The Alabama men’s tennis team fell 4-1 to 14th-ranked Vanderbilt Sunday at the Currey Tennis Center in Nashville. The loss moves the Crimson Tide to 12-9 on the season and 3-6 against Southeastern Conference opponents, while the Commodores advance to 14-7 overall and 5-4 in the league.
Alabama had a dominant performance in doubles, earning wins on courts two and three to take a 1-0 lead. The Tide’s Becker O’Shaughnessey and Daniil Proskura were first to finish, posting an 8-2 victory on court two over Vanderbilt’s Gonzales Austin and Anton Kovrigin. Alabama’s Stuart Kenyon and Philippe Tsangarides followed up on court three with an 8-4 win over the Commodores’ Rhys Johnson and Kris Lee to award the Tide the point.
Vanderbilt would come back in singles, winning four consecutive matches to take the overall victory. The Commodores clinched the win on court one as 17th-ranked Ryan Lipman won in three sets over No. 49 Jarryd Botha, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. The remaining two matches were suspended once the fourth point was clinched.
Alabama will take on Texas A&M in the Tide’s final home match of the regular season on Sunday at 1 p.m.