No. 18 Alabama Faces No. 7 Kentucky in SEC Opener – University of Alabama Athletics

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ––The No. 18 Alabama men’s tennis team (10-5, 0-0 SEC) will go head-to-head with Kentucky (10-2, 1-0 SEC) for the second time this season when the two programs compete Sunday for the Crimson Tide’s Southeastern Conference opener. First serve between the Tide and the Wildcats is scheduled for noon CT at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex.

At Kentucky

• Date: Sunday, March 3
• Time: 12 p.m. CT
• Location: Lexington, Ky.
• Venue: Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex
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Match Notes

• Alabama and Kentucky will meet for the second time this season after facing off in the ITA Kickoff Weekend
• UA upset then-No. 10 Kentucky, 4-2, in the championship match to earn a spot at the ITA National Indoor Championships
• The victory marked Alabama first appearance at the national indoor tournament since 2010
• The Tide has had a strong showing this spring, entering conference play with a national ranking of 18^th
• Additionally, the season has been highlighted by a pair of wins over a top-10 program in No. 10 Kentucky (1/27 | W, 4-2) and No. 5 Southern California (2/18 | W, 4-1)
• Filip Planinsek continues to rank nationally in both singles and doubles as the No. 30 and No. 35 player, respectively
• Andrii Zimnokh joins Planinsek as a member of the 35^th-ranked doubles pairing while Aguiard ranks 57^th nationally in singles
• Kentucky enters as the seventh-ranked program and is coming off a 6-1 win over Vanderbilt on Friday
• Alabama’s last outing resulted in a win over Auburn in the third-place match at the Blue-Gray National Tennis Classic

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