University of Georgia Athletics
Men's Tennis Crushes Winthrop, 4-0
May 14, 2005 | Men's Tennis
May 14, 2005
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ATHENS --- The sixth-seeded University of Georgia men's tennis team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament on the back of a 4-0 victory over Winthrop Saturday afternoon at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. The Bulldogs held a 3-0 lead but saw all four remaining matches go to three sets. Senior co-captain Matias Ormaza finally broke through to clinch the match for Georgia, topping Alejandro Portugal in three sets, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.
"Winthrop is a very good team," said Georgia head coach Manuel Diaz. "I was very impressed with the way they fought us. This was a big match for them and a big match for us. We had an opportunity to win earlier but didn't put it away. The No. 4 match slipped away from us but we continued to fight. Finally Matias got through his match to win for us. This was a heck of a lot tighter and a heck of a lot tougher than the score indicates."
"I wasn't expecting Winthrop to come out and not respect our team," said Ormaza. "They weren't scared, they came out and did a great job against us. I think it will help us get prepared for tomorrow's challenge against Clemson."
Georgia took the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, to gain a 1-0 lead. The nation's top-ranked team of sophomore John Isner and junior Antonio Ruiz was first off the court as they downed Clayton Almeida and Rodrigo Santos, 8-2. In the second doubles spot, junior co-captain Strahinja Bobusic and junior Colin Purcell teamed up to close out the doubles point with an 8-5 victory over Portugal and Jorge Padilla.
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