HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Alabama A&M (0-1, 0-0 SWAC) men's tennis team fell 7-0 to in state opponent the University of Alabama-Birmingham (1-1, 0-0 C-USA) in an NCAA Division I men's tennis match on Sunday, February 14.
 
The Bulldogs failed to claim the doubles point against the Blazers, as juniors Panji Setiawan (South Jakarta, Indonesia) and Rodrigo Arana Rios (Playa Del Carmen, Mexico) fell to the Blazers' Roman Postolka and Michal Lusovsky, 6-1, on Court one before Parker Bradbary and Giovani Pasini defeated senior German Ruiz Crespo (Malaga, Spain) and sophomore Natiphat Mulada (Delray Beach, Fla.) 6-2 on court three.
 
In singles, the Bulldogs fell in the first match as Arana Rio fell to Postolka 6-2, 6-1, while sophomore Fermin Ruiz Gespo (Mollina, Spain) fell 6-1 in straight sets. On court six, Ruiz Crespo fell to Vojtech Podzemny 6-1, 6-3 to clinch the match for the UAB.
 
Alabama A&M will return to play on Friday, February 19 against rival Alabama State as they begin the SWAC Roundup in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m.