Georgia Kickstarts Weekend Action with First SEC Match of 2019-20 Season

Friday, February 28

Athens, Ga.

2:30 P.M.

University of Georgia

Tennessee

During a match against Mercer at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga., on Tues., Feb. 25, 2020. (Photo by Chamberlain Smith)

Georgia Kickstarts Weekend Action with First SEC Match of 2019-20 Season

February 27, 2020 | Men's Tennis

ATHENS, Ga. — The 35th-ranked Georgia men's tennis team will host nationally-ranked foes Tennessee and Ohio State this Friday and Sunday at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. First, the Bulldogs take on No. 10 Tennessee during Friday's 2:30 p.m. matchup.

Friday's contest marks the first SEC match for both teams of the 2019-20 dual season. Georgia will cap the weekend's action Sunday afternoon against third-ranked Ohio State at 2:00 p.m.

Georgia (5-2) welcomes the 10th-ranked Volunteers Friday afternoon at the newly-renovated stadium. The contest marks the first SEC match for both teams of the 2019-20 dual season.The Vols come to Athens 11-1 on the season, with their most recent victory coming against Georgia Tech on Feb. 21 (4-0).

The Dogs return to the courts for Sunday's 2:00 match against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Ranked third in the nation, Ohio State enters the contest 13-1. The last time Georgia played Ohio State at home during the 2017-18 season, the Bulldogs upset the Buckeyes - ranked No. 2 at that time - 4-0.

The Bulldogs are coming off back-to-back home wins earlier this week. Georgia defeated FAU, 6-1, on Monday before blanking the Mercer Bears, 7-0, Tuesday. Georgia head coach Manuel Diaz enters the weekend with 705 career wins, trailing Bulldog great Dan Magill's mark (706) by only one victory.

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Head coach Manny Diaz is approaching the SEC record for all-time career head coaching wins. Diaz, who is now in his 32nd year at the helm, has recorded 705 wins and trails only Bulldog great Dan Magill (706).
Last season, the Dawgs opened SEC action at Tennessee with a 4-2 win over the Vols.
Sophomore Trent Bryde is Georgia's highest-ranked player, coming in at No. 22 in singles. In doubles, he and freshman Tyler Zink rank 36th.
Sophomore Philip Henning, the No. 26-ranked singles player in the nation, leads Georgia with five wins against ranked opponents.
In the latest singles ITA rankings, Zink came in 72nd while sophomore Blake Croyder grabbed the No. 95 spot.
Bryde was named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week on Feb. 12. He continued an impressive start to his second collegiate season with a win against Texas' No. 2-ranked Yuya Ito at the No. 1 singles court on Feb. 8.
Dating back to the 2019 dual-match season, Croyder has won 14-straight singles matches. He is currently on a six-match win streak for the dual season.
Freshman Grevelius leads Georgia in overall wins this season with 18. Henning follows with 17 total wins.

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