Alabama
Blue Gray National Tennis Classic
Men's Tennis Closes Blue Gray National Tennis Classic
9/14/2025 9:14:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The doubles pairing of Vit Kalina and Matic Kriznik went undefeated throughout the three-day event
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The doubles duo of Vit Kalina and Matic Kriznik turned in a perfect 3-0 performance to pace the Alabama men's tennis team at the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic.
Kalina and Kriznik recorded paired wins over players from Georgia Tech, Tulane and Auburn in the three-day, season-opening tournament. Additionally, Kriznik captured a pair of singles wins over Tulane and Auburn, while Kalina and Jacob Olar both secured a singles victory in their first collegiate tournament. Olar and Brendan Loh rounded out the event with a doubles win against Georgia Tech.
Additionally, Kriznik would be awarded the tournament's Sportsmanship Award.
From Head Coach George Husack
"This was the first year having the Blue Gray Championships in the fall. It was always the best event of the year, and the staff and community in Montgomery and Lagoon Park did an exemplary job to kick off fall competition.
"Our four guys competed better each day of the tournament. It was college tennis 101 as none of them had competed in the fall season before. The tournament format gave us limitless opportunities to test our willingness to be out of our comfort zone, be put into challenging situations that required problem solving and where we learned new things; and finally, the three-day event demanded our perseverance.
"I am very pleased by the effort they gave each day this weekend and know they will continue to improve throughout the fall, beginning with practice this week."
Next
- Alabama will send players to the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla.
- The event, which runs from Sept. 22-28, will serve as a qualifier for both the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships later in the fall
Blue Draw Results
- Friday
- Vit Kalina / Matic Kriznik (UA) def. Christophe Clement/ Hidde Schoenmakers (GT) 8-2
- Christophe Clement (GT) def. Vit Kalina (UA) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
- Hidde Schoenmakers (GT) def. Matic Kriznik (UA) 6-2, 6-4
- Saturday
- Vit Kalina / Matic Kriznik (UA) def. Hady ElKordy/Andres Delgadillo (TUL) 8-5
- Hady ElKordy (TUL) def. Vit Kalina (UA) 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-3
- Matic Kriznik (UA) def. Andres Delgadillo (TUL) 6-1, 6-3
- Sunday
- Vit Kalina / Matic Kriznik (UA) def. Joey Phillips/Jake Kennedy (AU) 8-4
- Vit Kalina (UA) def. Joey Phillips (AU) 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-2
- Matic Kriznik (UA) def. Jake Kennedy (AU) 4-6, 6-0, 6-0
Gray Dray Results
- Friday
- Alberto Altur/ Izan Orgiles (UNA) def. Brendan Loh/ Jacob Olar (UA) 8-5
- Alberto Altur (UNA) def. Brendan Loh (UA) 7-5, 6-3
- Izan Orgiles (UNA) def. Jacob Olar (UA) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
- Saturday
- Rafael Botran/ Gabriel Porras (Rice) def. Brendan Loh/ Jacob Olar (UA) 8-7 (5)
- Rafael Botran (Rice) def. Brendan Loh (UA) 6-3, 6-2
- Gabriel Porras (Rice) def. Jacob Olar (UA) 7-6(7), 6-4
- Sunday
- Brendan Loh/ Jacob Olar (UA) def. Richard Biagiotti/ Elias Shokry (GT) 8-6
- Richard Biagiotti (GT) def. Brendan Loh (UA) 6-3, 6-4
- Jacob Olar (UA) def. Elias Shokry (GT) 6-4, 6-4
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