MATCH INFORMATION vs. Alabama
Who: Clemson (7-0) vs. (4-2) Alabama
When: Sunday, Feb. 5 at 1 p.m. CT (2 p.m. ET)
Where: Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Fac.)
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CLEMSON, S.C. – The Clemson men’s tennis team aims to stay unbeaten when traveling to Tuscaloosa to face the Alabama Crimson Tide on Sunday. Alabama is currently 4-2 and went 1-1 during the ITA Kick-Off Weekend with a 4-3 win over Purdue.
So far this season the Tigers are 29-7 in singles matches, and 14-4 in doubles matches. Senior Brent Lett is currently 4-0 in singles play and dating back to the fall season he is on a seven-match winning streak. After an early slip-up in doubles play this season, seniors Christian Harris and Daffra Sanon have bounced back and have won four straight at No. 3.
Periodic updates will also be available on Twitter, @ClemsonMTennis.
Scouting Alabama
- Alabama started the season 2-0 with wins over ETSU and Samford before falling to Michigan and Washington.
- Mazen Osama is ranked No. 63, and Thibault Cancel is ranked No. 78 in the ITA Singles Rankings.
- Osama and Spencer Richey are ranked No. 32 in the ITA Doubles Rankings.
- Friday night the Tide won a thriller against Texas Tech, 4-3.
- The Tide are coached by George Husack who took over the helm in 2012.
- The Tigers 6-12 all-time against the Crimson Tide and most recently beat them in 2014 in the Blue-Gray Classic, 4-1.