Alabama
ITA All-American Championships
Alabama Advances to Qualifying Round of 16 at ITA All-American Championships
9/22/2025 6:48:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Crimson Tide duo recorded a three-set victory to advance over their opponents from Louisville
TULSA, Okla. – The Alabama doubles team of Matic Kriznik and Vit Kalina advanced to the Qualifying Round of 16 at the ITA All-American Championships with a three-set victory on Monday.
After dropping the first set, 6-3, to Hamza El Amine and Walid Ahouda from Louisville, the UA duo took a commanding 6-1 victory in the second set. Momentum would continue as Kriznik and Kalina dropped just four points in the 10-point tiebreaker to advance to the round of 16.
The duo earned a spot in the qualifying draw after a team had to drop out. They will face South Carolina's Sean Daryabeigi and Lucas Andrade da Silva on Tuesday at 3 p.m. CT.
Results
Qualifying Round of 32 Doubles
- Vit Kalina/Matic Kriznik (UA) def. Hamza El Amine/Walid Ahouda (UL) 3-6, 6-1, 10-4
Pre-Qualifying Round of 16 Doubles
- Matthew Rankin/Nicolas Arseneault (UK) def. Vit Kalina/Matic Kriznik (UA) 6-7(4), 6-4, 10-8
Pre-Qualifying Round of 32 Doubles
- Matic Kriznik/Vit Kalina (UA) def. Connor Kruger/Minh Tuan Dinh Viet (Weber State) 6-7(6), 6-2, 10-6
Pre-Qualifying Round of 128 Singles
- Evan Burnett (Texas) def. Vit Kalina (UA) 7-6(2), 6-2
- Julian Alonso Vivanco (TCU) def. Matic Kriznik (UA) 6-3, 7-6(4)
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