Sunday, January 15
Tallahassee, FL
1 p.m.
University of Georgia
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Florida State
Seventh-Ranked Bulldogs Drop Season Opener at No. 16 FSU
January 15, 2023 | Men's Tennis
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The No. 7 Georgia men's tennis team lost its first match of the season against No. T-16 Florida State by a 5-2 result at the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon.
The Seminoles won the doubles point and matches on courts one, five, and three, respectively, to clinch the win against the Bulldogs. No. 10 Philip Henning and Miguel Perez Peña each picked up wins in singles to start the dual match season 1-0.
'Florida State played an inspired match in front of a great crowd," said associate head coach Jamie Hunt. "As it typically does, the doubles point came down a few points here and there and we came up just short at No. 1. Philip and Teodor played a great match, which is encouraging to see since this is only their fourth match together as a team. I thought we responded well and got off to a good start in singles on many courts. We have to do a better job of holding onto our leads and closing sets and matches out when we have the opportunity. We are going to learn these hard lessons and be better because of them as the season goes on."
The match began in doubles competition, with Florida State narrowly claiming the point after earning wins on courts one and two.
No. 55 Blake Croyder and Britton Johnston dropped their first match of the spring season together against Maks Silagy and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif by a 6-3 final. Teodor Giusca and Henning picked up a win on court three, also by a 6-3 margin.
This forced the doubles point to be decided on court one, where No. 19 Trent Bryde and Ethan Quinn were in a battle against Antoine Cornut-Chauvnic and Barnaby Smith. The match went into a tiebreaker, where the Seminole tandem defeated the Bulldogs by a 7-6(3) final and took a 1-0 lead in the match.
Tenth-ranked Henning picked up the first singles win of the dual-match season for Georgia. The senior defeated Loris Pourroy in straight sets by a 6-0, 6-4 score to put the match score at 2-1 after No. 1 Quinn lost on court one.
The Seminoles then took a 3-1 lead when No. 21 Croyder dropped a close match to No. 53 Jamie Connel, 6-4, 7-6(7). Despite the match score, the Bulldogs were fighting hard on the remaining three courts, with No. 106 Bryde and Perez Peña in third sets and No. 70 Giusca tied at 5-5 in the second down a set.
Perez Peña forced a third set and played his best of the match, defeating Dous-Karpenschif by a 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 final and putting the match score at 3-2. However, the Seminoles would then go on to clinch the match on court three. No. 24 Youcef Rihane put the pressure on No. 106 Bryde early in the third set which proved to be too much winning the decisive match by a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 margin.
Georgia's next match will be against No. 8 Texas at the Texas Tennis Center in Austin on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 3 p.m. ET. The Longhorns are 1-0 with a 5-2 win at SEC foe Florida this afternoon and will host UTSA on Friday.
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 Results
1. #12 Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc (FSU) def. #1 Ethan Quinn (UGA) 6-1, 7-5
2. #10 Philip Henning (UGA) def. Loris Pourroy (FSU) 6-0, 6-4
3. #24 Youcef Rihane (FSU) def. #106 Trent Bryde (UGA) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
4. Andreja Petrovic (FSU) def. #70 Teodor Giusca (UGA) 6-4, 7-6(4)
5. #53 Jamie Connel (FSU) def. #21 Blake Croyder (UGA) 6-4, 7-6(7)
6. Miguel Perez Peña (UGA) def. Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-0
Doubles Results
1. A. Cornut-Chauvinc/Barnaby Smith (FSU) def. #19 Ethan Quinn/Trent Bryde (UGA) 7-6 (7-3)
2. Maks Silagy/Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) def. #55 Britton Johnston/Blake Croyder (UGA) 6-3
3. Philip Henning/Teodor Giusca (UGA) def. Alex Bulte/Youcef Rihane (FSU) 6-3
The Seminoles won the doubles point and matches on courts one, five, and three, respectively, to clinch the win against the Bulldogs. No. 10 Philip Henning and Miguel Perez Peña each picked up wins in singles to start the dual match season 1-0.
'Florida State played an inspired match in front of a great crowd," said associate head coach Jamie Hunt. "As it typically does, the doubles point came down a few points here and there and we came up just short at No. 1. Philip and Teodor played a great match, which is encouraging to see since this is only their fourth match together as a team. I thought we responded well and got off to a good start in singles on many courts. We have to do a better job of holding onto our leads and closing sets and matches out when we have the opportunity. We are going to learn these hard lessons and be better because of them as the season goes on."
The match began in doubles competition, with Florida State narrowly claiming the point after earning wins on courts one and two.
No. 55 Blake Croyder and Britton Johnston dropped their first match of the spring season together against Maks Silagy and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif by a 6-3 final. Teodor Giusca and Henning picked up a win on court three, also by a 6-3 margin.
This forced the doubles point to be decided on court one, where No. 19 Trent Bryde and Ethan Quinn were in a battle against Antoine Cornut-Chauvnic and Barnaby Smith. The match went into a tiebreaker, where the Seminole tandem defeated the Bulldogs by a 7-6(3) final and took a 1-0 lead in the match.
Tenth-ranked Henning picked up the first singles win of the dual-match season for Georgia. The senior defeated Loris Pourroy in straight sets by a 6-0, 6-4 score to put the match score at 2-1 after No. 1 Quinn lost on court one.
The Seminoles then took a 3-1 lead when No. 21 Croyder dropped a close match to No. 53 Jamie Connel, 6-4, 7-6(7). Despite the match score, the Bulldogs were fighting hard on the remaining three courts, with No. 106 Bryde and Perez Peña in third sets and No. 70 Giusca tied at 5-5 in the second down a set.
Perez Peña forced a third set and played his best of the match, defeating Dous-Karpenschif by a 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 final and putting the match score at 3-2. However, the Seminoles would then go on to clinch the match on court three. No. 24 Youcef Rihane put the pressure on No. 106 Bryde early in the third set which proved to be too much winning the decisive match by a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 margin.
Georgia's next match will be against No. 8 Texas at the Texas Tennis Center in Austin on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 3 p.m. ET. The Longhorns are 1-0 with a 5-2 win at SEC foe Florida this afternoon and will host UTSA on Friday.
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 Results
1. #12 Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc (FSU) def. #1 Ethan Quinn (UGA) 6-1, 7-5
2. #10 Philip Henning (UGA) def. Loris Pourroy (FSU) 6-0, 6-4
3. #24 Youcef Rihane (FSU) def. #106 Trent Bryde (UGA) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
4. Andreja Petrovic (FSU) def. #70 Teodor Giusca (UGA) 6-4, 7-6(4)
5. #53 Jamie Connel (FSU) def. #21 Blake Croyder (UGA) 6-4, 7-6(7)
6. Miguel Perez Peña (UGA) def. Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-0
Doubles Results
1. A. Cornut-Chauvinc/Barnaby Smith (FSU) def. #19 Ethan Quinn/Trent Bryde (UGA) 7-6 (7-3)
2. Maks Silagy/Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) def. #55 Britton Johnston/Blake Croyder (UGA) 6-3
3. Philip Henning/Teodor Giusca (UGA) def. Alex Bulte/Youcef Rihane (FSU) 6-3
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