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Friday, April 12
Lexington, Ky.
5 p.m.
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Fifth-Ranked Kentucky Beats Georgia, 4-1
April 12, 2024 | Men's Tennis
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 38 Georgia men's tennis team fell to No. 5 Kentucky, 4-1, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex on Friday evening.
Five Fast Facts
• Cyrus Mahjoob and Miguel Perez Peña picked up their fourth consecutive doubles win on court three. The pair beat Matt Rankin and Jaden Weekes, 7-6(3), moving to 4-1 against Southeastern Conference foes this season.
• Freshman Niels Ratiu picked up his third ranked win of the year in singles with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over No. 124 Jaden Weekes.
• Ratiu handed No. 124 Weekes his second singles loss since Feb. 21 and his third straight-set loss this year.
• Georgia narrowly lost the doubles point after dropping matches on courts two and one, snapping the Bulldogs' streak of eight-straight matches taking the point.
• Despite the loss, No. 27 Freddy Blaydes and Ratiu were just the third opponents to force No. 8 Joshua Lapadat and JJ Mercer into a tiebreaker this year, losing the match by a 7-6(3) score.
Key Quote
"It was an incredibly competitive match that we couldn't get to go our way," head coach Manuel Diaz said. "We played in two doubles matches that went into tiebreakers. Niels played a very good match today and all our guys fought incredibly hard. We were just a few points away in Miguel and Ryan's matches. Cyrus was playing great, and Filipe was in a battle. We have a huge match against a very good Vanderbilt team on Sunday that we must recover and prepare for."
Up Next
The Bulldogs will close out their regular season on Sunday, April 14 with a doubleheader on against No. 44 Vanderbilt at 2 p.m. and Tennessee State at 5 p.m. at the Ensworth Tennis Center in Nashville. Matches will be live-streamed on CrackedRacquets' SEC CrossCourt Cast on ESPN+.
Five Fast Facts
• Cyrus Mahjoob and Miguel Perez Peña picked up their fourth consecutive doubles win on court three. The pair beat Matt Rankin and Jaden Weekes, 7-6(3), moving to 4-1 against Southeastern Conference foes this season.
• Freshman Niels Ratiu picked up his third ranked win of the year in singles with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over No. 124 Jaden Weekes.
• Ratiu handed No. 124 Weekes his second singles loss since Feb. 21 and his third straight-set loss this year.
• Georgia narrowly lost the doubles point after dropping matches on courts two and one, snapping the Bulldogs' streak of eight-straight matches taking the point.
• Despite the loss, No. 27 Freddy Blaydes and Ratiu were just the third opponents to force No. 8 Joshua Lapadat and JJ Mercer into a tiebreaker this year, losing the match by a 7-6(3) score.
Key Quote
"It was an incredibly competitive match that we couldn't get to go our way," head coach Manuel Diaz said. "We played in two doubles matches that went into tiebreakers. Niels played a very good match today and all our guys fought incredibly hard. We were just a few points away in Miguel and Ryan's matches. Cyrus was playing great, and Filipe was in a battle. We have a huge match against a very good Vanderbilt team on Sunday that we must recover and prepare for."
Up Next
The Bulldogs will close out their regular season on Sunday, April 14 with a doubleheader on against No. 44 Vanderbilt at 2 p.m. and Tennessee State at 5 p.m. at the Ensworth Tennis Center in Nashville. Matches will be live-streamed on CrackedRacquets' SEC CrossCourt Cast on ESPN+.
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