MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Alabama men's tennis team fell short to Minnesota, 4-3, inside the Baseline Tennis Center Sunday afternoon.

After earning three straight singles points to give the Tide a 3-1 advantage, the Gophers (4-1) responded to tie it, 3-3. After a hard-fought three set battle that came down to senior Alexey Nesterov , Alabama dropped the final point. Today's match concludes the Crimson Tide's (6-2) two-game swing in Minnesota.

Senior Zhe Zhou continues his team-leading unbeaten streak with a 7-0 record in dual match singles play. In addition, Junior Jeremy Gschwendtner extended his streak to 6-0 with his win today.

From Coach Husack

"In Minnesota, they compete in the sport of curling which is a game of inches. Today our match was similar. A very slim margin determining the outcome. The guys responded very well after we had to shuffle the lineup a bit and they gave it their all. Sam Fischer provided a spark in doubles and freshman Avi Shugar pushed his opponent to the limit. Proud of them and the team for their response today. We weren't able to control every outcome today, but we can control how we move forward and prepare for the next match. We are improving with each match and will keep challenging our guys in practice to prepare us for more opportunities ahead."

Doubles

No. 40 Nesterov and junior Riccardo Roberto fell, 6-1, while junior Sam Fischer and senior Zhe Zhou came out on top with a 7-6 (3) win. Senior Edson Ortiz and freshman Marcelo Sepulveda Garza battled back and forth, extending the tiebreaker into extra points, but came up short, 6-7 (7).

Singles

The Crimson Tide won three of the six singles matches. No. 96 Roberto walked away with a 6-4, 6-4 victory, while Gschwendtner topped his opponent, 7-5, 6-4. Zhou earned the Tide's third and final win, 7-6 (3), 6-1.

Up Next

Alabama will return home to host Tulsa on Friday, Feb. 7 at 6 p.m. CT in the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Indoor Tennis Facility. Fans can follow along with a live stream and live stats provided on RollTide.com.

Alabama Results

Doubles

Troost/Lobak def. No. 40 Nesterov/Roberto, 6-1 Ogilvy/Allen def. Ortiz/Sepulveda Garza, 7-6 (7) Fischer/Zhou def. Zarkovic/Milicevic, 7-6 (3)

Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles

Order of Finish: 3, 5, 2, 6, 1, 4

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