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Georgia Claims Two Wins on Opening Day of ITA Southeast Regional
October 20, 2022 | Men's Tennis
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The University of Georgia men's tennis team completed the first day of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southeast Regional Championships with wins from Filipe Costa in singles as well as Teodor Giusca and Thomas Paulsell in doubles at Florida State University's Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center on Thursday.
"It was great to see Filipe get his first win as a Bulldog," said associate head coach Jamie Hunt. "He has persevered and overcome so much and is now healthy and playing his best tennis. Teodor and Thomas pulled out a tough win in doubles. They dug themselves a little hole early on but raised their level and played well enough to win at the end. Miguel and Filipe put themselves in position to win but couldn't close it out, but did a lot of positive things in the match."
Redshirt freshman Costa managed to pick up his first victory in the Red and Black in the Secondary Singles Group Play. The transfer from Arizona State defeated Florida Gulf Coast's Carter Bradford in straight sets by a 6-3, 6-3 result. Costa will next play on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. against Harrison Kim of Georgia State.
Both doubles matches went the distance today, with each requiring a breaker to determine the winner.
Giusca and Paulsell managed to defeat North Florida's Matthew Carroll and Bruno Vietri, 8-7(7), and advance into the second round. The Georgia tandem's next opponent is No. 12 Dan Martin and Juan Martin Jalif of Miami, who received a first-round bye.
Costa and Miguel Perez Peña, however, were unable to win their contest, eventually falling to Georgia Southern's Pol Del Castillo and Judson Blair by an 8-7(5) result.
Trent Bryde and Philip Henning, the top-seed in the draw, earned a bye and will begin play against Central Florida's Emilio Sanchez and Cooper White, while No. 2 Blake Croyder and Britton Johnston's second round opponent is Edward Tymes and Diego Padhila of Georgia State. Both Bulldogs' opponents also won their matches in a breaker.
The first two rounds of the singles main draw will take place on Friday. Johnston, No. 5 Giusca and No. 9 Croyder will all play their first matches at 9 a.m., with No. 3 Bryde starting at 11 a.m before Paulsell and Perez Peña close out UGA's opening round singles matches at noon. The round of 32 matches will be played following the first round's completion tomorrow afternoon.
The doubles tournament are played in an eight-game pro set format, with no-ad scoring and a tiebreaker at 7-7 through the quarterfinals. The semifinals and finals will switch to a best-of-three sets, with a breaker in the third set if needed.
The main draw singles matches will be played in a best of three set format with no-ad scoring. The consolation draw will be played in the same way, with the added change of a 10-point breaker for the third set.
The event will run through Monday with the singles and doubles finals being played on its final day. Livestreaming of each match can be found on the track.tennis website. Georgia and Florida tie for the second-most seeded players in the singles main draw with three each.
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Bulldogs by following UGA Men's Tennis on social media on Twitter and Instagram @UGATennis, on Facebook @UGAMensTennis and on the web at GeorgiaDogs.com.
Secondary Singles Group Play Results
Filipe Costa (UGA) def. Carter Bradford (FGCU) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles Main Draw Results
Teodor Giusca/Thomas Paulsell (UGA) def. Matthew Carroll/Bruno Vietri (UNF) 8-7(7)
Pol Del Castillo/Hudson Blair (GSU) def. Filipe Costa/Miguel Perez Peña (UGA) 8-7(5)
"It was great to see Filipe get his first win as a Bulldog," said associate head coach Jamie Hunt. "He has persevered and overcome so much and is now healthy and playing his best tennis. Teodor and Thomas pulled out a tough win in doubles. They dug themselves a little hole early on but raised their level and played well enough to win at the end. Miguel and Filipe put themselves in position to win but couldn't close it out, but did a lot of positive things in the match."
Redshirt freshman Costa managed to pick up his first victory in the Red and Black in the Secondary Singles Group Play. The transfer from Arizona State defeated Florida Gulf Coast's Carter Bradford in straight sets by a 6-3, 6-3 result. Costa will next play on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. against Harrison Kim of Georgia State.
Both doubles matches went the distance today, with each requiring a breaker to determine the winner.
Giusca and Paulsell managed to defeat North Florida's Matthew Carroll and Bruno Vietri, 8-7(7), and advance into the second round. The Georgia tandem's next opponent is No. 12 Dan Martin and Juan Martin Jalif of Miami, who received a first-round bye.
Costa and Miguel Perez Peña, however, were unable to win their contest, eventually falling to Georgia Southern's Pol Del Castillo and Judson Blair by an 8-7(5) result.
Trent Bryde and Philip Henning, the top-seed in the draw, earned a bye and will begin play against Central Florida's Emilio Sanchez and Cooper White, while No. 2 Blake Croyder and Britton Johnston's second round opponent is Edward Tymes and Diego Padhila of Georgia State. Both Bulldogs' opponents also won their matches in a breaker.
The first two rounds of the singles main draw will take place on Friday. Johnston, No. 5 Giusca and No. 9 Croyder will all play their first matches at 9 a.m., with No. 3 Bryde starting at 11 a.m before Paulsell and Perez Peña close out UGA's opening round singles matches at noon. The round of 32 matches will be played following the first round's completion tomorrow afternoon.
The doubles tournament are played in an eight-game pro set format, with no-ad scoring and a tiebreaker at 7-7 through the quarterfinals. The semifinals and finals will switch to a best-of-three sets, with a breaker in the third set if needed.
The main draw singles matches will be played in a best of three set format with no-ad scoring. The consolation draw will be played in the same way, with the added change of a 10-point breaker for the third set.
The event will run through Monday with the singles and doubles finals being played on its final day. Livestreaming of each match can be found on the track.tennis website. Georgia and Florida tie for the second-most seeded players in the singles main draw with three each.
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Bulldogs by following UGA Men's Tennis on social media on Twitter and Instagram @UGATennis, on Facebook @UGAMensTennis and on the web at GeorgiaDogs.com.
Secondary Singles Group Play Results
Filipe Costa (UGA) def. Carter Bradford (FGCU) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles Main Draw Results
Teodor Giusca/Thomas Paulsell (UGA) def. Matthew Carroll/Bruno Vietri (UNF) 8-7(7)
Pol Del Castillo/Hudson Blair (GSU) def. Filipe Costa/Miguel Perez Peña (UGA) 8-7(5)
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