Georgia Narrowly Falls to No. 4 Wake Forest, 4-3

Saturday, February 1

Winston-Salem, N.C.

1:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

Wake Forest

Senior Ryan Colby during a singles match against Mercer at the Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Facility on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.

Photo by: Sofia Yaker/UGAAA

February 01, 2025 | Men's Tennis

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The University of Georgia men's tennis team fell to No. 4 Wake Forest, 4-3, at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex on Saturday afternoon.

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FAST FACTS:

Wake Forest took the doubles point after grabbing wins on courts one and three, each by a 6-4 decision
After trailing 0-3, the Bulldogs picked up wins on courts five, three and two, in order, to level the match at 3-3. Freshman Charlie Robertson clinched the win for the Demon Deacons on court four.
No. 14 Thomas Paulsell/Ryan Colby earned their highest ranked doubles win as a duo and individually after defeating No. 4 Luca Pow/Luciano Tacchi 6-3 on court two.
Colby also earned his highest ranked singles win defeating No. 7 DK Suresh 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-4 on court two.
Senior Miguel Perez Peña earned his third ranked win of the year with his victory over No. 115 Ioannis Xilas.
Despite the result, the Bulldogs maintain 16-6 edge in the all-time series between the two schools.

KEY QUOTE: "So incredibly proud of the fight this team showed today," said head coach Jamie Hunt. "We came up two points shy but to be on the road and have a Top 5 team on the ropes like that shows what this team is capable of when we compete that way. Great things are right around the corner for this team"

UP NEXT: Georgia prepares for a three-match home stand at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex facing Georgia Tech on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 6:00 p.m. E.T., No. 5 Virginia on Friday, Feb. 7 at 6:00 p.m. E.T. and North Carolina on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 1:00 p.m. E.T. The first 100 students at the Georgia Tech match will receive a free 'Wreck Tech' shirt, and the first 75 fans at the Virginia match will receive free pizza.