University of Georgia Athletics
Thursday, March 2
Tuscaloosa, AL
5 p.m.
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Alabama
Georgia Beats Alabama on Road, 6-1
March 02, 2023 | Men's Tennis
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Redshirt senior Trent Bryde earned his fourth match-clinching win of the season as No. 9 Georgia defeated No. 58 Alabama, 6-1, in its first conference match of the year on Thursday afternoon at the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility.
Georgia (7-5, 1-0 SEC) earned wins on courts one and three in doubles and on one, two, three, five and six in singles competition to defeat Alabama (8-6, 0-1 SEC). The Bulldogs won five first sets and three three-set matches in singles.
"Our team fought incredibly well today," said head coach Manny Diaz. "Any win on the road in the SEC is a huge win, regardless of team rankings, and our guys did a great job of fighting through these tough challenges. Ethan [Quinn] had a great comeback and Trent [Bryde] did a great job of fighting back from a 5-1 deficit in the first set. We had great play from Philip [Henning] and Miguel [Perez Peña] today as well. Thomas Paulsell came in to give us a good win at number three doubles, but our team can do so much better, and they know it. Saturday is going to be a huge challenge against a very good Auburn team who defeated Tennessee today. Our guys are looking forward to the challenge."
Blake Croyder and Thomas Paulsell opened doubles with a win on court three over Zach Foster and German Samofalov, marking their first victory together. After Teodor Giusca and Philip Henning fell on court two, the doubles point would be decided on one, where No. 19 Bryde and Ethan Quinn clinched it for the third time this season with a 6-4 win against Enzo Aguiard and Filip Planinsek. The Bulldogs have secured the doubles point in six of their matches.
No. 17 Henning extended Georgia's lead after an impressive straight-set win on court two over No. 94 Planinsek in just over an hour. This marked his eighth ranked victory of the year. On court six, Miguel Perez Peña claimed his match in straight sets over Foster, which gave the Bulldogs match point. The sophomore improved to 16-8 overall with a 6-3 mark in dual matches. From there, No. 115 Bryde clinched the match after he sailed a return just out of reach from Matias Ponce De Leon, winning by a 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 score.
The teams agreed to play out the remaining matches on courts one, four and five. Giusca improved to 3-1 from the fifth position against Roan Jones, while on court one No. 4 Quinn earned his fourth win on court one and his 12th of the year against ranked competition with a victory over No. 51 Aguiard. Samofalov prevented the sweep as No. 67 Croyder was unable to defeat his adversary on court four, moving to 7-4 in the spring season.
Georgia continues its road trip on Saturday against No. 14 Auburn at 2 p.m. ET inside the Yarbrough Tennis Complex. The Bulldogs hold a 59-4 series record against the Tigers, most recently beating them on the Plains on March 14, 2021, by a 4-3 result.
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 online at GeorgiaDogs.com.
#9 Georgia 6, #58 Alabama 1
Singles competition
1. #4 Ethan Quinn (UGA) def. #51 Enzo Aguiard (UA) 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-3
2. #17 Philip Henning (UGA) def. #94 Filip Planinsek (UA) 6-3, 6-4
3. #115 Trent Bryde (UGA) def. Matias Ponce De Leon (UA) 7-5, 2-6, 6-3
4. German Samofalov (UA) def. #67 Blake Croyder (UGA) 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-3
5. Teodor Giusca (UGA) def. Roan Jones (UA) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
6. Miguel Perez Peña (UGA) def. Zach Foster (UA) 6-2, 7-5
Order of finish: 2, 6, 3*, 5, 1, 4
Doubles competition
1. #19 Ethan Quinn/Trent Bryde (UGA) def. Enzo Aguiard/Filip Planinsek (UA) 6-4
2. Joao Ferreira/Matias Ponce De Leon (UA) def. Philip Henning/Teodor Giusca (UGA) 6-3
3. Blake Croyder/Thomas Paulsell (UGA) def. Zach Foster/German Samofalov (UA) 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1*
Georgia (7-5, 1-0 SEC) earned wins on courts one and three in doubles and on one, two, three, five and six in singles competition to defeat Alabama (8-6, 0-1 SEC). The Bulldogs won five first sets and three three-set matches in singles.
"Our team fought incredibly well today," said head coach Manny Diaz. "Any win on the road in the SEC is a huge win, regardless of team rankings, and our guys did a great job of fighting through these tough challenges. Ethan [Quinn] had a great comeback and Trent [Bryde] did a great job of fighting back from a 5-1 deficit in the first set. We had great play from Philip [Henning] and Miguel [Perez Peña] today as well. Thomas Paulsell came in to give us a good win at number three doubles, but our team can do so much better, and they know it. Saturday is going to be a huge challenge against a very good Auburn team who defeated Tennessee today. Our guys are looking forward to the challenge."
Blake Croyder and Thomas Paulsell opened doubles with a win on court three over Zach Foster and German Samofalov, marking their first victory together. After Teodor Giusca and Philip Henning fell on court two, the doubles point would be decided on one, where No. 19 Bryde and Ethan Quinn clinched it for the third time this season with a 6-4 win against Enzo Aguiard and Filip Planinsek. The Bulldogs have secured the doubles point in six of their matches.
No. 17 Henning extended Georgia's lead after an impressive straight-set win on court two over No. 94 Planinsek in just over an hour. This marked his eighth ranked victory of the year. On court six, Miguel Perez Peña claimed his match in straight sets over Foster, which gave the Bulldogs match point. The sophomore improved to 16-8 overall with a 6-3 mark in dual matches. From there, No. 115 Bryde clinched the match after he sailed a return just out of reach from Matias Ponce De Leon, winning by a 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 score.
The teams agreed to play out the remaining matches on courts one, four and five. Giusca improved to 3-1 from the fifth position against Roan Jones, while on court one No. 4 Quinn earned his fourth win on court one and his 12th of the year against ranked competition with a victory over No. 51 Aguiard. Samofalov prevented the sweep as No. 67 Croyder was unable to defeat his adversary on court four, moving to 7-4 in the spring season.
Georgia continues its road trip on Saturday against No. 14 Auburn at 2 p.m. ET inside the Yarbrough Tennis Complex. The Bulldogs hold a 59-4 series record against the Tigers, most recently beating them on the Plains on March 14, 2021, by a 4-3 result.
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 online at GeorgiaDogs.com.
#9 Georgia 6, #58 Alabama 1
Singles competition
1. #4 Ethan Quinn (UGA) def. #51 Enzo Aguiard (UA) 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-3
2. #17 Philip Henning (UGA) def. #94 Filip Planinsek (UA) 6-3, 6-4
3. #115 Trent Bryde (UGA) def. Matias Ponce De Leon (UA) 7-5, 2-6, 6-3
4. German Samofalov (UA) def. #67 Blake Croyder (UGA) 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-3
5. Teodor Giusca (UGA) def. Roan Jones (UA) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
6. Miguel Perez Peña (UGA) def. Zach Foster (UA) 6-2, 7-5
Order of finish: 2, 6, 3*, 5, 1, 4
Doubles competition
1. #19 Ethan Quinn/Trent Bryde (UGA) def. Enzo Aguiard/Filip Planinsek (UA) 6-4
2. Joao Ferreira/Matias Ponce De Leon (UA) def. Philip Henning/Teodor Giusca (UGA) 6-3
3. Blake Croyder/Thomas Paulsell (UGA) def. Zach Foster/German Samofalov (UA) 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1*
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