Thursday, April 13
Athens, Ga.
9 a.m.
University of Georgia
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Mississippi State
Georgia Concludes Regular Season at Home Against Mississippi State, Ole Miss
April 12, 2023 | Men's Tennis
ATHENS, Ga. – The fourth-ranked University of Georgia men's tennis team will play in its final two matches of the regular season this week, hosting No. 12 Mississippi State on Thursday at 9 a.m. ET and No. 25 Ole Miss on Saturday at 1 p.m. for Senior Day at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
#4 Georgia (16-5, 10-0 SEC) vs. #12 Mississippi State (19-5, 7-4 SEC)
Date: Thursday, April 13, 2023
Time: 9 a.m. ET
Location: Athens, Ga.
Venue: Dan Magill Tennis Complex
#4 Georgia (16-5, 10-0 SEC) vs. #25 Ole Miss (16-6, 6-4 SEC) – Senior Day
Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Location: Athens, Ga.
Venue: Dan Magill Tennis Complex
MEDIA INFORMATION
UGA Season Stats: https://gado.gs/9xb
Mississippi State Season Stats: https://gado.gs/aez
Ole Miss Season Stats: https://gado.gs/aey
Live Stats + Video: https://gado.gs/9kh
Social Media
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.
QUICK HITS
32-Time SEC Champions
With the Bulldogs' win against No. 20 Florida in Gainesville on Sunday, Georgia clinched at least a share of the regular season Southeastern Conference Championship for the 32nd time in program history, which leads the SEC. Georgia can clinch the outright regular season SEC Championship with wins in its home matches against No. 12 Mississippi State and No. 25 Ole Miss this week.
Georgia will travel to Auburn, Ala. to compete in the SEC Tournament which begins on Thursday, April 20. With their 10-0 SEC record, the Bulldog's have already locked up a double bye until the quarterfinals on Friday. If the Bulldog's win one of the two matches this week, they will be a one seed in the tournament. Should the team wins both matches, they would also go undefeated in SEC play for the first since 2016.
Senior Day Saturday
The team will celebrate the final home regular season match for the team's five fifth-year seniors – Trent Bryde, Blake Croyder, Teodor Giusca, Philip Henning and Britton Johnston. The players have a combined 615 wins in both singles and doubles between them across their careers.
Bryde holds a career record of 70-55 in singles and 71-50 in doubles. He is currently setting his career best in single season wins in both competitions with 19 wins each. The Suwannee native holds a career high ranking of 12 in singles, reaching the mark three different times, and five in doubles. When asked to describe himself in one word, Bryde responded with passionate, saying that he takes the most pride in representing the "G" and allows the idea of playing for this program to bring the most out of him. Bryde will graduate with a degree in consumer economics in May.
Croyder, who grew up in Marietta and graduated from Johnson Ferry Academy, chose to attend Georgia because of the program's history and the support of the fans. He is currently tied with Eddie Jacques for 21st on the career combined wins list with 182 and needs one more win in singles to reach 100 in his career. Croyder's favorite tennis memory was earning the match-clinching win at No. 20 Florida that allowed the team to win its 32nd SEC championship. He will graduate with a Master of Science degree in financial planning.
Giusca joined the team this past year after playing for four years at Clemson. The graduate student chose Georgia for his final year of eligibility because he wanted to compete for championships and because it is one of the most respected programs in the country. The Bucharest, Romania native is the winner of 82 singles matches and 66 doubles matches during his five-year career. Giusca said his parents are his biggest inspiration due to all the sacrifices they made to help him to reach this point of his career. He will graduate in May with a master's degree in business analytics.
Henning is one of the winningest Bulldogs in program history with 98 career singles wins and 86 in doubles, tied with Hisham Hemda for the 18th-most in program history, for a combined total of 184, which ties him with Bobby Mariencheck for 19th on the career combined wins list. He holds career-best rankings of eight in singles and 14 in doubles and has primarily played on court two in both competitions in his collegiate career. The Bloemfontein, South Africa native listed one of his favorite memories at Georgia as clinching the team's 4-0 win over Ohio State. Henning will graduate with a bachelor's degree in computer science.
Johnston is one of three seniors to grow up in Georgia. He is native to Snellville and an alumnus of William and Reed Academy, being listed as the top recruit in the state and top 10 in the nation. Johnston first appeared in the doubles rankings with Croyder in fall at No. 55 after going 5-1 to start the year. Together, the two have clinched the doubles point for the team three times and are 16-11 on the year. He choose to become a Bulldog because he wanted to be a part of a legendary program and fell in love with the city of Athens. Johnston will graduate with a bachelor's degree in consumer economics.
Conference Play Concludes
The Bulldogs conclude Southeastern Conference action this week at home, beginning with No. 12 Mississippi State on Thursday at 9 a.m. ET and then hosting No. 25 Ole Miss for Senior Day on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET. The program holds a 62-15 record against the Mississippi State Bulldogs and a 44-12 mark versus the Rebels all time.
In its two road matches last weekend, Georgia defeated No. 5 South Carolina by a 4-0 result in Columbia, S.C. and then travelled to Gainesville, Fla. to beat No. 20 Florida, 4-3. The team will travel to Auburn, Ala. next week to compete in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals on Friday, April 21.
The Bulldogs look to finish the regular season undefeated in conference play after going 10-0 against SEC competitors thus far. The team now carries an 11-match win streak dating back to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Team Indoor Championships on Feb. 18. This season, Georgia has played 17 ranked teams thus far, going 13-4 in those matches, including eight wins over top 25 teams.
Diaz's Details
On playing Mississippi State in a Top 15 matchup after scheduling changes…
"Just a big challenge for everyone with the day and time changes and all the things that we're having to deal with obviously," said head coach Manny Diaz. "We've got to do our job and be prepared and get up for this huge match. We're playing once again for a conference title, that we're sure to tie but don't really want to share. It'll be a different type of challenge but one we must really get after."
On the Ole Miss Senior Day match…
"I'm hoping for good weather and hoping to get maybe some of the football G-Day crowd to come by Dan Magill Tennis Complex and really witness a great match. Ole Miss is an outstanding team, and our seniors are very deserving of a great crowd for this last home regular season match."
On the possibility of first perfect SEC record since 2016…
"It would be a great accomplishment. Nothing more than that, just a standing goal that these guys continue to pursue. With everyone in our conference already with two losses and us being undefeated, that speaks volumes of what these guys have gone through not only on the road but also big challenges at home against top five, top six teams in the country."
Dawgs in the Rankings
In the latest team rankings from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, Georgia rose three spots and is now the No. 4 team in the country.
Redshirt freshman Ethan Quinn is now No. 3 in the singles rankings and has won nine of his previous ten matches including four consecutive wins. Four of those nines win have come from players ranked within the top 55. The Fresno, Calif. native is the only freshman to have multiple wins on court one and one of two SEC players in the top five. With Henning now at No. 19, Georgia becomes one of two SEC schools to have multiple players in the top 20 of the singles rankings.
Croyder, the team's leader in dual match singles wins with 14, moved to No. 105. With 99 career singles wins, he is four wins away from entering the top 20 in program history. Croyder has been ranked in each edition of the ITA singles rankings this season for the first time in his career.
Bryde and Quinn make up the top spot for Georgia in doubles and rose to the No. 5 pair in the country in the latest doubles poll. This is the highest the two have been ranked together and individually in doubles. The tandem has won 11 matches this season on court one, including four point-clinching victories. The duo beat the No. 1 doubles pair on Friday in the team's match against No. 5 South Carolina and clinched the doubles point.
Scouting the Bulldogs
Mississippi State currently ranks No. 12, after moving up two spots from last week after 6-1 wins against No. 45 LSU and No. 60 Arkansas at home.
The Bulldogs have three players ranked in singles in the ITA poll. Ewen Lumsden at No. 95 with an 8-4 record, followed by No. 104 Nemanja Malesevic with a 12-8 record on court one and No. 112 Carles Hernandez, who plays most of his matches on court three with a 16-2 record there.
No. 57 Nemanja Malesevic and Carles Hernandez are the top-ranked doubles pair for Mississippi State with a 13-10 record on the year. No. 82 Ewen Lumsden and Petar Jovanovic play on courts two and three, holding a combined 8-4 record.
Scouting the Rebels
Ole Miss is ranked No. 21 heading into the match against Georgia and is 6-4 in the conference. The Rebels have defeated their last three SEC opponents with wins against LSU, Alabama, and Texas A&M all at home.
No. 65 Nikola Slavic is the lone ranked singles player for Ole Miss. The Rebels' choice for court one is 14-5 from the position and 18-9 overall, going 6-6 versus ranked opponents. UM also features a ranked doubles pair in No. 46 Slavic and teammate Lukas Engelhard. The tandem holds a 15-7 record with a 9-3 mark on the top court.
Series History
Georgia vs. Mississippi State – UGA, 62-15
Georgia vs. Ole Miss – UGA, 44-12
#4 Georgia (16-5, 10-0 SEC) vs. #12 Mississippi State (19-5, 7-4 SEC)
Date: Thursday, April 13, 2023
Time: 9 a.m. ET
Location: Athens, Ga.
Venue: Dan Magill Tennis Complex
#4 Georgia (16-5, 10-0 SEC) vs. #25 Ole Miss (16-6, 6-4 SEC) – Senior Day
Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Location: Athens, Ga.
Venue: Dan Magill Tennis Complex
MEDIA INFORMATION
UGA Season Stats: https://gado.gs/9xb
Mississippi State Season Stats: https://gado.gs/aez
Ole Miss Season Stats: https://gado.gs/aey
Live Stats + Video: https://gado.gs/9kh
Social Media
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.
QUICK HITS
32-Time SEC Champions
With the Bulldogs' win against No. 20 Florida in Gainesville on Sunday, Georgia clinched at least a share of the regular season Southeastern Conference Championship for the 32nd time in program history, which leads the SEC. Georgia can clinch the outright regular season SEC Championship with wins in its home matches against No. 12 Mississippi State and No. 25 Ole Miss this week.
Georgia will travel to Auburn, Ala. to compete in the SEC Tournament which begins on Thursday, April 20. With their 10-0 SEC record, the Bulldog's have already locked up a double bye until the quarterfinals on Friday. If the Bulldog's win one of the two matches this week, they will be a one seed in the tournament. Should the team wins both matches, they would also go undefeated in SEC play for the first since 2016.
Senior Day Saturday
The team will celebrate the final home regular season match for the team's five fifth-year seniors – Trent Bryde, Blake Croyder, Teodor Giusca, Philip Henning and Britton Johnston. The players have a combined 615 wins in both singles and doubles between them across their careers.
Bryde holds a career record of 70-55 in singles and 71-50 in doubles. He is currently setting his career best in single season wins in both competitions with 19 wins each. The Suwannee native holds a career high ranking of 12 in singles, reaching the mark three different times, and five in doubles. When asked to describe himself in one word, Bryde responded with passionate, saying that he takes the most pride in representing the "G" and allows the idea of playing for this program to bring the most out of him. Bryde will graduate with a degree in consumer economics in May.
Croyder, who grew up in Marietta and graduated from Johnson Ferry Academy, chose to attend Georgia because of the program's history and the support of the fans. He is currently tied with Eddie Jacques for 21st on the career combined wins list with 182 and needs one more win in singles to reach 100 in his career. Croyder's favorite tennis memory was earning the match-clinching win at No. 20 Florida that allowed the team to win its 32nd SEC championship. He will graduate with a Master of Science degree in financial planning.
Giusca joined the team this past year after playing for four years at Clemson. The graduate student chose Georgia for his final year of eligibility because he wanted to compete for championships and because it is one of the most respected programs in the country. The Bucharest, Romania native is the winner of 82 singles matches and 66 doubles matches during his five-year career. Giusca said his parents are his biggest inspiration due to all the sacrifices they made to help him to reach this point of his career. He will graduate in May with a master's degree in business analytics.
Henning is one of the winningest Bulldogs in program history with 98 career singles wins and 86 in doubles, tied with Hisham Hemda for the 18th-most in program history, for a combined total of 184, which ties him with Bobby Mariencheck for 19th on the career combined wins list. He holds career-best rankings of eight in singles and 14 in doubles and has primarily played on court two in both competitions in his collegiate career. The Bloemfontein, South Africa native listed one of his favorite memories at Georgia as clinching the team's 4-0 win over Ohio State. Henning will graduate with a bachelor's degree in computer science.
Johnston is one of three seniors to grow up in Georgia. He is native to Snellville and an alumnus of William and Reed Academy, being listed as the top recruit in the state and top 10 in the nation. Johnston first appeared in the doubles rankings with Croyder in fall at No. 55 after going 5-1 to start the year. Together, the two have clinched the doubles point for the team three times and are 16-11 on the year. He choose to become a Bulldog because he wanted to be a part of a legendary program and fell in love with the city of Athens. Johnston will graduate with a bachelor's degree in consumer economics.
Conference Play Concludes
The Bulldogs conclude Southeastern Conference action this week at home, beginning with No. 12 Mississippi State on Thursday at 9 a.m. ET and then hosting No. 25 Ole Miss for Senior Day on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET. The program holds a 62-15 record against the Mississippi State Bulldogs and a 44-12 mark versus the Rebels all time.
In its two road matches last weekend, Georgia defeated No. 5 South Carolina by a 4-0 result in Columbia, S.C. and then travelled to Gainesville, Fla. to beat No. 20 Florida, 4-3. The team will travel to Auburn, Ala. next week to compete in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals on Friday, April 21.
The Bulldogs look to finish the regular season undefeated in conference play after going 10-0 against SEC competitors thus far. The team now carries an 11-match win streak dating back to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Team Indoor Championships on Feb. 18. This season, Georgia has played 17 ranked teams thus far, going 13-4 in those matches, including eight wins over top 25 teams.
Diaz's Details
On playing Mississippi State in a Top 15 matchup after scheduling changes…
"Just a big challenge for everyone with the day and time changes and all the things that we're having to deal with obviously," said head coach Manny Diaz. "We've got to do our job and be prepared and get up for this huge match. We're playing once again for a conference title, that we're sure to tie but don't really want to share. It'll be a different type of challenge but one we must really get after."
On the Ole Miss Senior Day match…
"I'm hoping for good weather and hoping to get maybe some of the football G-Day crowd to come by Dan Magill Tennis Complex and really witness a great match. Ole Miss is an outstanding team, and our seniors are very deserving of a great crowd for this last home regular season match."
On the possibility of first perfect SEC record since 2016…
"It would be a great accomplishment. Nothing more than that, just a standing goal that these guys continue to pursue. With everyone in our conference already with two losses and us being undefeated, that speaks volumes of what these guys have gone through not only on the road but also big challenges at home against top five, top six teams in the country."
Dawgs in the Rankings
In the latest team rankings from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, Georgia rose three spots and is now the No. 4 team in the country.
Redshirt freshman Ethan Quinn is now No. 3 in the singles rankings and has won nine of his previous ten matches including four consecutive wins. Four of those nines win have come from players ranked within the top 55. The Fresno, Calif. native is the only freshman to have multiple wins on court one and one of two SEC players in the top five. With Henning now at No. 19, Georgia becomes one of two SEC schools to have multiple players in the top 20 of the singles rankings.
Croyder, the team's leader in dual match singles wins with 14, moved to No. 105. With 99 career singles wins, he is four wins away from entering the top 20 in program history. Croyder has been ranked in each edition of the ITA singles rankings this season for the first time in his career.
Bryde and Quinn make up the top spot for Georgia in doubles and rose to the No. 5 pair in the country in the latest doubles poll. This is the highest the two have been ranked together and individually in doubles. The tandem has won 11 matches this season on court one, including four point-clinching victories. The duo beat the No. 1 doubles pair on Friday in the team's match against No. 5 South Carolina and clinched the doubles point.
Scouting the Bulldogs
Mississippi State currently ranks No. 12, after moving up two spots from last week after 6-1 wins against No. 45 LSU and No. 60 Arkansas at home.
The Bulldogs have three players ranked in singles in the ITA poll. Ewen Lumsden at No. 95 with an 8-4 record, followed by No. 104 Nemanja Malesevic with a 12-8 record on court one and No. 112 Carles Hernandez, who plays most of his matches on court three with a 16-2 record there.
No. 57 Nemanja Malesevic and Carles Hernandez are the top-ranked doubles pair for Mississippi State with a 13-10 record on the year. No. 82 Ewen Lumsden and Petar Jovanovic play on courts two and three, holding a combined 8-4 record.
Scouting the Rebels
Ole Miss is ranked No. 21 heading into the match against Georgia and is 6-4 in the conference. The Rebels have defeated their last three SEC opponents with wins against LSU, Alabama, and Texas A&M all at home.
No. 65 Nikola Slavic is the lone ranked singles player for Ole Miss. The Rebels' choice for court one is 14-5 from the position and 18-9 overall, going 6-6 versus ranked opponents. UM also features a ranked doubles pair in No. 46 Slavic and teammate Lukas Engelhard. The tandem holds a 15-7 record with a 9-3 mark on the top court.
Series History
Georgia vs. Mississippi State – UGA, 62-15
- Last five meetings:
- March 6, 2022, in Starkville, Miss. – UGA, 5-2
- February 28, 2021, in Athens – UGA, 5-2
- March 8, 2020, in Athens – UGA, 5-2
- January 25, 2020, in Starkville, Miss. (ITA Kickoff Weekend) – UGA, 4-1
- March 24, 2019, in Starkville, Miss. – MSU, 4-3
Georgia vs. Ole Miss – UGA, 44-12
- Last five meetings:
- April 1, 2022, in Oxford, Miss. – UGA, 4-0
- February 26, 2021, in Athens – UM, 4-3
- March 6, 2020, in Athens – UGA, 4-1
- March 22, 2019, in Oxford, Miss. – UM, 4-3
- March 16, 2018 in Oxford, Miss. – UGA, 5-2
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