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Freddy Blaydes and Niels Ratiu during a doubles match at the ITA Men's All-American Championships hosted at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla. on Sept., 25 2024.
Blaydes, Ratiu Advance in Doubles Consolation at ITA All-American Championships
September 26, 2024 | Men's Tennis
TULSA, Okla. – Three Bulldogs advanced in the consolation stages of the main draws at the ITA Men's All-American Championships at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center on Thursday.
Results/Key Moments:
Main Draw R32
No. 37 Pedro Vives (Texas Christian) def. No. 28 Ryan Colby, 6-1, 6(5)-7, 6-2
No. 3 Oliver Tarvet (San Diego) def. No. 64 Miguel Perez Peña, 7-5, 6-4
Main Draw – Consolation R32
No. 14 Thomas Paulsell def. No. 85 Conner Henry Van Schalkwyk (Old Dominion), 3-6, 6-1, 3-0 (ret.)
Main Draw Consolation R16
No. 2 Blaydes/Ratiu def. No. 32 Godsick/Banjaree (Stanford), 6-1, 5-7, [11-9]
Third ranked doubles win of the year
No. 10 Bouchelaghem/Zharyn (Washington) def. No. 33 Paulsell/Colby, 7-6(3), 7-5
Key Quote: "Good for Thomas to get through," said head coach Jamie Hunt. "Tough losses for Ryan and Miguel, but I thought they played at a very high level against two very good players. Niels and Freddy got off to a great start in their match and then were able to close out a tough Stanford team. The exciting thing is I know we can get a lot better in many areas."
Up Next: No. 14 Thomas Paulsell will face No. 75 Rudy Quan (UCLA) in the round of 32 of the main draw consolation stage where teammates No. 28 Ryan Colby and No. 64 Miguel Perez Peña will take on No. 42 Kenta Miyoshi (Illinois) and No. 121 Noah Zamora (California-Irvine), respectively.
After receiving a bye, No. 2 Blaydes/Ratiu advance directly to the quarterfinals of the main draw consolation stage to take the court against No. 47 Dous Karpenschif/Schiessel (Florida State).
Tournament Information:
ITA Men's All-American Championships
Sept. 21-29, 2024
Michael D. Case Tennis Center
Tournament Page: https://gado.gs/c43
Live Streaming (Michael D. Case Tennis Center only): https://gado.gs/c44
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 Draw R32
No. 37 Pedro Vives (Texas Christian) def. No. 28 Ryan Colby, 6-1, 6(5)-7, 6-2
No. 3 Oliver Tarvet (San Diego) def. No. 64 Miguel Perez Peña, 7-5, 6-4
Main Draw – Consolation R32
No. 14 Thomas Paulsell def. No. 85 Conner Henry Van Schalkwyk (Old Dominion), 3-6, 6-1, 3-0 (ret.)
Main Draw Consolation R16
No. 2 Blaydes/Ratiu def. No. 32 Godsick/Banjaree (Stanford), 6-1, 5-7, [11-9]
Third ranked doubles win of the year
No. 10 Bouchelaghem/Zharyn (Washington) def. No. 33 Paulsell/Colby, 7-6(3), 7-5
Key Quote: "Good for Thomas to get through," said head coach Jamie Hunt. "Tough losses for Ryan and Miguel, but I thought they played at a very high level against two very good players. Niels and Freddy got off to a great start in their match and then were able to close out a tough Stanford team. The exciting thing is I know we can get a lot better in many areas."
Up Next: No. 14 Thomas Paulsell will face No. 75 Rudy Quan (UCLA) in the round of 32 of the main draw consolation stage where teammates No. 28 Ryan Colby and No. 64 Miguel Perez Peña will take on No. 42 Kenta Miyoshi (Illinois) and No. 121 Noah Zamora (California-Irvine), respectively.
After receiving a bye, No. 2 Blaydes/Ratiu advance directly to the quarterfinals of the main draw consolation stage to take the court against No. 47 Dous Karpenschif/Schiessel (Florida State).
Tournament Information:
ITA Men's All-American Championships
Sept. 21-29, 2024
Michael D. Case Tennis Center
Tournament Page: https://gado.gs/c43
Live Streaming (Michael D. Case Tennis Center only): https://gado.gs/c44
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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