Georgia Drops SEC Contest to No. 25 Alabama, 3-4

Friday, February 28

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

7:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

Alabama

Senior Ryan Colby during a singles match against No. 16 Tennessee on Monday, February 24, 2025 at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

Photo by: Tony Walsh/UGAAA

February 28, 2025 | Men's Tennis

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Georgia men's tennis team fell to Alabama on Friday night, 3-4, at the University of Alabama Tennis Stadium. The Bulldogs move to 7-5 overall with a 1-1 mark in conference play.

*PDF of Full Results Available Here

FAST FACTS:

Georgia took the doubles point with wins on courts three and one. Thomas Paulsell/Oscar Pinto Sansano's clinch marks their first win as a pairing – and the duo's highest ranked doubles win.
Senior Ryan Colby made it two successive ranked wins on court two taking down Alabama's No. 59 Roan Jones tonight.
Senior Oscar Pinto Sansano defeated the Tide's Andrii Zimnokh on court four, the same opponent he defeated to qualify for the NCAA Singles Tournament in the fall. With the win, Pinto Sansano becomes the first Bulldog to reach 10 wins this spring.
Alabama clinched the match on court six with a third set victory over Georgia's Gabriele Vulpitta.
The Bulldogs still lead the all-time series between the two schools, 61-9.

RESULTS:
Doubles:

Paulsell/Pinto Sansano def. No. 41 Planinsek/Kriznik, 7(9)-6(7)
Nezar/Zimnokh def. Colby/Ratiu, 6-1
Perez Peña/Vulpitta def. Jones/Ponce De Leon, 6-3

Order of Finish (2,3,1*)

Singles:

No. 23 Filip Planinsek def. No. 38 Miguel Perez Peña, 6-4, 6-3
No. 46 Ryan Colby def. No. 59 Roan Jones, 6-1, 6-0
Matias Ponce De Leon def. No. 20 Thomas Paulsell, 6-4, 6-4
Oscar Pinto Sansano def. Andrii Zimnokh, 2-6, 6-0, 7-5
Matic Kriznik def. Niels Ratiu, 6-1, 6-2
Carlos Gimenez Perez def. Gabriele Vulpitta, 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-2

Order of Finish (2,5,1,3,4,6*)

KEY QUOTE: "Proud of our fight," said head coach Jamie Hunt. "We battled until the end. I'm proud of our togetherness. We supported each other in a tremendous way. We put ourselves in a position to win. Two points away, and you've got to give credit to Alabama. I thought they hung around and kind of stole it at the end, but I'm really proud of Ryan [Colby] for playing a tremendous singles match, Oscar [Pinto Sansano], for fighting. Everybody fought, but we just have to clean some things up. There were situations where we just had self-inflicted wounds and beat ourselves. That can't happen, so we have to clean that up, move on, and be better for Sunday."

UP NEXT: The Bulldogs remain on the road in SEC action taking on No. 45 Auburn on Sunday, Mar. 2 at the Yarbrough Tennis Center with doubles set to begin at 2:00 p.m. E.T.

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