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Senior Oscar Pinto Sansano in a singles match during the ITA Southeast Regional at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga. on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024.
Photo by: Tony Walsh/UGAAA
Bulldogs Thrive on Day Two of ITA Southeast Regional
October 17, 2024 | Men's Tennis
ATHENS, Ga. – The University of Georgia men's tennis team put together 12 singles wins and three doubles wins during Day Two of the ITA Southeast Regional at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on Thursday.
Results/Key Moments:
Main Singles – Round of 64
No. 14 Thomas Paulsell def. Adriano Dzhenev (Central Florida), 6-2, 6-0
First win of the tournament, seventh of the year
No. 86 Oscar Pinto def. Jiri Jenicek (Florida Atlantic), 6-4, 7-5
First win of tournament, fourth of the year
Freddy Blaydes def. Baran Soyler (Georgia State), 6-3, 6-4
First win of tournament, fifth of the year
Filipe Costa def. Mark Havlicek (Florida Atlantic), 6-1, 6-3
First win of tournament, second of the year
Niels Ratiu def. Emilio Sanchez (Central Florida), 6-2, 6-2
First win of tournament, fifth of the year
Nicolas Oliveira (Central Florida) def. Parker Mariencheck, 6-4, 6-2
No. 28 Ryan Colby Hugo Car (South Florida), 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(4)
First win of the tournament, fifth of the year
No. 24 Jeremy Jin (Florida) def. Cyrus Mahjoob, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
No. 64 Miguel Perez Peña def. Mehdi Sadaoui (Miami), 6(9)-7, 6-1, 6-4
First win of the tournament, fifth of the year
Main Singles – Round of 32
No. 14 Thomas Paulsell def. Azariah Rusher (Florida State), 7-5, 6-2
Eighth win of the year
No. 82 Jamie Connel (Florida State) def. Freddy Blaydes, 7-6(5), 6-4
No. 87 Yassine Dlimi (Central Florida) def. Filipe Costa, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
No. 84 Oscar Pinto Sansano def. Nemanja Stefanovic (Mercer), 6-4, 6-2
Fifth win of the year
Gianluca Carlini (Georgia Tech) def. Niels Ratiu, 6-3, 7-6(3)
No. 28 Ryan Colby def. Magnus Johnson (Florida), 6-2, 6-1
Sixth win of the year
No. 64 Miguel Perez Peña def. Mehdi Benchakroun (Central Florida), 7-5, 6-4
Sixth win of the year
Singles – Consolation
Youcef Rihane (Florida State) def. Parker Mariencheck, 6-3, 7-5
Cyrus Mahjoob Simon def. Myslevic (Florida Atlantic), 3-6, 6-2, 10-5
First win of the tournament, third win of the year
Main Doubles – Round of 32
No. 2 Blaydes/Ratiu def. Blanco Fernandez/Keuhne (Stetson), 8-6
First win of the tournament, seventh of the year
No. 44 Perez Peña/Pinto Sansano def. Weingarten/Salmeron (Kennesaw State), 8-3
First win of the tournament, fourth of the year
No. 33 Paulsell/Colby def. Pignaton/Bernard (Florida Atlantic), 8-6
First win of the tournament, sixth of the year
Up Next: Four Bulldogs will feature in the round of 16 of the singles main draw. No. 14 Paulsell will face Clement (Georgia Tech), No. 28 Colby will face Blanco Fernandez (Stetson), No. 64 Perez Peña will face Edengren (Florida) and No. 86 Pinto Sansano will face Nirundorn (Florida). Cyrus Mahjoob will face Dous-Karpenschif (Florida State) in the consolation round of 16. In doubles, all three ranked Georgia pairings will also continue play in the round of 16. No. 2 Blaydes/Ratiu will face Brancatelli/Biagiotti (Georgia Tech), No. 33 Paulsell/Colby will face Bonetto/Carlini (Georgia Tech) and No. 44 Perez Peña/Pinto Sansano will face Padio/Gandonou (Mercer).
Key Quote: "It was a good day for us in singles and doubles," said head coach Jamie Hunt. "We won a lot of tough matches, showed great improvements and competed really, really hard every in match. We are learning how to handle the important moments better and that's going to be a huge piece to our success as we go deeper in the tournament."
Wednesday, Oct. 16 – Sunday, Oct, 20
Daily Match Start Time: 8:00 a.m. ET (Subject to change)
ITA Regional Championships Tournament Page: https://gado.gs/c7i
Southeast Regional Tournament Central Page: https://gado.gs/c6r
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Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Bulldogs by following UGA men's tennis on social media on X and Instagram @UGATennis, on Facebook @UGAMensTennis and on the web at GeorgiaDogs.com.
Results/Key Moments:
Main Singles – Round of 64
No. 14 Thomas Paulsell def. Adriano Dzhenev (Central Florida), 6-2, 6-0
First win of the tournament, seventh of the year
No. 86 Oscar Pinto def. Jiri Jenicek (Florida Atlantic), 6-4, 7-5
First win of tournament, fourth of the year
Freddy Blaydes def. Baran Soyler (Georgia State), 6-3, 6-4
First win of tournament, fifth of the year
Filipe Costa def. Mark Havlicek (Florida Atlantic), 6-1, 6-3
First win of tournament, second of the year
Niels Ratiu def. Emilio Sanchez (Central Florida), 6-2, 6-2
First win of tournament, fifth of the year
Nicolas Oliveira (Central Florida) def. Parker Mariencheck, 6-4, 6-2
No. 28 Ryan Colby Hugo Car (South Florida), 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(4)
First win of the tournament, fifth of the year
No. 24 Jeremy Jin (Florida) def. Cyrus Mahjoob, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
No. 64 Miguel Perez Peña def. Mehdi Sadaoui (Miami), 6(9)-7, 6-1, 6-4
First win of the tournament, fifth of the year
Main Singles – Round of 32
No. 14 Thomas Paulsell def. Azariah Rusher (Florida State), 7-5, 6-2
Eighth win of the year
No. 82 Jamie Connel (Florida State) def. Freddy Blaydes, 7-6(5), 6-4
No. 87 Yassine Dlimi (Central Florida) def. Filipe Costa, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
No. 84 Oscar Pinto Sansano def. Nemanja Stefanovic (Mercer), 6-4, 6-2
Fifth win of the year
Gianluca Carlini (Georgia Tech) def. Niels Ratiu, 6-3, 7-6(3)
No. 28 Ryan Colby def. Magnus Johnson (Florida), 6-2, 6-1
Sixth win of the year
No. 64 Miguel Perez Peña def. Mehdi Benchakroun (Central Florida), 7-5, 6-4
Sixth win of the year
Singles – Consolation
Youcef Rihane (Florida State) def. Parker Mariencheck, 6-3, 7-5
Cyrus Mahjoob Simon def. Myslevic (Florida Atlantic), 3-6, 6-2, 10-5
First win of the tournament, third win of the year
Main Doubles – Round of 32
No. 2 Blaydes/Ratiu def. Blanco Fernandez/Keuhne (Stetson), 8-6
First win of the tournament, seventh of the year
No. 44 Perez Peña/Pinto Sansano def. Weingarten/Salmeron (Kennesaw State), 8-3
First win of the tournament, fourth of the year
No. 33 Paulsell/Colby def. Pignaton/Bernard (Florida Atlantic), 8-6
First win of the tournament, sixth of the year
Up Next: Four Bulldogs will feature in the round of 16 of the singles main draw. No. 14 Paulsell will face Clement (Georgia Tech), No. 28 Colby will face Blanco Fernandez (Stetson), No. 64 Perez Peña will face Edengren (Florida) and No. 86 Pinto Sansano will face Nirundorn (Florida). Cyrus Mahjoob will face Dous-Karpenschif (Florida State) in the consolation round of 16. In doubles, all three ranked Georgia pairings will also continue play in the round of 16. No. 2 Blaydes/Ratiu will face Brancatelli/Biagiotti (Georgia Tech), No. 33 Paulsell/Colby will face Bonetto/Carlini (Georgia Tech) and No. 44 Perez Peña/Pinto Sansano will face Padio/Gandonou (Mercer).
Key Quote: "It was a good day for us in singles and doubles," said head coach Jamie Hunt. "We won a lot of tough matches, showed great improvements and competed really, really hard every in match. We are learning how to handle the important moments better and that's going to be a huge piece to our success as we go deeper in the tournament."
Wednesday, Oct. 16 – Sunday, Oct, 20
Daily Match Start Time: 8:00 a.m. ET (Subject to change)
ITA Regional Championships Tournament Page: https://gado.gs/c7i
Southeast Regional Tournament Central Page: https://gado.gs/c6r
Instagram: @UGATennis | X: @UGATennis | Facebook: UGAMensTennis
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Bulldogs by following UGA men's tennis on social media on X and Instagram @UGATennis, on Facebook @UGAMensTennis and on the web at GeorgiaDogs.com.
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