Women's Tennis Shining Early in ITA Southern Regional Championships: Roll Call, October 12, 2024

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Alabama Women's Tennis' Klara Milicevic | Obtained from Alabama Women's Tennis' X/Twitter

Alabama women's tennis has been off to a strong start at the ITA Southern Regional Championships in Auburn, Ala.

After receiving a bye on Day 1 on Thursday, Sara Nayar and Klara Milicevic took down Louisiana Tech's Alice Brook and Maria Tsironi 8-3 to advance to the Sweet 16 against Samford's Emily Surcey and Sara Erenda at 9 a.m.

Nayar and Milicevic also won their singles matches on Friday as Nayar defeated Ole Miss' Rachel Krzyzak 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-0 and Milicevic took down North Alabama's Mathilde Delaney 7-6(1), 6-3. Nayar will face McNeese State's Salome Fluri at 10 a.m. and Milicevic will go head-to-head with UAB's Enya Ratkic at 10:30 a.m. as they both aim to move on to the Sweet 16.

Alabama wasn't able to get a clean sweep on the day though, as Priya Nelson lost to Auburn's Ava Hrastar 6-1, 6-2.

Today's Crimson Tide Schedule:

• Women's Tennis vs. ITA Southern Regional Championships, Yarbrough Tennis Center, Auburn, Alabama, All day

• Football vs. South Carolina, Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium, 11 a.m. CT, ABC

Crimson Tide Results:

• Volleyball: Missouri 3, Alabama 0

• Men's basketball Final Four banner reveal

Did You Notice?

• Another day of perhaps Kalen DeBoer's best tradition since arriving at Alabama—Tide Teammates.

Making memories ❤️#TideTeammates #RollTide pic.twitter.com/yJaOg1gplI

— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) October 11, 2024

• Alabama co-captain and left guard Tyler Booker narrated the weekly Crimson Tide football hype video ahead of the team's home matchup against South Carolina.

Hunt. 😤#RollTide pic.twitter.com/m7asuF5aSg

— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) October 11, 2024

• The Crimson Tide women's basketball team will host the preseason Hoops on the Loop event on Friday, Oct. 25, in front of Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Stadium Drive starting at 7:45 p.m. CT following the homecoming pep rally and is free to the public. The event will include team introductions, skill competitions and a meet & greet with poster signings.

Alabama Women's Basketball Presents: Hoops on the Loop! 🏀

📅 Friday, Oct. 25
🕖 7:45 p.m. CT
📍 Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium (Stadium Drive)#RollTide #GLG https://t.co/qYcvcOHNIJ

— Alabama Women’s Basketball (@AlabamaWBB) October 11, 2024

• Alabama men's golf landed at No. 16 in the Bushnell/Golfweek Division I coaches poll.

1️⃣6️⃣ in the latest rankings#RollTide pic.twitter.com/jN2Gl8GKD1

— Alabama Men's Golf (@AlabamaMGolf) October 11, 2024

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

October 12, 1974: Alabama scored in the waning seconds on a 36-yard field goal by Bucky Berrey to pull out a 8-7 victory over winless Florida State for homecoming. With only 1:27 remaining, Seminoles coach Darrell Mudra took an intentional safety. After fielding the subsequent kick, a 32-yard pass from Jack O'Rear to Ozzie Newsome set up Berrey's game-winning field goal. – Bryant Museum

October 12, 1985: Simeon Castille was born in Phenix City, Ala.

 Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

“I think the best way to put it is when you're getting recruited you go around to a lot of different places and you hear every coach sitting in their office tell you that they're going to win a lot of games and you're going to be a big part of that. But when Coach Saban tells it to you, you believe him. He looks you in the eyes and says: ‘We're going to win championships.’ And he lays out a specific plan how he's going to do it. And I think that's what guys buy into.”

2009-2012 Alabama OL Barrett Jones

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