NASHVILLE, Tenn. (October 1, 2026) – The University of North Alabama men's tennis team will compete Oct. 2-4 at the Black and Gold Invitational in Nashville, Tenn, hosted by Vanderbilt. 

Competing this weekend will be juniors Rytis Razminas, Jip Langerhuizen and Ethan Dasset, senior Alberto Altur and freshman Andrian Climent Cardona. For doubles, the pairs are Razminas and Langerhuizen, Altur and Dasset. Climent Cardona will pair with a player from another school to be determined.  

The Black and Gold Invitational marks the Lions' second outing this fall after strong performances at the Grizzly Invite hosted by Georgia Gwinnett College, including a bracket win from junior Satoru Nakajima.  

Altur and Dasset also put on respectable performances, each earning five wins.   

This event features competition against Vanderbilt, MTSU and Ole Miss. All three days will begin at 9:30 a.m., with doubles matches first and singles immediately following.  

The Lions will compete against Vanderbilt on Friday, MTSU on Saturday and Ole Miss on Sunday.  

The event will be held at Lummis Tennis Center located in Nashville, Tenn. on the campus of Vanderbilt University.  

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