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Pair of Bulldogs Earn SEC Weekly Awards
April 18, 2023 | Men's Tennis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Two University of Georgia men's tennis student-athletes have earned weekly awards from the Southeastern Conference following the final week of the regular season, the league office announced on Tuesday afternoon.
Redshirt senior Philip Henning earned SEC Co-Player of the Week, the third time in his career winning the award, while redshirt freshman Ethan Quinn notched his fifth Freshman of the Week award this year after the Bulldogs finished the season with a perfect conference record for the 16th time in program history. With his fifth Freshman of the Week honors, Quinn ties Nathan Ponwith for the most times a Georgia player has won the award in a single season since 2017.
"It's great to see Philip earn this honor and reach his 100th singles win this past weekend," said head coach Manny Diaz. "He's been a rock for us all year and the way he carries himself at practice each and every day trying to get better. He's been competing really hard each and every week. I look forward to him finishing his career with these last couple of post season events. Ethan's had a phenomenal year and has been our number one player all season long. He's won numerous big matches for us. As one of the highest ranked players in the SEC, he continues to lead the way for our team at the top spot. I couldn't be prouder of these guys."
Henning began the weekend in doubles with partner Teodor Giusca on court two against No. 12 Mississippi State, where the pair earned their ninth win of the year on court two by an impressive 6-2 score. In singles, No. 19 Henning earned a straight set win over Petar Jovanovic, 7-6(3), 6-3, to bring his career singles win total up to 99 against No. 25 Ole Miss.
Henning reached the 100-win mark with an impressive 6-3, 6-2 result over No. 65 Nikola Slavic, clinching the match for the Bulldogs' and giving the team the final win it needed to finish conference play unscathed.
Quinn went a combined 3-1 in singles and doubles this past weekend in the team's final two regular season matches. In singles, the Fresno, Calif native picked up another straight-set win over a ranked opponent on court one, defeating No. 12 Mississippi State's No. 104 Nemanja Malesevic by a 6-2, 7-5 score. Quinn earned his fourth match-clinching win of the season and his eighth-straight set victory over ranked competition. With the win over Mississippi State, Georgia clinched the outright regular season crown.
On Saturday against No. 25 Ole Miss, Quinn began in doubles with partner Trent Bryde, the fifth-ranked duo in the nation over John Hallquist Lithen and Simon Junk, 6-1. With 12 dual match wins, Bryde and Quinn rank inside the top five in the SEC for most wins together on court one and lead the team in dual match doubles wins with 12. No. 3 Quinn brought this momentum into singles, where he defeated Hallquist Lithen by an 6-1, 6-3 score.
Georgia will begin its postseason in the SEC Tournament this week, with its first match coming on Friday at 4 p.m. ET against the winner of the No. 8 and No. 9-seed match against Florida and Auburn. By earning the top seed in the tournament, the Bulldogs will play their first match in the quarterfinals.
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.
Redshirt senior Philip Henning earned SEC Co-Player of the Week, the third time in his career winning the award, while redshirt freshman Ethan Quinn notched his fifth Freshman of the Week award this year after the Bulldogs finished the season with a perfect conference record for the 16th time in program history. With his fifth Freshman of the Week honors, Quinn ties Nathan Ponwith for the most times a Georgia player has won the award in a single season since 2017.
"It's great to see Philip earn this honor and reach his 100th singles win this past weekend," said head coach Manny Diaz. "He's been a rock for us all year and the way he carries himself at practice each and every day trying to get better. He's been competing really hard each and every week. I look forward to him finishing his career with these last couple of post season events. Ethan's had a phenomenal year and has been our number one player all season long. He's won numerous big matches for us. As one of the highest ranked players in the SEC, he continues to lead the way for our team at the top spot. I couldn't be prouder of these guys."
Henning began the weekend in doubles with partner Teodor Giusca on court two against No. 12 Mississippi State, where the pair earned their ninth win of the year on court two by an impressive 6-2 score. In singles, No. 19 Henning earned a straight set win over Petar Jovanovic, 7-6(3), 6-3, to bring his career singles win total up to 99 against No. 25 Ole Miss.
Henning reached the 100-win mark with an impressive 6-3, 6-2 result over No. 65 Nikola Slavic, clinching the match for the Bulldogs' and giving the team the final win it needed to finish conference play unscathed.
Quinn went a combined 3-1 in singles and doubles this past weekend in the team's final two regular season matches. In singles, the Fresno, Calif native picked up another straight-set win over a ranked opponent on court one, defeating No. 12 Mississippi State's No. 104 Nemanja Malesevic by a 6-2, 7-5 score. Quinn earned his fourth match-clinching win of the season and his eighth-straight set victory over ranked competition. With the win over Mississippi State, Georgia clinched the outright regular season crown.
On Saturday against No. 25 Ole Miss, Quinn began in doubles with partner Trent Bryde, the fifth-ranked duo in the nation over John Hallquist Lithen and Simon Junk, 6-1. With 12 dual match wins, Bryde and Quinn rank inside the top five in the SEC for most wins together on court one and lead the team in dual match doubles wins with 12. No. 3 Quinn brought this momentum into singles, where he defeated Hallquist Lithen by an 6-1, 6-3 score.
Georgia will begin its postseason in the SEC Tournament this week, with its first match coming on Friday at 4 p.m. ET against the winner of the No. 8 and No. 9-seed match against Florida and Auburn. By earning the top seed in the tournament, the Bulldogs will play their first match in the quarterfinals.
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.
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