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Bulldogs Earn Nine Wins on Day Two at ITA Southeast Regional
October 21, 2022 | Men's Tennis
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The University of Georgia men's tennis team had a stellar outing on day two of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southeast Regional Championships, with the team picking up nine individual wins between the singles and doubles main draw on Friday at Florida State University's Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center.
The Bulldogs have three athletes in the round of 16 in singles, No. 3 Trent Bryde, No. 9 Blake Croyder and No. 5 Teodor Giusca, and two doubles teams advancing to the third round of its field in No. 1 Bryde and Philip Henning as well as No. 2 Croyder and Britton Johnston.
"Very pleased with our play today," said head coach Manny Diaz. "In particular, I think our guys Trent and Teodor really were impressive today, and I'm hoping that they can build on their great day. We also had fantastic play by Blake, those three guys are certainly playing well. They'll have big challenges tomorrow, but they had a great day. Miguel Perez Peña lost a very close match to FSU's number one player and really, even in defeat, played a tremendous match. I was very impressed with him. Good win by Trent and Phillip Henning in doubles and Blake and Britton Johnston as well. Both teams look extremely good. They're playing with a lot of confidence and really showing great chemistry. We've got some big challenges tomorrow. It's going to be a lot of great tennis and we're proud of how we're playing right now."
The tournament's second day saw the first two rounds of singles and the round of 32 in doubles being played.
In singles, No. 3 Bryde, No. 5 Giusca, No. 9 Croyder and Johnston all won their round of 64 match.
Johnston, a senior, had an impressive first contest, picking up his first win of the fall season with a win over the field's 16-seed in Nacho Serra Sanchez of Miami. In three tight sets, Johnston prevailed and advanced to the second round after winning the first and third sets, both of which came down to breakers. Johnston was unable to overcome his round of 32 matchup, eventually falling to Stetson's Lucas Olivier.
The three seeded Bulldogs in the draw managed to win their second-round challenges and will play on Saturday for a spot in the quarterfinals. No. 9 Croyder will play Togan Tokac of Florida at 11 a.m. ET, No. 5 Giusca will battle against Georgia Tech's No. 12 Keshav Chopra at 11:30 a.m. and No. 3 Bryde will take on No. 14 Jonah Braswell, also of Florida, at 11:30 a.m.
Both Thomas Paulsell and Perez Peña played their opponents tough in the round of 64 in singles but were unable to pull out wins. Paulsell lost a close three-setter against USF's Davide Tortora by a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(10) score, and Perez Peña dropped a narrow two-set decision to the 2021 ITA Newcomer of the Year, FSU's No. 7 Antoine Cornut Chauvinc, in a 7-6(3), 6-4 result.
Paulsell and Perez Peña, both sophomores, move into the singles consolation draw, where they will play their next match on Saturday at 9 and 10 a.m., respectively.
In doubles, the Bulldogs again played well and had two of the three in the draw win their match. No. 1 Bryde and Henning won their first match of the tournament against UCF's Emilio Sanchez and Cooper White, 8-4, after earning a first-round bye by being the field's top seed.
No. 2 Croyder and Johnston also advanced directly into the second round and received a bye. The tandem defeated Georiga State's Edward Tymes and Diego Padhila by an 8-2 score to claim their fourth-straight win together of the fall and stay undefeated so far.
Giusca and Paulsell battled in their second-round match against Miami's No. 12 Dan Martin and Juan Martin Jalif but came up just short, eventually falling by an 8-6 score. The pair now stand at 2-1 in the fall together.
No. 2 Croyder and Johnston will return to action together tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. against Casper Christensen and Martin Katz of Miami for a spot in the quarterfinals. No. 1 Bryde and Henning will begin just 30 minutes after, going against Max Damm and Magnus Johnson of Florida Gulf Coast at 5 p.m.
The doubles tournament is 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 are 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.
Singles Main Draw Results
Round of 64
Britton Johnston (UGA) def. #16 Nacho Serra Sanchez (Miami) 7-6(4), 6-7(2), 7-6(9)
No. 9 Blake Croyder (UGA) def. Kevin Huempfner (FAU) 6-0, 6-2
No. 5 Teodor Giusca (UGA) def. Casper Christensen (Miami) 6-4, 6-0
No. 3 Trent Bryde (UGA) def. Jonas Hartenstein (UNF) 6-2, 6-1
Davide Tortora (USF) def. Thomas Paulsell (UGA) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(10)
#7 Antoine Cornut Chauvinc (FSU) def. Miguel Perez Peña (UGA) 7-6(3), 6-4
Round of 32
Lucas Olivier (STET) def. Britton Johnston (UGA) 6-3, 6-1
No. 9 Blake Croyder (UGA) def. Antonio Prat (Miami) 7-5, 6-1
No. 5 Teodor Giusca (UGA) def. Rodrigo Crespo (UNF) 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 Trent Bryde (UGA) def. Mehdi Benchakroun (UCF) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
Doubles Main Draw Results
Round of 32
No. 1 Trent Bryde/Philip Henning (UGA) def. Emilio Sanchez/Cooper White (UCF) 8-4
No. 12 Dan Martin/Juan Martin Jalif (Miami) def. Teodor Giusca/Thomas Paulsell (UGA) 8-6
No. 2 Blake Croyder/Britton Johnston (UGA) def. Edward Tymes/Diego Padhila (GAST) 8-2
The Bulldogs have three athletes in the round of 16 in singles, No. 3 Trent Bryde, No. 9 Blake Croyder and No. 5 Teodor Giusca, and two doubles teams advancing to the third round of its field in No. 1 Bryde and Philip Henning as well as No. 2 Croyder and Britton Johnston.
"Very pleased with our play today," said head coach Manny Diaz. "In particular, I think our guys Trent and Teodor really were impressive today, and I'm hoping that they can build on their great day. We also had fantastic play by Blake, those three guys are certainly playing well. They'll have big challenges tomorrow, but they had a great day. Miguel Perez Peña lost a very close match to FSU's number one player and really, even in defeat, played a tremendous match. I was very impressed with him. Good win by Trent and Phillip Henning in doubles and Blake and Britton Johnston as well. Both teams look extremely good. They're playing with a lot of confidence and really showing great chemistry. We've got some big challenges tomorrow. It's going to be a lot of great tennis and we're proud of how we're playing right now."
The tournament's second day saw the first two rounds of singles and the round of 32 in doubles being played.
In singles, No. 3 Bryde, No. 5 Giusca, No. 9 Croyder and Johnston all won their round of 64 match.
Johnston, a senior, had an impressive first contest, picking up his first win of the fall season with a win over the field's 16-seed in Nacho Serra Sanchez of Miami. In three tight sets, Johnston prevailed and advanced to the second round after winning the first and third sets, both of which came down to breakers. Johnston was unable to overcome his round of 32 matchup, eventually falling to Stetson's Lucas Olivier.
The three seeded Bulldogs in the draw managed to win their second-round challenges and will play on Saturday for a spot in the quarterfinals. No. 9 Croyder will play Togan Tokac of Florida at 11 a.m. ET, No. 5 Giusca will battle against Georgia Tech's No. 12 Keshav Chopra at 11:30 a.m. and No. 3 Bryde will take on No. 14 Jonah Braswell, also of Florida, at 11:30 a.m.
Both Thomas Paulsell and Perez Peña played their opponents tough in the round of 64 in singles but were unable to pull out wins. Paulsell lost a close three-setter against USF's Davide Tortora by a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(10) score, and Perez Peña dropped a narrow two-set decision to the 2021 ITA Newcomer of the Year, FSU's No. 7 Antoine Cornut Chauvinc, in a 7-6(3), 6-4 result.
Paulsell and Perez Peña, both sophomores, move into the singles consolation draw, where they will play their next match on Saturday at 9 and 10 a.m., respectively.
In doubles, the Bulldogs again played well and had two of the three in the draw win their match. No. 1 Bryde and Henning won their first match of the tournament against UCF's Emilio Sanchez and Cooper White, 8-4, after earning a first-round bye by being the field's top seed.
No. 2 Croyder and Johnston also advanced directly into the second round and received a bye. The tandem defeated Georiga State's Edward Tymes and Diego Padhila by an 8-2 score to claim their fourth-straight win together of the fall and stay undefeated so far.
Giusca and Paulsell battled in their second-round match against Miami's No. 12 Dan Martin and Juan Martin Jalif but came up just short, eventually falling by an 8-6 score. The pair now stand at 2-1 in the fall together.
No. 2 Croyder and Johnston will return to action together tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. against Casper Christensen and Martin Katz of Miami for a spot in the quarterfinals. No. 1 Bryde and Henning will begin just 30 minutes after, going against Max Damm and Magnus Johnson of Florida Gulf Coast at 5 p.m.
The doubles tournament is 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 are 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.
Singles Main Draw Results
Round of 64
Britton Johnston (UGA) def. #16 Nacho Serra Sanchez (Miami) 7-6(4), 6-7(2), 7-6(9)
No. 9 Blake Croyder (UGA) def. Kevin Huempfner (FAU) 6-0, 6-2
No. 5 Teodor Giusca (UGA) def. Casper Christensen (Miami) 6-4, 6-0
No. 3 Trent Bryde (UGA) def. Jonas Hartenstein (UNF) 6-2, 6-1
Davide Tortora (USF) def. Thomas Paulsell (UGA) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(10)
#7 Antoine Cornut Chauvinc (FSU) def. Miguel Perez Peña (UGA) 7-6(3), 6-4
Round of 32
Lucas Olivier (STET) def. Britton Johnston (UGA) 6-3, 6-1
No. 9 Blake Croyder (UGA) def. Antonio Prat (Miami) 7-5, 6-1
No. 5 Teodor Giusca (UGA) def. Rodrigo Crespo (UNF) 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 Trent Bryde (UGA) def. Mehdi Benchakroun (UCF) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
Doubles Main Draw Results
Round of 32
No. 1 Trent Bryde/Philip Henning (UGA) def. Emilio Sanchez/Cooper White (UCF) 8-4
No. 12 Dan Martin/Juan Martin Jalif (Miami) def. Teodor Giusca/Thomas Paulsell (UGA) 8-6
No. 2 Blake Croyder/Britton Johnston (UGA) def. Edward Tymes/Diego Padhila (GAST) 8-2
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