Georgia Falls To No. 3 Ohio State

Sunday, February 12

Columbus, Ohio

12:00 PM

University of Georgia

Ohio State

February 12, 2017 | Men's Tennis

Feb. 12, 2017

Final Stats

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The No. 10 Georgia men's tennis team fell to third-ranked Ohio State, 4-0, on Sunday at the OSU Varsity Tennis Center.

After winning the doubles point, Ohio State took the first three decisions in singles to earn the win over the Bulldogs (3-3). This was Georgia's third consecutive match against a top-10 team and the final contest before next week's ITA National Indoor Championship in Charlottesville, Va.

"Ohio State played a great match today," said Georgia head coach Manuel Diaz, "in front of a great crowd. It was high-quality tennis throughout. It came down to a matter of points at each court. Right now, we're coming up a little bit short. We had some opportunities and we need to do a better job of cashing in on those. Ohio State played a great match today, again. Our guys will be tougher and better for it."

The Buckeyes (8-0) jumped out to a 1-0 lead after picking up two wins in doubles. The first match in the books was a 6-2 win for Ohio State on No. 2. Paul Oosterbaan and Walker Duncan fell to the 25th-ranked pair of Hugo Di Feo and Martin Joyce, while Wayne Montgomery and Nathan Ponwith earned a 6-2 victory of their own on No. 3 to tie the doubles score at 1-1. The point came down to No. 1, where Jan Zielinski and Robert Loeb were tied with No. 38 Mikael Torpegaard and Herkko Pollanen at 4-4 before dropping the match, 6-4.

In singles, Ohio State notched wins on Nos. 1, 4 and 6 to earn the victory. The first match completed was No. 4, where 47th-ranked Herkko Pollanen defeated Oosterbaan, 6-2, 6-4. Montgomery, who was 1-1 against top-five opponents in the fall, fell 6-4, 6-4 to No. 2 Mikael Torpegaard. Kyle Seelig clinched the match for the Buckeyes at No. 6 with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Duncan.

Ponwith, who is 3-0 in dual matches on the season, dropped the first set against the eighth-ranked player in the country, Hugo Di Feo, before fighting back to force a third set. The match went unfinished. The freshman from Scottsdale, Ariz., has earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors twice already this season.

Next up for the Bulldogs is a trip to the ITA National Indoor Championship, hosted by the University of Virginia. The tournament begins Friday, Feb. 17.

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Match Results

#10 Georgia at #3 Ohio State

Feb. 12, 2017 // Columbus, Ohio

Doubles Results

1. #38 Mikael Torpegaard/Herkko Pollanen (Ohio State) def. Jan Zielinski/Robert Loeb (Georgia), 6-4

2. #25 Hugo Di Feo/Martin Joyce (Ohio State) def. Paul Oosterbaan/Walker Duncan (Georgia), 6-2

3. Wayne Montgomery/Nathan Ponwith (Georgia) def. Matt Mendez/Hunter Tubert (Ohio State), 6-2

Singles Results

1. #2 Mikael Torpegaard (Ohio State) def. #15 Wayne Montgomery (Georgia), 6-4, 6-4

2. #55 Emil Reinberg (Georgia) vs. JJ Wolf (Ohio State), 7-5, 4-3, unfinished

3. #117 Nathan Ponwith (Georgia) vs. #8 Hugo Di Feo (Ohio State), 3-6, 6-4, unfinished

4. #47 Herkko Pollanen (Ohio State) def. Paul Oosterbaan (Georgia), 6-2, 6-4

5. #77 Martin Joyce (Ohio State) vs. Jan Zielinski (Georgia), 7-6 (6), 4-3, unfinished

6. Kyle Seelig (Ohio State) def. Walker Duncan (Georgia), 6-2, 7-5

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,1,6)