_blank\">Yoshka Sborowsky<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/jacob-olar\/16249\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16249\" target=\"_blank\">Jacob Olar<\/a> (UA) def. Charlie Penman\/Alin Fatu (JSU) 6-4&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Singles<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t#80 <a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/vit-kalina\/16250\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16250\" target=\"_blank\">Vit Kalina<\/a> (UA) def. Charlie Penman (JSU) 5-7, 6-2, 6-1&#13;<br \/>\n\t#73 <a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/matic-kriznik\/16246\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16246\" target=\"_blank\">Matic Kriznik<\/a> (UA) vs. David Krasner (JSU) 6-2, 0-6, 5-6, unfinished&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/andrii-zimnokh\/16248\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16248\" target=\"_blank\">Andrii Zimnokh<\/a> (UA) def. Aman Dahiya (JSU) 7-6 (7-3), 7-5&#13;<br \/>\n\tMarko Milosavljevic (JSU) def. <a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/rohan-hazratwala\/17365\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"17365\" target=\"_blank\">Rohan Hazratwala<\/a> (UA) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)&#13;<br \/>\n\tTimo De Visser (JSU) def. <a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/yoshka-sborowsky\/17372\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"17372\" target=\"_blank\">Yoshka Sborowsky<\/a> (UA) 1-6, 6-3, 6-1&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rolltide.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/carlos-gimenez-perez\/16245\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16245\" target=\"_blank\">Carlos Gimenez Perez<\/a> (UA) def. Alin Fatu (JSU) 6-2, 6-3&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (6,4,1,5,3)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TUSCALOOSA, Ala. \u2013 The Alabama men&#8217;s tennis team (11-14, 3-9 SEC) split its final home regular-season doubleheader Saturday&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":219279,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-219278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}