Quinn Clinches Win Against USC to Conclude ITA Indoors

Sunday, February 19

Chicago, Ill.

1 p.m.

University of Georgia

Southern California

Quinn Clinches Win Against USC to Conclude ITA Indoors

February 19, 2023 | Men's Tennis

Box Score vs. Southern California Tournament Central

CHICAGO – Redshirt freshman Ethan Quinn earned the first match-clinching win of his career as the No. 11 seed University of Georgia men's tennis team defeated No. 7 seed University of Southern California by a 4-2 score on Sunday afternoon to conclude the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Team Indoor Championships at the XS Tennis Village.

Quinn, the fifth-ranked singles player, won his third match on court one this season by defeating No. 35 Stefan Dostanic, 7-6(3), 7-5. Georgia (6-5) got the victory over USC (7-3) by earning the doubles point and singles wins from No. 62 Blake Croyder, Teodor Giusca and No. 5 Quinn. The Bulldogs finished the weekend at Indoors going 2-1.

"Absolutely ecstatic for this group of guys," said head coach Manny Diaz. "They have learned to fight like Dawgs and to believe in themselves. We've been on the road a bunch so far this season, but it's made them tougher. It should serve us well down the road. We leave Chicago with two top-10 wins as we prepare for conference play."

Georgia opened the match with a 1-0 lead after winning the doubles point for the fifth time this season. The Bulldogs fell behind early after Croyder and Britton Johnston lost their match on court three, but No. 24 Bryde and Quinn evened it out after winning by a 6-4 result on court one. Giusca and Henning would clinch the point when the team won it in a breaker, earning their fifth win together.

Redshirt senior No. 62 Croyder capped off an impressive weekend with a swift 6-1, 6-2 win against No. 118 Frye. The Marietta native played all four matches this week at court four, going 3-1, with all three wins coming in straight sets.

The Trojans would go on to tie the match at 2-all with wins on courts three and six, with No. 69 Wojtek Marek and Lodewijk Westrate defeating No. 87 Bryde and Miguel Perez Peña, respectively.

With Giusca's second win of the season at court five over No. 82 Ryan Colby, though, the Bulldogs earned match point. The Bucharest, Romania native defeated his opponent 7-6(2), 6-4 to earn his first ranked win of the dual match season. Georgia would clinch the match with No. 5 Quinn's win over No. 35 Dostanic on court one. Quinn has gone 2-1 against the Trojans' choice for court one in his college career, beating him at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships in September but losing to him when the teams played in Orlando on Feb. 5.

Georgia will return to action on March 2, where it will start its Southeastern Conference slate on the road Alabama at 5 p.m. ET. The Bulldogs hold a 58-7 record against the Crimson Tide and have won their last three matches against them, dating back to 2019.

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Singles competition
1. #5 Ethan Quinn (UGA) def. #35 Stefan Dostanic (USC) 7-6(3), 7-5
2. #8 Philip Henning (UGA) vs. #34 Peter Makk (USC) vs. 5-7, 6-3, 2-0, unfinished
3. #69 Wojtek Marek (USC) def. #87 Trent Bryde (UGA) 6-4, 6-4
4. #62 Blake Croyder (UGA) def. #118 Bradley Frye (USC) 6-1, 6-2
5. Teodor Giusca (UGA) def. #82 Ryan Colby (USC) 7-6(2), 6-4
6. Lodewijk Westrate (USC) def. Miguel Perez Pena (UGA) 6-4, 6-4
Order of finish: 4, 3, 6, 5, 1*

Doubles competition
1. #24 Ethan Quinn/Trent Bryde (UGA) def. #12 Stefan Dostanic/Bradley Frye (USC) 6-4
2. Philip Henning/Teodor Giusca (UGA) def. Peter Makk/Lodewijk Westrate (USC) 7-6(5)
3. Wojtek Marek/Samuel Rubell (USC) def. Blake Croyder/Britton Johnston (UGA) 6-4
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2*