Tuscaloosa Ala. – The Alabama men’s tennis team (10-8, 2-7 SEC) fell 4-3 to No. 19 Tennessee (14-5, 5-3 SEC) on Thursday night inside the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility. 

Alabama captured three singles victories in the matchup against the Volunteers with wins from Filip Planinsek, Andrii Zimnokh and Damien Nezar.

Gallery: (3-20-2025) 03-20-25 MTN vs Tennessee

Match Notes

• Tennessee captured a 1-0 lead after securing the doubles point with wins on court one and three, respectfully
• Andrii Zimnokh claimed the Crimson Tide’s first point with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Jose Garcia on court three
• No. 18 Filip Planinsek captured his 13th singles win this season after downing No. 24 Shunsuke Mitsui on court one, 7-5, 6-3 
• Damien Nezar would close the match with a three-set, come-from-behind victory, 5-7, 7-6(6), 10-7, on court five that included a second-set tiebreaker
• The Volunteers won singles courts two, six and four to secure the team victory

Next

• Alabama will continue its four-match homestand with Kentucky on Saturday, March 22
• First serve is set to begin at 1 p.m. CT at the Alabama Tennis Stadium

Results

Doubles

1. #13 Alex Kotzen/Alejandro Moreno (TENN) def. #83 Damien Nezar/Andrii Zimnokh (UA) 6-2
2. #32 Filip Planinsek/Matic Kriznik (UA) vs. Shunsuke Mitsui/Alan Jesudason (TENN) 5-6, unfinished
3. Jose Garcia/James Newton (TENN) def. Roan Jones/Zach Foster (UA) 6-4

Order of Finish 1,3

Singles

1. #18 Filip Planinsek (UA) def. #24 Shunsuke Mitsui (TENN) 7-5, 6-3
2. #35 Alex Kotzen (TENN) def. #83 Roan Jones (UA) 6-4, 6-3
3. Andrii Zimnokh (UA) def. Jose Garcia (TENN) 6-2, 6-1
4. Alejandro Moreno (TENN) def. Matic Kriznik (UA) 6-3, 7-5
5. Damien Nezar (UA) def. Alan Jesudason (TENN) 5-7, 7-6(8-6), 10-7
6. Ian Cruz (TENN) def. Carlos Gimenez Perez (UA) 6-3, 6-4

Order of Finish 3,2,1,6,4,5