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Georgia Advances to NCAA Second Round
May 06, 2023 | Men's Tennis
ATHENS, Ga. – Georgia men's tennis fifth-year senior Philip Henning clinched a 4-0 victory for the sixth-ranked Bulldogs against Florida Gulf Coast University in the first round of the NCAA tournament at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on Saturday afternoon.
The Bulldogs advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament and will host the Oklahoma Sooners at 1 p.m. Sunday.
"It wasn't an easy match in any way," head coach Manny Diaz said. "We came out and we found that Florida Gulf Coast wasn't just going to roll over. They made a lot of balls. They made us work very hard. It's been a long two weeks and these guys needed this match to gain their bearings. I'm proud of how they handled the pressure."
Securing Georgia's first victory of the day, the sixth-ranked team of Ethan Quinn and Trent Bryde defeated FGCU's Randy Wilson and Magnus Johnson, 6-2. Henning and Teodor Guisca clinched the doubles point on court two, taking down FGCU's Marcelo Sepulveda and Guglielmo Stefanacci, 6-4.
In singles, Miguel Perez Peña led the way for the Bulldogs on court five, defeating FGCU's Eric Oncins, 6-1, 6-1, to increase Georgia's score to 2-0.
Despite the Bulldogs early lead, the scrappy Eagles would not go down without a fight and the remaining singles contests remained tight throughout the match.
No. 106-ranked Blake Croyder was the next Bulldog to win with a 6-3, 7-5 triumph over Stefanacci.
Court two ultimately decided the result of the match with the No. 19-ranked Henning clinching the win with a, 7-5, 6-1, victory over Sepulveda. The victory was the 101st of Henning's career.
"I feel like we played well today," Henning said. "We got off to a good start. We came out and played a very good doubles point on all three courts. Then in singles I feel like we did a good job getting momentum after the first sets. I feel happy."
The Bulldogs move on to the second round and will face Oklahoma at home at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex at 1 p.m. Sunday.
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NCAA First Round Results
#6 Georgia 4, FGCU 0
Saturday, May 6, 2023 | Dan Magill Tennis Complex
Doubles Results
1. #6 Trent Bryde/Ethan Quinn (Georgia) def. Magnus Johnson/Randy Wilson (FGCU), 6-2
2. Teodor Giusca/Philip Henning (Georgia) def. Marcelo Sepulveda/Guglielmo Stefanacci (FGCU), 6-4
3. Blake Croyder/Britton Johnston (Georgia) vs. Carter Bradford/Eric Oncins (FGCU), 5-5, uf
Order of Finish: (1,2)
Singles Results
1.#2 Ethan Quinn (Georgia) vs. Magnus Johnson (FGCU) 6-4, 6-5, uf
2. #19 Philip Henning (Georgia) vs. Marcelo Sepulveda (FGCU) 7-5, 6-1
3. #113 Trent Bryde (Georgia) vs. Randy Wilson (FGCU) 5-7, 6-4, uf
4. #106 Blake Croyder (Georgia) def. Guglielmo Stefanacci (FGCU), 6-3, 7-5
5. Miguel Perez Peña (Georgia) def. Eric Oncins (FGCU), 6-1, 6-1
6. Teodor Giusca (Georgia) vs. Juan Lopez (FGCU) 7-6 (4), 1-0, uf
Order of Finish: (5,4,2)
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