Bulldogs Conclude ITA Fall National Championships, Day One of Georgia Tech Invitational

Wednesday, November 1

San Diego, Calif.

University of Georgia

ITA National Fall Championships

Thomas Paulsell during the red draw finals at the 55th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships.

Bulldogs Conclude ITA Fall National Championships, Day One of Georgia Tech Invitational

November 03, 2023 | Men's Tennis

ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia men's tennis team finished day one of the Georgia Tech Invitational while junior Miguel Perez Peña concluded play at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Fall Championships in San Diego on Friday.

In Atlanta, Thomas Paulsell earned a new highest-ranked singles win with a straight-set victory over No. 46 Nemanja Malesevic in a 6-1, 6-3 result. This marks the second-ranked win of Paulsell's career, previously beating No. 104 Siem Woldeab from Texas on March 1, 2022.

Play began in doubles at the Georgia Tech Invitational, where two pairs of Bulldog tandems picked up a win. Ryan Colby and Niels Ratiu defeated Thando Longwe-Smit and Rafael Marques Da-Silva of Liberty by an 8-6 score, moving to a team-best 7-2 record. Filipe Costa and Cyrus Mahjoob also picked up an 8-6 win against Edward Tymes and Maxwell Weir of Georgia State to earn their second victory together.

In singles action, Georgia had four of its six players win matches on day one, led by Paulsell. Freshmen Mahjoob and Parker Mariencheck also took their matches in straight sets, with Mahjoob defeating Jim Ji (Yale) 6-2, 6-2, while Mariencheck defeated Marshall Landry (Mississippi St.) by a 6-4, 6-4 result. Junior Ryan Colby rounded out the day for the Bulldogs, beating Eric Li (Yale) 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 to move to 6-4 in singles on the year.

Perez Peña concluded play in the singles consolation draw at the ITA Fall National Championships in San Diego. The junior fell to Memphis' Leo Raquin by a 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(3) score in the consolation quarterfinals. Perez Peña moved into the consolation draw after falling to Michigan State's No. 25 Ozan Baris, the No. 5-8 seed in the field, by a 6-1, 6-4 score. He now holds a 12-4 record on the season, going 1-2 at the event.

The team will return to action for day two of the Georgia Tech Invitational at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex on Saturday at 10 a.m. ET.

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Singles Results
ITA National Fall Championships
Round of 32 – Main Draw
No. 5-8 Ozan Baris (MSU) def. Miguel Perez Peña (UGA) 6-1, 6-4
Round of 16 – Consolation Draw
Miguel Perez Peña (UGA) def. Mathis Bondaz (VCU) 6-1, 6-1
Quarterfinals – Consolation Draw
Leo Raquin (Memphis) def. Miguel Perez Peña (UGA) 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(3)
Georgia Tech Invitational
Day One
Thomas Paulsell (UGA) def. No. 46 Nemanja Malesevic (Miss St.) 6-1, 6-3
Ryan Colby (UGA) def. Eric Li (Yale) 5-7, 6-2, 7-5
Theo Dean (Yale) def. Niels Ratiu (UGA) 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
Cyrus Mahjoob (UGA) def. Jim Ji (Yale) 6-2, 6-4
Parker Mariencheck (UGA) def. Marshall Landry (Miss St.) 6-4, 6-4
Maxwell Weir (GSU) def. Parker Jacques (UGA) 6-2, 7-6(5)
Nicolas Recoura (UNM) def, Davis Taylor (UGA) 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-4

Doubles Results
Georgia Tech Invitational
Day One
Niels Ratiu/Ryan Colby (UGA) def. Rafael Marques Da-Silva/Thando Longwe-Smit (Liberty) 8-6
Luis Felipe Miguel/Chase Robinson (Liberty) def. Thomas Paulsell/Parker Jacques (UGA) 8-4
Matija Samardzic/Ernst Gouws (Liberty) def. Davis Taylor/Parker Mariencheck (UGA) 8-1
Filipe Costa/Parker Mahjoob (UGA) def. Edward Tymes/Maxwell Weir (GSU) 8-6