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Georgia Falls to No. 25 Texas A&M, 4-3
March 27, 2022 | Men's Tennis
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The seventh-ranked Georgia men's tennis team saw its three-match win streak come to an end in a tight 4-3 loss to No. 25 Texas A&M Sunday afternoon.
Georgia falls to 13-5 overall and 5-2 in the Southeastern Conference.
With the match tied at 3-3, senior Trent Bryde lost in a three-set battle to Giulio Perego, 6-7 (3-7), 7-5, 6-1, at court four to seal the win for the Aggies.
"This one hurts," head coach Manuel Diaz said. "We just could not finish the way we wanted to today, but give all the credit to Texas A&M."
The Bulldogs took the doubles point thanks to wins at the second and third courts. The No. 26-ranked pair of Bryde and Philip Henning stayed even throughout their match, battling through 6-6 tiebreaker. Bryde and Henning hung for a 7-6 (4) victory against Perego and Pierce Rollins.
With a loss at court one, the doubles point came down to Blake Croyder and Erik Grevelius at No. 3. Georgia's duo found themselves in an early hole, down 4-1 and then again 5-3. The No. 53-ranked Bulldog tandem won four-straight games to take the match 7-5 over Austin Abbrat and Stefan Storch.
Texas A&M briefly tied the contest at 1-all, when Cryoder dropped a 6-1, 6-4 contest at court five. No. 17-ranked Hamish Stewart answered back and put the Bulldogs up 2-1 with a 6-3, 6-3 victory against No. 56-ranked Noah Schachter at No. 1.
With the lead, Georgia was up a set at the second and fourth positions, but down a set at courts three and six. After losing a first-set tiebreaker, Grevelius could not hold on at No. 6, falling 7-6 (4), 6-1.
Henning put the Bulldogs back ahead with a third-set thriller, as he ousted Perot, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2. That lead was short lived as Tristan McCormick fell 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 to put the match in Bryde's hands.
Bryde could not hold on and Georgia fell, 4-3.
The Bulldogs return to action next Friday, when the team travels to Oxford to play Ole Miss at 4 p.m. ET. Georgia hosts LSU next Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
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Tennis Match Results
Georgia vs Texas A&M
3/27/2022
(Mitchell Tennis Center)
#25 Texas A&M 4, #8 Georgia 3
Singles Results
1. #17 Hamish Stewart (UGA) def. #56 Noah Schachter (TAMU) 6-3, 6-3
2. #76 Philip Henning (UGA) def. Raphael Perot (TAMU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
3. Guido Marson (TAMU) def. #32 Tristan McCormick (UGA) 6-4, 4-6, 6-0
4. Giulio Perego (TAMU) def. #104 Trent Bryde (UGA) 6-7 (3-7), 7-5, 6-1
5. Pierce Rollins (TAMU) def. Blake Croyder (UGA) 6-1, 6-4
6. Luke Casper (TAMU) def. Erik Grevelius (UGA) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
Doubles Results
1. Noah Schachter/Kenner Taylor (TAMU) def. #65 Tristan McCormick/Hamish Stewart (UGA) 6-4
2. #26 Trent Bryde/Philip Henning (UGA) def. Giulio Perego/Pierce Rollins (TAMU) 7-6 (7-4)
3. #53 Erik Grevelius/Blake Croyder (UGA) def. Austin Abbrat/Stefan Storch (TAMU) 7-5
Match Notes:
Georgia 13-5, 5-2; National ranking #8
Texas A&M 16-9, 4-2; National ranking #25
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,1,6,2,3,4)
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