Tennis

Nov. 7, 2010

ATHENS

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The Georgia men's tennis team closed the fall portion of its schedule by winning all seven matches against Georgia Tech Sunday at the Bulldog Scramble.

Georgia's 14th-ranked Javier Garrapiz, No. 76 Drake Bernstein, Sadio Doumbia and Ignacio Taboada each finished the tournament with a 5-0 singles record. They were also undefeated in doubles, and as a team the Bulldogs were 34-10 during the three-day tournament.

Four of Georgia's singles wins Sunday were in straight sets as Garrapiz defeated Ryan Smith, 6-3 6-0, Doumbia beat Magin Ortiga, 6-4, 7-5, Taboada topped Miguel Muguruza, 6-1, 6-2, and freshman Campbell Johnson notched his first career win over a ranked opponent, 7-5, 6-1 over No. 80 Eliot Potvin. Bernstein rallied to beat Dean O'Brien 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.

In doubles, Doumbia and Taboada defeated Potvin and O'Brien 9-7, while Bernstein and Johnson downed Ortiga and Smith, 8-4.

"We had a great tournament," said associate head coach Will Glenn. "We had four undefeated guys in singles and doubles. Ignacio and Sadio had a great comeback today after getting down 5-2, but they kept fighting. Sadio is starting to come along. It was the best he's played this fall.

"Drake is definitely back on track and is playing well. Javi had another good win today against a good opponent and continues to impress us. Ignacio is really making a push for us towards the end of the fall. Campbell had his first ranked win, and that was great to see."

Georgia returns to action at the National Tennis Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, Calif., Jan. 13-16.

Bulldog Scramble
Athens, Ga.
Dan Magill Tennis Complex

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Doubles
Sadio Doumbia/Ignacio Taboada (UGA) def. Eliot Potvin/Dean O'Brien (GT), 9-7
Drake Bernstein/Campbell Johnson (UGA) def. Magin Ortiga/Ryan Smith (GT), 8-4

Singles
#14 Javier Garrapiz (UGA) def. Ryan Smith (GT), 6-3, 6-0
Sadio Doumbia (UGA) def. Magin Ortiga (GT), 6-4, 7-5
#76 Drake Bernstein (UGA) def. Dean O'Brien (GT), 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
Campbell Johnson (UGA) def. #80 Eliot Potvin (GT), 7-5, 6-1
Ignacio Taboada (UGA) def. Miguel Muguruza (GT), 6-1, 6-2
Zach Hunter (UNC) def. Thomas Cook (GSU), 0-6, 6-0, 7-5
Victor Valente (GSU) def. Cameron Ahari (UNC), 6-3, 6-4
Vincent Verpeaux (GSU) def. #66 Brennan Boyajian (UNC), 7-5, 6-2

Nov. 16, 2010

ATHENS

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Nathan Pasha, a five-star prospect from Atlanta, has signed a national letter of intent to attend the University of Georgia and play in 2011-12 for the Bulldogs, UGA head men's tennis coach Manuel Diaz announced Tuesday.

Pasha is the top-ranked prospect in the state of Georgia, No. 2 in the Southeast and fifth in the nation, according to TennisRecruiting.net.

"We are really excited to have signed Nathan, a top-notch, high-impact recruit," Diaz said. "We expect a lot of big things from him based on his raw talent. I expect him to make great contributions while he is here at Georgia."

Pasha competed in the men's doubles draw of the 2010 US Open and was also doubles champion of the 2010 USTA Boys' 18s National Hard Court Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich. He has won numerous national opens including the USTA Boys' 14s National Winter Championship. He plans to major in sport management at UGA.

The NCAA Early Signing Period began Nov. 10 and concludes Wednesday.

Georgia Invitational Begins Friday

Jan. 13, 2011

ATHENS, Ga. ---- The 15th-ranked Georgia women’s tennis team opens up the 2011 indoor season here Friday by playing host to the Georgia Invitational.

A three-day round-robin singles and doubles event at the Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Courts, the tournament will feature players from the host Bulldogs, No. 45 Indiana, Kansas State and Troy. The Georgia Invitational along with regular season matches are free.

The Bulldogs have five singles players ranked in the top 125 and two doubles teams in the top 50. Senior Cameron Ellis headlines the Bulldog contingent at No. 58 followed by junior Nadja Gilchrist (No. 67) and a trio of freshmen. Alina Jerjomina is ranked No. 84, Lilly Kimbell is No. 95 and Maho Kowase is No. 97. In doubles, the Gilchrist/Kimbell tandem is No. 18 while Ellis/Alexandra Anghelescu check in at No. 40. Ellis posted a team-best 10-3 mark this past fall including 3-0 versus ranked opponents. Kowase had a team-high 13 wins, going 13-5 with three wins over ranked foes. The Gilchrist/Kimbell duo went 4-3 including wins over three ranked teams.

MEN Georgia Nearly Perfect At SEC Indoors

Junior Ignacio Taboada defeated last year's indoor singles champion, Boris Conkic, in three sets.

Jan. 14, 2011

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. --- The 11th-ranked Georgia men’s tennis team was close to perfect on Friday, winning six of seven matches during day one of the SEC Coaches Indoor Tournament at the University of Tennessee’s Goodfriend Tennis Center.

The Bulldogs join seven other Southeastern Conference programs in the season-opening individual event.
Georgia won three of its four doubles matches to start the day, following that with three singles victories while four other Bulldogs received first round byes into Saturday’s singles Round of 32.
“It was a great day today for all our guys,” said head coach Manuel Diaz. “I’m very happy with everybody’s performances, which were accentuated by this last win by Ignacio [Taboada] over the defending SEC Indoor champion. I honestly cannot recall having any better day at this event than today. It’s always so deep and full of so many talented guys. It’s great to have three teams in the quarterfinals of doubles and seven guys in the Round of 32 singles and now the heavy lifting begins. I’m excited about the matches we have tomorrow. There will be some tough opponents and we look forward to continuing to show some progress.”

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Fantastic Friday For Bulldogs At Georgia Invitational

Sophomore Kelli Jordan earned her first career victory as a Bulldog.

Jan. 14, 2011

ATHENS

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Georgia’s doubles teams enjoyed a perfect showing Friday, collecting eight wins in day one of the Georgia Invitational here at the Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Tennis Center.

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Clean Sweep For Bulldogs At SEC Indoors
Wil Spencer took down the overall No. 1 seed to claim the SEC Indoors singles crown Monday.

Jan. 17, 2011

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. --- Stacked up against some of the premier talent in the Southeastern Conference and the nation, the No. 11 Georgia men’s tennis team captured both the singles and doubles titles Monday on the final day of the SEC Coaches Indoor Championships at the University of Tennessee’s Goodfriend Tennis Center.

Following three solid days of tennis and with the most players of any team remaining in the singles and doubles semifinals, Georgia capped off the weekend by picking up both tournament crowns to give the Bulldogs their 49th and 50th all-time SEC Indoor titles.
Georgia Perfect on Sunday at the Georgia Invitational


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Georgia Perfect on Sunday at the Georgia Invitationa


ATHENS, Ga. -- The Georgia women's tennis team continued its perfection from Saturday into Sunday winning all of its matches to close out the 2011 Georgia Invitational.

WOMEN

The 15th-ranked Georgia women's tennis team blanked Memphis 7-0 to open the 2011 season Friday at the Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Courts