Paulsell Advances to Round of 32 at NCAA Singles Championships

Monday, May 20

Stillwater, Okla.

University of Georgia

NCAA Singles/Doubles Championships

Georgia tennis player Thomas Paulsell during Georgia’s match against South Carolina at the Henry Feild Stadium at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga., on Friday, March 29, 2024. (Tony Walsh/UGAAA)

Photo by: Tony Walsh/UGAAA

Paulsell Advances to Round of 32 at NCAA Singles Championships

May 20, 2024 | Men's Tennis

STILLWATER, Okla. – Thomas Paulsell of the Georgia men's tennis team won his Round of 64 match at the NCAA Singles Championship on Monday morning, beating Boise State's Sam Sippel by a 6-3, 6-4 score at the Greenwood Tennis Complex.

Five Fast Facts
• Paulsell earned his ninth straight-set victory with the win and now holds 16 singles wins on the year.
• Sippel entered the match ranked No. 125 nationally, which marks the seventh ranked win for Paulsell this season, good for second-most on the team.
• With Paulsell advancing to the Round of 32, a Bulldog has now won at least one match in the NCAA Singles Championship in nine of the previous 10 tournaments.
• Junior Ryan Colby's season has come to an end following his 6-4, 6-2 loss in the Round of 64 to Virginia's Dylan Dietrich. Colby finished his junior year with 20 singles wins, 10 of which came against ranked competition.
• Paulsell's next match will come against Dietrich in the Round of 32, Colby's opening-round opponent.

Up Next
The NCAA Singles Championships will continue with the Round of 32 on Tuesday, May 21. The NCAA Doubles Championships is set to begin on Tuesday as well, with freshmen Freddy Blaydes and Niels Ratiu preparing to take on Middle Tennessee State's Ondrej Horak and Leo Raquin at a time yet to be determined.