Alabama Men’s Tennis Battles No. 3 Texas in 4-0 Loss

Last Updated: March 16, 2025By


AUSTIN, Texas – The Alabama men’s tennis team (10-7, 2-6 SEC) dropped a 4-0 decision to No. 3 Texas (15-3, 6-0 SEC) on Sunday.

Match Notes

  • Texas captured a fast start, jumping out to a 1-0 lead with doubles wins on courts one and two, respectively
  • The Longhorns would secure the team win with singles victories on courts one, six and three
  • Roan Jones battled the 13th-ranked singles player in the country, Sebastian Gorzny, into a third set (6-4, 3-6, 1-0)
  • Andrii Zimnokh (3-6, 4-2) and Damien Nezar (4-6, 5-4) were both leading in their second sets on courts four and five, respectively, when the match was decided

Next 

  • Alabama returns home to host four Southeastern Conference opponents, beginning with Tennessee (March 20) and Kentucky (March 22)
  • The match against the Volunteers is set to begin at 6 p.m. CT on Thursday, while the Tide’s contest against the Wildcats starts at 1 p.m. Saturday

Results 

Doubles

  1. #10 Timo Legout/Lucas Brown (TEX) def. #42 Matic Kriznik/Filip Planinsek (UA) 6-1
  2. Sebastian Gorzny/Jonah Braswell (TEX) def. Damien Nezar/Andrii Zimnokh (UA) 6-1
  3. Enzo Aguiard/Zach Foster (UA) vs. Pierre-Yves Bailly/Sebastian Eriksson (TEX) 1-5, unfinished

Order of Finish: 1,2

Singles

  1. #7 Timo Legout (TEX) def. #17 Filip Planinsek (UA) 6-1, 6-4
  2. #75 Roan Jones (UA) vs. #13 Sebastian Gorzny (TEX) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0, unfinished
  3. #64 Pierre-Yves Bailly (TEX) def. Enzo Aguiard (UA) 6-3, 6-2
  4. Andrii Zimnokh (UA) vs. #39 Jonah Braswell (TEX) 3-6, 4-2, unfinished
  5. Damien Nezar (UA) vs. Sebastian Eriksson (TEX) 4-6, 5-4, unfinished
  6. Lucas Brown (TEX) def. Zach Foster (UA) 6-2, 6-2

Order of Finish 1,6,3


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