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Georgia Picked to Finish First in SEC
January 11, 2023 | Men's Tennis
ATHENS, Ga. – The University of Georgia men's tennis team has earned the top spot in the Southeastern Conference preseason poll in a vote by league coaches, it was announced on Wednesday.
The Bulldogs sit atop the poll with 155 points, edging just past Tennessee, who finished second. Rounding out the top five are Kentucky, South Carolina and Florida, respectively.
"It's a great honor but it doesn't mean anything to us yet because we have a lot more work to do," said head coach Manny Diaz. "It's something that our guys are going to have to work extremely hard for. This is always our goal, so we're proud of our recognition, but we've got some great teams in the conference with outstanding talent. We've got our work cut out for us and we're ready to get after it."
Georgia holds the most regular-season championships of any school in the SEC with 31 titles, 19 more than Florida, who holds the second most, with 12. Should the Red and Black win the conference crown this year, it would be the first time doing so since 2017. It would also be the program's 42nd overall conference title with 11 tournament crowns as well.
Georgia will begin its dual-match season ranked as the seventh-best team in the country on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings after a dominant fall season. The team accumulated 67 wins in singles competition, 18 of which came against ranked opponents, and 20 in doubles.
The Bulldogs is one of four teams in the Southeastern Conference ranked in the top 10, joining No. 4 Kentucky, No. 6 Tennessee and No. 10 South Carolina. The SEC had the most schools ranked of any conference, with seven (No. 12 Florida, No. 23 Auburn and No. 24 Texas A&M).
Georgia was well represented in the final fall player rankings as well, which were released on Nov 16, 2022.
Redshirt freshman Ethan Quinn earned the top spot in the singles poll after a strong start to his collegiate career, going 9-0 in the fall and winning the ITA All-American Championships. Quinn was joined by No. 10 Philip Henning in the top 10, making Georgia just one of two schools to have multiple players represented in the top 10.
The Bulldogs put five players in the singles rankings in total, rounded out by No. 21 Blake Croyder, No. 70 Teodor Giusca and No. 106 Trent Bryde. The Red and Black had a pair of tandems in the doubles rankings as well, led by 19th-ranked Bryde and Quinn and followed by No. 55 Croyder and Britton Johnston.
The Bulldogs will begin their dual match season on the road Sunday, Jan. 15 against the No. T-16 Florida State Seminoles at the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center.
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 the web at GeorgiaDogs.com.
The Bulldogs sit atop the poll with 155 points, edging just past Tennessee, who finished second. Rounding out the top five are Kentucky, South Carolina and Florida, respectively.
"It's a great honor but it doesn't mean anything to us yet because we have a lot more work to do," said head coach Manny Diaz. "It's something that our guys are going to have to work extremely hard for. This is always our goal, so we're proud of our recognition, but we've got some great teams in the conference with outstanding talent. We've got our work cut out for us and we're ready to get after it."
Georgia holds the most regular-season championships of any school in the SEC with 31 titles, 19 more than Florida, who holds the second most, with 12. Should the Red and Black win the conference crown this year, it would be the first time doing so since 2017. It would also be the program's 42nd overall conference title with 11 tournament crowns as well.
Georgia will begin its dual-match season ranked as the seventh-best team in the country on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings after a dominant fall season. The team accumulated 67 wins in singles competition, 18 of which came against ranked opponents, and 20 in doubles.
The Bulldogs is one of four teams in the Southeastern Conference ranked in the top 10, joining No. 4 Kentucky, No. 6 Tennessee and No. 10 South Carolina. The SEC had the most schools ranked of any conference, with seven (No. 12 Florida, No. 23 Auburn and No. 24 Texas A&M).
Georgia was well represented in the final fall player rankings as well, which were released on Nov 16, 2022.
Redshirt freshman Ethan Quinn earned the top spot in the singles poll after a strong start to his collegiate career, going 9-0 in the fall and winning the ITA All-American Championships. Quinn was joined by No. 10 Philip Henning in the top 10, making Georgia just one of two schools to have multiple players represented in the top 10.
The Bulldogs put five players in the singles rankings in total, rounded out by No. 21 Blake Croyder, No. 70 Teodor Giusca and No. 106 Trent Bryde. The Red and Black had a pair of tandems in the doubles rankings as well, led by 19th-ranked Bryde and Quinn and followed by No. 55 Croyder and Britton Johnston.
The Bulldogs will begin their dual match season on the road Sunday, Jan. 15 against the No. T-16 Florida State Seminoles at the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center.
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 the web at GeorgiaDogs.com.
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