AUBURN, Ala. (October 2, 2025) – The University of North Alabama men's tennis team is set for its second fall tournament of the 2025 season this weekend at The Battle on The Plains in Auburn, Ala.
The Lions look to continue the 2025 fall campaign with another positive outing. Last time out, senior Lachlan Brain and sophomore Satoru Nakajima helped lead UNA in its first fall event to a second-place finish in the Blue Gray Classic. The two finished unbeaten in their draw with three wins before falling to eventual champions Clemson.
Juniors Izan Orgiles and Alberto Altur also had solid performances with two wins and a third-place finish in their draw.
ABOUT THE BATTLE OF THE PLAINS
The tournament finds North Alabama competing against top Division I teams for the second-straight event.
The field includes 15 total teams including host school Auburn, as well as Mercer, Georgia Southern, Ole Miss, Samford, Georgia Tech, South Alabama, Troy, UAB, Louisiana, Clemson, Lipscomb, Memphis and The Citadel.
The event will be played as a mini dual. It will consist of a doubles match followed by two singles matches. The winner of two out of three matches will then move on in the draw. Each player is guaranteed to have four singles matches and four doubles matches on the weekend.
Each flight will have a team champion based on points accumulated throughout the event.
Six Lions are set to compete in the weekend tournament. Brain, Nakajima, Altur and Orgiles will take on the blue draw while junior Alex Despoja and freshman Benjamin Meyers face teams in the orange draw.
The tournament will take place at the Yarbrough Tennis Center and is free to all spectators. Live results will be updated throughout the tournament on the event website. Matches will be livestreamed for outdoor courts 1-6 courtesy of Auburn Athletics.
Full results and a recap will be posted on RoarLions.com following the action.
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