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Alabama Women's Tennis Shines in Final Day of Roberta Alison Fall Classic: Roll Call, November 3, 2024

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Hunter De Siver

Alabama Women's Tennis' Sara Nayar at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic
Alabama Women's Tennis' Sara Nayar at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic / Obtained from Alabama Women's Tennis' X/Twitter

The Alabama women's tennis team finished the Roberta Alison Fall Classic on a strong note with victories in both singles and doubles matches.

The Crimson Tide's dynamic duo of Sara Nayar and Klara Milicevic won each of their doubles matches and also their singles contests. Ansley Cheshire was the only Alabama player to compete on Saturday, as she fell to Mississippi State's Emma Cohen.

“I thought our team competed at a very high level this weekend that is promising and something we will take with us, learn from and keep going as we enter the Spring," Alabama women's tennis head coach Jonatan Berhane said in a press release. "This team is very talented and hard working with a lot of potential and I’m excited to bring that into the new year.”

Today's Crimson Tide Schedule

  • Men's Tennis at Georgia Tech Fall Invite Day 3, Atlanta, Doubles: 8 a.m. CT, Singles: 9 a.m. CT
  • Women's Volleyball at LSU, Baton Rouge, La., 1 p.m. CT, SECN+
  • Women's Soccer vs. Vanderbilt, SEC Tournament Round 1, Pensacola, Fla., 7 p.m. CT, SEC Network

Crimson Tide Results

  • Women's Tennis in Roberta Alison Fall Classic Day 3: Doubles (First Round)—Sara Nayar and Klara Milicevic (UA) def. Battesti and Tothova (AU), 6-1; Doubles (Second Round)—Sara Nayar and Klara Milicevic (UA) def. Rage and Millan (ETSU), 6-1; Singles—Klara Milicevic (UA) def. Gianna Oboniye (MSU), 6-0, 7-6 (5), Sara Nayar (UA) def. Emma Tothova (AU), 6-3, 3-2 (Retired) Emma Cohen (MSU) def. Ansley Cheshire (UA), 6-0, 6-1.
  • Men's Tennis at Georgia Tech Fall Invite Day 2: Doubles—Gabriele Brancatelli/Rohan Sachdev (GT) def. No.18 Andrii Zimnokh/Zach Foster (UA) 8-7 (3); Singles—Damien Nezar (UA) def. Eric Li (Yale) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2; Isac Stromberg (OM) def. No. 62 Andrii Zimnokh (UA) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2; Loan Lestir (OM) def. Zach Foster (UA) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.

Did You Notice?

  • Legendary former Alabama head coach turned ESPN's College GameDay analyst Nick Saban put the Penn State home crowd into a frenzy after the Nittany Lion mascot gave him a present for his 73rd birthday.
  • Saban poked fun at Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin and safety Caleb Downs, who each transferred out of Alabama following his retirement, by picking against the Buckeyes in their College GameDay-hosting matchup at Penn State. That being said, Saban reunited with Downs in between segments.
  • Former Alabama standout and current Charlotte Hornets small forward Brandon Miller went viral for dunking on reigning NBA Finals champion and Boston Celtics five-time All-Star forward Jayson Tatum.

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

November 3, 1945: Harry Gilmer rushed for 216 yards on six carries and completed two of two passes for 50 more in Alabama's 60-19 rout of Kentucky. Gilmer scored on carries of 59 and 95 yards while Gordon Pettus had a 78-yard touchdown and Shorty Robertson a 51-yard score. Alabama had 572 yards rushing yards in the game, which was played in Louisville. – Bryant Museum

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

"I told the players before the game that we haven't been tested with hard. Hard kind of defines you. We didn't play a great game out there. We had a lot of self-inflicted wounds but you can't argue with the fight the players fought with."

- Nick Saban after win over LSU in 2017

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Hunter De Siver
HUNTER DE SIVER

Hunter De Siver is a graduate from the University of Alabama, earning a degree in sports media. During his time in Tuscaloosa, Hunter distributed articles covering Alabama football, basketball, and baseball for WVUA 23 TV and discussed these topics on Tide 100.9 FM. Hunter also generated articles highlighting Crimson Tide products in the NFL and NBA for BamaCentral. Since graduation, he's been contributing a plethora of NFL and NBA stories for FanNation and is a staff writer at MizzouCentral, Cowbell Corner and is back at BamaCentral.

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