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Men's Tennis Falls to Alabama on Road, 5-2
March 11, 2016 | Men's Tennis
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The Tennessee Volunteers won the doubles point again Friday but could not swing enough singles matches in a 5-2 loss to Alabama in a match that started outdoors and finished inside.
The Vols (6-7, 0-3 SEC) won the doubles point and got a singles victory from freshman Srdjan Jakovljevic, who improved to 3-0 in singles in SEC play. After play moved indoors because of rain, Jakovljevic was off in straight sets with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Spencer Richey on court 4.
Alabama swung the momentum late in singles play when Tennessee lost three critical tiebreakers in a few minutes' time, two of them resulting in match wins for Alabama. Matthew Rossouw beat freshman Jack Heslin 6-3, 7-6 to tie the match 2-2 on court 6, and the Crimson Tide took a 3-2 lead when Grayson Goldin beat Preston Touliatos 7-5, 7-5 on court 5.
From there, only two matches were still on court in second-set tiebreakers. Timo Stodder lost his second set to force a third on court 2, and then Alabama clinched the match at 4-2 when Becker O'Shaughnessey beat Jack Schipanski 6-2, 7-6 on court 3.
The Vols' road weekend continues Sunday with a match at Mississippi State at 2 p.m. Eastern.
Alabama 5, Tennessee 2
Singles
1. #62 Mazen Osama, UA, def. Luis Valero, UT, 6-2, 6-4
2. #81 Korey Lovett, UA, def. Timo Stodder, UT, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4
3. Becker O'Shaughnessey, UA, def. Jack Schipanski, UT, 6-2, 7-6
4. Srdjan Jakovljevic, UT, def. Spencer Richey, UA, 6-2, 6-4
5. Grayson Goldin, UA, def. Preston Touliatos, UT, 7-5, 7-5
6. Matthew Rossouw, UA, def. Jack Heslin, UT, 6-3, 7-6
Doubles
1. #20 Valero/Schipanski, UT, vs. #42 Lovett/Osama, UA, 5-5 unf.
2. Touliatos/Heslin, UT, def. Golden/O'Shaughnessey, UA, 7-5
3. Jakovljevic/Stodder, UT, def. Richey/Rossouw, UA, 6-3
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (1,4,6,5,3,2).
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