The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Alex Jung Named C-USA Athlete of the Week
3/26/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 26, 2002
BIRMINGHAM - UAB's Alex Jung is the Conference USA Men's Tennis Player of the Week for the period ending March 24. Playing in the No. 2 and No. 4 singles spot, Jung won both of his matches. In the No. 2 spot, Jung took a 6-3, 6-0 straight set win over Jacksonvillle State's Arthro Neito to lead the No. 46 Blazers to a 7-0 victory over the in-state rival. In UAB's March 24 match against No. 37 Vanderbilt, Jung garnered the only point for the Blazers, winning in straight sets again. The Waldaschaff, Germany native downed VU's Scott Brown 6-3, 6-4 in UAB's 6-1 loss to the Commodores.
In doubles, the senior, teamed up with freshman Tobi Klein to form the No. 35 tandem team in the country. Jung and Klein have won their last three matches and have combined for a 9-3 dual match record so far this season. The duo defeated Lewis Smith and Bobby Reynolds of Vanderbilt at the No. 1 doubles spot. On March 19 against Jacksonville State, Jung teamed up with Jean-Pierre De Lange to knock off Rafeal Rodriguez and Nick Utley 8-3 at No. 2 doubles.
