University of Georgia Athletics
Sunday, September 26
Athens, GA
12:00 p.m.
University of Georgia
vs
USC
Photo by: Mackenzie Miles
Bulldogs Wrap Up Intercollegiate With Big Sunday
September 26, 2021 | Men's Tennis
ATHENS, Ga. — Trying multiple new combinations and yielding similar results, the Georgia men's tennis team on Sunday wrapped up a great weekend of doubles at the 54th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships.
Out of 14 doubles matches played over the three-day event at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex, Georgia teams produced 10 wins, including three out of five on Sunday against teams from Southern California and Mercer. Sunday's singles were very strong for Georgia, as well, with five wins, including three against USC players.
"We knew that we could have really strong doubles this year, so it's an encouraging start," associate head coach Jamie Hunt said. "We have a lot of areas where we can improve and get better, but it's an encouraging start. And it's going to be something that we're feeling really good about and we want to hang our hat on this spring, for sure."
On Sunday, the Bulldogs picked up a pair of doubles wins over the Trojans. On court one, Georgia's Trent Bryde and Philip Henning teamed up to beat USC's Stefan Dostanic and Bradley Frye, 8-6, in a match filled with great rallies and shotmaking from both teams. Trying to serve out the match at 7-6, it was 40-all in the game, a winner-take-all point, and Henning delivered a big serve up the middle to the ad court and the Trojans' return went long for the win.
Georgia's second win came on court two, where the No. 25-ranked Hamish Stewart and Tristan McCormick beat USC's Peter Makk and Samuel Rubell, 8-5. The match was even at 3-3 before the Bulldog duo went up a break of serve and stayed in command the rest of the way.
The No. 25-ranked duo of McCormick and Stewart, a pair of tall graduate transfers, was Georgia's only pairing to play together all three days. They went 1-2 in their first matches together, losing one 11-9 in a tiebreaker.
"We're both tall and big servers, and I think we have a similar game style, and that's always good in a doubles team, to be on the same page," said the 6-foot-5 McCormick, who spent four years at Notre Dame. "We didn't play as well as we wanted to but it's not a big deal. New team, we've just got some things to work on and we'll be better next time."
Also winning in doubles was the Georgia team of Thomas Paulsell and Britton Johnston, who beat Mercer's Danny Flynn and Samuel Macleod, 8-4.
In singles play, McCormick, the powerful 6-foot-4 graduate transfer from Notre Dame, was the first off the court, beating USC's Rubell, 6-4, 6-1, on court three. Georgia picked up another victory when Johnston defeated David Georgadze of Mercer, 7-6 (5), 6-3. Paulsell made it three Georgia wins by beating USC's Paul Barretto, 6-3, 7-6 (4), and the redshirt freshman ended the weekend with a 6-0 record.
"We're growing up as a group," Hunt said. "We're nowhere near where we want to be but we're making progress and we're very pleased."
On court one, the No. 15-ranked Henning dug deep against USC's No. 68-ranked Dostanic, rallying for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 win.
"Phil was absolutely phenomenal," Hunt said. "That was a high-level match and credit to Dostanic who played an incredible match too and made it really tough on Phil."
Georgia is back in action starting on Oct. 4, at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla. The Bulldogs return to the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on Oct. 8-10, when they host the Bulldog Invitational. For more information on the Bulldogs, visit Georgiadogs.com. You can also get updates on the team via Twitter (@UGATennis) and Instagram (@ugatennis).
Day 3 Results
Afternoon Session
Georgia vs. USC/Mercer
Doubles
Trent Bryde/Philip Henning (UGA) def. Stefan Dostanic/Bradley Frye (USC), 8-6
#25 Hamish Stewart/Tristan McCormick (UGA) def. Peter Makk/Samuel Rubell (USC), 8-5
Ryder Jackson/Paul Barretto (USC) def. Erik Grevelius/Blake Croyder (UGA), 8-6
Thomas Paulsell/Britton Johnston (UGA) def. Danny Flynn/Samuel Macleod (Mercer), 8-4
Lucas Wayenburg/David Georgadze (Mercer) def. Miguel Perez Peña/Mathis Debru (UGA), 8-6
Singles
Tristan McCormick (UGA) def. Samuel Rubell (USC), 6-4, 6-1
Danny Flynn (Mercer) def. Mathis Debru (Georgia), 6-3, 6-1
Ryder Jackson (USC) def. Erik Grevelius (UGA), 6-4, 6-2
Britton Johnston (UGA) def. David Georgadze (Mercer), 7-6 (5), 6-3
Thomas Paulsell (UGA) def. Paul Barretto (USC), 6-3, 7-6 (4)
Miguel Perez Peña (UGA) def. Lucas Wayenburg (Mercer), 7-6 (3), 6-2
#15 Philip Henning (UGA) vs #68 Stefan Dostancic (USC), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
Peter Makk (USC) def. #23 Hamish Stewart (UGA), 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5
Morning Session
Texas vs. Ohio State/Mercer
Doubles
Robert Cash/Justin Boulais (Ohio State) def. Micah Braswell/Evin McDonald (Texas), 8-7 (2)
Siem Woldeab/ Nevin Arimilli (Texas) def. Matej Vocel/JJ Tracy (Ohio State), 8-4
Eshan Talluri (Texas)/Lancelot Talluri (Ohio State) def. Danny Flynn/Samuel Macleod (Mercer), 8-6
Singles
#20 Matej Vocel (Ohio State) def. #58 Siem Woldeab (Texas), 6-3, 6-3
#17 Micah Braswell (Texas) def. Justin Boulais (Ohio State), 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
#99 JJ Tracy (Ohio State) def. #64 Cleeve Harper (Texas), 6-3, 6-3
Robert Cash (Ohio State) def. Evin McDonald (Texas), 6-7 (5), 6-4, 10-3
Lancelot Carnello (Ohio State) def. Nevin Arimilli (Texas), 6-4, 6-4
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Out of 14 doubles matches played over the three-day event at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex, Georgia teams produced 10 wins, including three out of five on Sunday against teams from Southern California and Mercer. Sunday's singles were very strong for Georgia, as well, with five wins, including three against USC players.
"We knew that we could have really strong doubles this year, so it's an encouraging start," associate head coach Jamie Hunt said. "We have a lot of areas where we can improve and get better, but it's an encouraging start. And it's going to be something that we're feeling really good about and we want to hang our hat on this spring, for sure."
On Sunday, the Bulldogs picked up a pair of doubles wins over the Trojans. On court one, Georgia's Trent Bryde and Philip Henning teamed up to beat USC's Stefan Dostanic and Bradley Frye, 8-6, in a match filled with great rallies and shotmaking from both teams. Trying to serve out the match at 7-6, it was 40-all in the game, a winner-take-all point, and Henning delivered a big serve up the middle to the ad court and the Trojans' return went long for the win.
Georgia's second win came on court two, where the No. 25-ranked Hamish Stewart and Tristan McCormick beat USC's Peter Makk and Samuel Rubell, 8-5. The match was even at 3-3 before the Bulldog duo went up a break of serve and stayed in command the rest of the way.
The No. 25-ranked duo of McCormick and Stewart, a pair of tall graduate transfers, was Georgia's only pairing to play together all three days. They went 1-2 in their first matches together, losing one 11-9 in a tiebreaker.
"We're both tall and big servers, and I think we have a similar game style, and that's always good in a doubles team, to be on the same page," said the 6-foot-5 McCormick, who spent four years at Notre Dame. "We didn't play as well as we wanted to but it's not a big deal. New team, we've just got some things to work on and we'll be better next time."
Also winning in doubles was the Georgia team of Thomas Paulsell and Britton Johnston, who beat Mercer's Danny Flynn and Samuel Macleod, 8-4.
In singles play, McCormick, the powerful 6-foot-4 graduate transfer from Notre Dame, was the first off the court, beating USC's Rubell, 6-4, 6-1, on court three. Georgia picked up another victory when Johnston defeated David Georgadze of Mercer, 7-6 (5), 6-3. Paulsell made it three Georgia wins by beating USC's Paul Barretto, 6-3, 7-6 (4), and the redshirt freshman ended the weekend with a 6-0 record.
"We're growing up as a group," Hunt said. "We're nowhere near where we want to be but we're making progress and we're very pleased."
On court one, the No. 15-ranked Henning dug deep against USC's No. 68-ranked Dostanic, rallying for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 win.
"Phil was absolutely phenomenal," Hunt said. "That was a high-level match and credit to Dostanic who played an incredible match too and made it really tough on Phil."
Georgia is back in action starting on Oct. 4, at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla. The Bulldogs return to the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on Oct. 8-10, when they host the Bulldog Invitational. For more information on the Bulldogs, visit Georgiadogs.com. You can also get updates on the team via Twitter (@UGATennis) and Instagram (@ugatennis).
Day 3 Results
Afternoon Session
Georgia vs. USC/Mercer
Doubles
Trent Bryde/Philip Henning (UGA) def. Stefan Dostanic/Bradley Frye (USC), 8-6
#25 Hamish Stewart/Tristan McCormick (UGA) def. Peter Makk/Samuel Rubell (USC), 8-5
Ryder Jackson/Paul Barretto (USC) def. Erik Grevelius/Blake Croyder (UGA), 8-6
Thomas Paulsell/Britton Johnston (UGA) def. Danny Flynn/Samuel Macleod (Mercer), 8-4
Lucas Wayenburg/David Georgadze (Mercer) def. Miguel Perez Peña/Mathis Debru (UGA), 8-6
Singles
Tristan McCormick (UGA) def. Samuel Rubell (USC), 6-4, 6-1
Danny Flynn (Mercer) def. Mathis Debru (Georgia), 6-3, 6-1
Ryder Jackson (USC) def. Erik Grevelius (UGA), 6-4, 6-2
Britton Johnston (UGA) def. David Georgadze (Mercer), 7-6 (5), 6-3
Thomas Paulsell (UGA) def. Paul Barretto (USC), 6-3, 7-6 (4)
Miguel Perez Peña (UGA) def. Lucas Wayenburg (Mercer), 7-6 (3), 6-2
#15 Philip Henning (UGA) vs #68 Stefan Dostancic (USC), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
Peter Makk (USC) def. #23 Hamish Stewart (UGA), 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5
Morning Session
Texas vs. Ohio State/Mercer
Doubles
Robert Cash/Justin Boulais (Ohio State) def. Micah Braswell/Evin McDonald (Texas), 8-7 (2)
Siem Woldeab/ Nevin Arimilli (Texas) def. Matej Vocel/JJ Tracy (Ohio State), 8-4
Eshan Talluri (Texas)/Lancelot Talluri (Ohio State) def. Danny Flynn/Samuel Macleod (Mercer), 8-6
Singles
#20 Matej Vocel (Ohio State) def. #58 Siem Woldeab (Texas), 6-3, 6-3
#17 Micah Braswell (Texas) def. Justin Boulais (Ohio State), 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
#99 JJ Tracy (Ohio State) def. #64 Cleeve Harper (Texas), 6-3, 6-3
Robert Cash (Ohio State) def. Evin McDonald (Texas), 6-7 (5), 6-4, 10-3
Lancelot Carnello (Ohio State) def. Nevin Arimilli (Texas), 6-4, 6-4
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