Alabama athletics
Sports Writer
Last Modified: Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 11:30 p.m.
The first time they came together as a team they lost.
Facts
NCAA Tennis Championships
First and second round
When: Friday and Saturday
Where: Alabama Tennis Stadium
First round: Alabama vs. Samford, 4 p.m., Clemson vs. South Alabama 1 p.m
Second round: Alabama/Samford winner vs. Clemson/South Alabama winner, 1 p.m.
Rooted in that disappointment sprang one of the most famous unions in the University of Alabama's tennis history.
Maya Jansen and Erin Routliffe had no way of knowing in February 2014 of the successes to come.