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Bulldogs Conclude Fall Schedule at Georgia Tech Invitational
November 02, 2023 | Men's Tennis
ATHENS, Ga. — The Georgia men's tennis team will wrap up its fall slate with the Georgia Tech Invitational from Nov. 3-5 at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex.
Georgia Tech Invitational
Date: Nov. 3-5, 2023
Location: Atlanta
Venue: Ken Byers Tennis Complex
BULLDOGS BULLETIN
Draws and Schedule: The event's individual singles and doubles matchups will be determined at the start of each day. Play will begin on Friday and Saturday at 10 a.m. ET and 9 a.m. ET on Sunday.
Southeast Regional Champ: During Georgia's last visit to the Ken Byers Tennis Complex, Miguel Perez Peña won the ITA Southeast Regional Singles Championship on Oct. 16, defeating South Florida's [12] Alvin Tudorica 7-6(5), 6-1. He joined Blake Croyder as the second consecutive Bulldog to win the title. His win marked the sixth time since 2013 that a Georgia player has won the singles regional championship.
Perez Peña, the field's nine seed, currently stands 12-3 on the year in singles. The Castellon de la Plana, Spain native clinched his spot at the ITA National Fall Championships after defeating teammate Cyrus Mahjoob in the semifinals.
Fantastic Fall: The Bulldogs have had an impressive start to the fall season. The team has claimed tournament titles in all three of their fall events, with Perez Peña most recently winning the ITA Southeast Regional Singles Championship just over two weeks ago. The junior is currently playing at the ITA National Fall Championships.
Georgia claimed the singles and doubles titles in the red draw at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships on Oct. 1. In an all-Bulldog singles final, Thomas Paulsell earned a 6-4, 6-4, win over Perez Peña to win the red draw singles championship. In doubles, Ryan Colby and Niels Ratiu defeated Clemson's Noa Vukadin and Maxwell Smith, 8-6, in the finals. Colby and Ratiu are now 6-2 in doubles this fall.
Before the Southern Intercollegiate Championships, Colby's Bulldog career got off to a strong start at the Longhorn Invitational, winning the event's championship. A junior, Colby went 3-0 in singles with a pair of wins over top-25 players. He managed to beat No. 112 Loris Pourroy (FSU), No. 17 Micah Braswell (Texas), marking the highest-ranked win of his career, and former teammate No. 22 Peter Makk (USC) to end the weekend undefeated.
Perez Peña notched two ranked singles wins at the event as well. He beat No. 55 Youcef Rihane (FSU) on Sept. 22 for a new career-best singles win and notched a three-set victory against No. 63 Wojtek Marek (USC) on Sept. 24. The junior won 30 matches last year in singles, including 20 in dual match play.
New-Look Bulldogs: Georgia brings in six new freshman and a transfer to its 2023-24 roster. The team has enrolled five-stars Mahjoob and Taylor, four stars Jacques and Mariencheck as well as Belgium-native Niels Raitu. The Bulldogs also signed USC transfer Colby, who was a former blue-chip prospect and All-Pac 12 honoree. Freddy Blaydes, who has a career-high International Tennis Federation world juniors ranking of No. 117 and signed with the program last week, will join the team for the spring season.
Juniors Paulsell, Perez Peña and redshirt sophomore Filipe Costa are the only three players from the 2023 SEC regular season championship team still on the roster. Five of the remaining six used their final year of eligibility last season while Ethan Quinn opted to begin his professional career after winning the NCAA singles national championship in May.
Diaz Enters 36th Season: Manuel Diaz -- the SEC's all-time wins leader with 767 career victories -- begins his 36th season as the Georgia men's tennis coach. Diaz led the Bulldogs to another conference championship and deep run in the NCAA tournament in 2023.
The United States Tennis Association Southern Tennis Hall of Fame coach has guided Georgia to 29 SEC championships, four NCAA national titles (1999, 2001, 2007 and 2008) and two Intercollegiate Tennis Association indoor national championships in 36 years. He has been named SEC Coach of the Year on seven occasions and the ITA National Coach of the Year three times.
Most recently, the Bulldogs captured the SEC crown with a perfect 12-0 conference record on their way to the NCAA quarterfinals. Under Diaz's guidance, redshirt-freshman Quinn became just the fourth rookie since 1977 to win the NCAA singles championship and the third Georgia player to accomplish the feat, joining the elite company of Mikael Pernfors and Matias Boeker.
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Bulldogs by following UGA Men's tennis on Facebook, Instagram and X @UGATennis or check out information online at georgiadogs.com.
Georgia Tech Invitational
Date: Nov. 3-5, 2023
Location: Atlanta
Venue: Ken Byers Tennis Complex
BULLDOGS BULLETIN
Draws and Schedule: The event's individual singles and doubles matchups will be determined at the start of each day. Play will begin on Friday and Saturday at 10 a.m. ET and 9 a.m. ET on Sunday.
Southeast Regional Champ: During Georgia's last visit to the Ken Byers Tennis Complex, Miguel Perez Peña won the ITA Southeast Regional Singles Championship on Oct. 16, defeating South Florida's [12] Alvin Tudorica 7-6(5), 6-1. He joined Blake Croyder as the second consecutive Bulldog to win the title. His win marked the sixth time since 2013 that a Georgia player has won the singles regional championship.
Perez Peña, the field's nine seed, currently stands 12-3 on the year in singles. The Castellon de la Plana, Spain native clinched his spot at the ITA National Fall Championships after defeating teammate Cyrus Mahjoob in the semifinals.
Fantastic Fall: The Bulldogs have had an impressive start to the fall season. The team has claimed tournament titles in all three of their fall events, with Perez Peña most recently winning the ITA Southeast Regional Singles Championship just over two weeks ago. The junior is currently playing at the ITA National Fall Championships.
Georgia claimed the singles and doubles titles in the red draw at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships on Oct. 1. In an all-Bulldog singles final, Thomas Paulsell earned a 6-4, 6-4, win over Perez Peña to win the red draw singles championship. In doubles, Ryan Colby and Niels Ratiu defeated Clemson's Noa Vukadin and Maxwell Smith, 8-6, in the finals. Colby and Ratiu are now 6-2 in doubles this fall.
Before the Southern Intercollegiate Championships, Colby's Bulldog career got off to a strong start at the Longhorn Invitational, winning the event's championship. A junior, Colby went 3-0 in singles with a pair of wins over top-25 players. He managed to beat No. 112 Loris Pourroy (FSU), No. 17 Micah Braswell (Texas), marking the highest-ranked win of his career, and former teammate No. 22 Peter Makk (USC) to end the weekend undefeated.
Perez Peña notched two ranked singles wins at the event as well. He beat No. 55 Youcef Rihane (FSU) on Sept. 22 for a new career-best singles win and notched a three-set victory against No. 63 Wojtek Marek (USC) on Sept. 24. The junior won 30 matches last year in singles, including 20 in dual match play.
New-Look Bulldogs: Georgia brings in six new freshman and a transfer to its 2023-24 roster. The team has enrolled five-stars Mahjoob and Taylor, four stars Jacques and Mariencheck as well as Belgium-native Niels Raitu. The Bulldogs also signed USC transfer Colby, who was a former blue-chip prospect and All-Pac 12 honoree. Freddy Blaydes, who has a career-high International Tennis Federation world juniors ranking of No. 117 and signed with the program last week, will join the team for the spring season.
Juniors Paulsell, Perez Peña and redshirt sophomore Filipe Costa are the only three players from the 2023 SEC regular season championship team still on the roster. Five of the remaining six used their final year of eligibility last season while Ethan Quinn opted to begin his professional career after winning the NCAA singles national championship in May.
Diaz Enters 36th Season: Manuel Diaz -- the SEC's all-time wins leader with 767 career victories -- begins his 36th season as the Georgia men's tennis coach. Diaz led the Bulldogs to another conference championship and deep run in the NCAA tournament in 2023.
The United States Tennis Association Southern Tennis Hall of Fame coach has guided Georgia to 29 SEC championships, four NCAA national titles (1999, 2001, 2007 and 2008) and two Intercollegiate Tennis Association indoor national championships in 36 years. He has been named SEC Coach of the Year on seven occasions and the ITA National Coach of the Year three times.
Most recently, the Bulldogs captured the SEC crown with a perfect 12-0 conference record on their way to the NCAA quarterfinals. Under Diaz's guidance, redshirt-freshman Quinn became just the fourth rookie since 1977 to win the NCAA singles championship and the third Georgia player to accomplish the feat, joining the elite company of Mikael Pernfors and Matias Boeker.
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Bulldogs by following UGA Men's tennis on Facebook, Instagram and X @UGATennis or check out information online at georgiadogs.com.
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