Men's Tennis Loses to Alabama, 5-2

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. The Oklahoma men's tennis team falls to 3-3 on the season after dropping a 5-2 decision to Alabama on Friday at the Hank Crisp Indoor Facility in Tuscaloosa.

The No. 47 Sooners won the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and 2 spots. Junior Marek Velicka and senior Alexei Ivanov, ranked No. 20 in the country, defeated Javier Bes and Joseph Jung, 8-3. Sophomore Federico Chavarria and senior Tommy Garrison also recorded an 8-3 victory over Sammy Struyf and Mathieu Thibaudeau.

In singles, Alabama took wins in five of the six matches. Velicka fell to No. 100 Jung in a close match, 2-6, 7-6, 6-4. Ivanov also suffered a tough loss to Thibaudeau, 7-6, 2-6, 6-2. In the last match of the night, freshman Cale Planck dealt Dan Buikema a 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 loss at No. 6 singles to put the score at 5-2.

The Sooners will face No. 26 Auburn on the road on Sunday in a match set for 10 a.m.

Singles
1. #100 Joseph Jung (UA) def. #22 Marek Velicka (OU), 2-6, 7-6, 6-4
2. Mathieu Thibaudeau (UA) def. Alexei Ivanov (OU), 7-6, 2-6, 6-2
3. #87 Javier Bes (UA) def. Tommy Garrison (OU), 6-4, 6-1
4. Billy Mertz (UA) def. Sergey Avdeyev (OU), 6-3, 6-2
5. Andrew Felsenthal (UA) def. Lee Gregg (OU), 6-4, 6-0
6. Cale Planck (OU) def. Dan Buikema (UA), 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
Order of finish: 4, 3, 2, 1, 5, 6

Doubles
1. #20 Ivanov/Velicka (OU) def. Bes/Jung (UA), 8-3
2. Federico Chavarria/Garrison (OU) def. Sammy Struyf/Thibaudeau (UA), 8-3
3. Buikema/Felsenthal (UA) def. Matt Long/Planck (OU), 8-4
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3

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