April 13, 2012

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - With its No. 33 national ranking and 15-4 record, the Memphis men's tennis team will travel to Birmingham, Ala., this weekend for two-road matches against No. 59 South Alabama and No. 65 UAB.

South Alabama enters the match with a 14-5 record, including a 3-2 record against ranked opponents, and a No. 59 ranking. Cody Hall leads the Jaguars with a 13-5 record, playing mostly on court four. Daniel Leitner is 11-3, with most of his wins coming on court 3. Playing at No. 1 doubles, Alex Bernard and Romain Bocaert are 8-5 on the season. The match between Memphis and South Alabama is scheduled for 10 a.m. (CT) on Saturday morning.

Memphis closes the regular season against conference-foe and 65th-ranked UAB on Sunday at noon (CT). UAB is 13-9 and has lost its last two matches to No. 48 Alabama and No. 56 Middle Tennessee, both common opponents with the U of M. The Tigers split matches with Alabama and Middle Tennessee, losing 4-3 at Alabama and defeating Middle Tennessee, 6-1, at The Racquet Club of Memphis. Chris Helliar and Daniel Moser pace the Blazers with 11 wins apiece.

The Tigers will then prepare for the Conference USA Tournament hosted by UCF in Orlando, Fla., from April 19-22. Seedings and match times will be released early next week.

Quick Notes
• The Tigers have been ranked for 11-consecutive weeks, reaching as high as No. 31 on April 3.
• Memphis has been ranked 55 times in program history, but all of their 11 rankings this season are higher than any other ranking the team has received.
• Memphis has won the doubles point in 15 matches this season and holds a record of 14-1 when winning doubles.
• Freshman Connor Glennon has been ranked in three-straight ITA polls and checks in at No. 114 this week.
• Freshman David O'Leary was ranked in the previous two polls. O'Leary fell out of the rankings despite being undefeated on the season at 18-0.
• Johnny Grimal and Leon Nasemann, playing on the third court in doubles, are in the midst of a nine-game winning-streak. The duo is 15-3 on the season.
• Memphis has already faced eight ranked opponents, amassing a 4-4 record.
• The Tigers' four wins this season against ranked foes are as many as the U of M posted in the previous seven years.