The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Men's Tennis Knocked Off 4-3 by South Alabama
4/7/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 7, 2002
BIRMINGHAM - The UAB men's tennis team put up a fight and kept it close all match, but fell 4-3 to 39th-ranked South Alabama Sunday at the Brook Highland Racquet Club.
The Blazers got the momentum up early, taking two of three matches in doubles play. At No. 1 doubles, UAB's 41st ranked tandem of Alex Jung and Tobi Klein defeated 32nd ranked Vincent Baudat and Kosta Zinchanka, 8-4. In the No. 2 spot, the Blazer duo of George Dubrava and Andre van der Merwe knocked off USA's Heinrich Heyl and Clinton Jacobs, 8-6.
In singles, the Blazers took wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 slots. Van der Merwe notched a win at the top spot defeating Baudet, 6-4, 6-2, while Jung won 6-3, 7-6 at the No. 3 position over Heyl.
The Blazers are right back at it tomorrow as they host Louisiana-Lafayette at Lakeshore Foundation Tennis Facility in a 2 p.m. match.
Results
USA 4, UAB 3
Doubles
1. #41 Jung/Klein (UAB) def. #32 Baudet/Zinchanka, 8-4
2. Dubrava/van der Merwe (UAB) def. Heyl/Jacobs, 8-6
3. Gillet/Stupavsky (USA) def. Zaman/De Lange, 8-6
Singles
1. Andre van der Merwe (UAB) def. Vincent Baudet, 6-4, 6-2
2. #37 Kosta Zinchanka (USA) def. Tobi Klein, 6-3, 6-7, 7-5
3. Alex Jung (UAB) def. Heinrich Heyl, 6-3, 7-6
4. Jullien Gillet (USA) def. Ivan Andreev, 6-4, 6-4
5. Clinton Jacobs (USA) def. George Dubrava, 7-5, 6-2
6. Evan Fowler (USA) def. Sanzaruz Zaman, 6-0, 6-2
