Bulldogs Defeat Georgia Tech, 4-2

Tuesday, February 4

Athens, Ga.

6:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

Georgia Tech

Senior Thomas Paulsell during a doubles match against Georgia Tech at the Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Facility on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025.

Photo by: Tony Walsh/UGAAA

February 04, 2025 | Men's Tennis

ATHENS, Ga. – The University of Georgia men's tennis team defeated Georgia Tech 4-2 at the Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Facility on Tuesday evening to improve to 3-3 on the young season.

*Full Match Results Available Here

FAST FACTS:

The Bulldogs clinched the doubles point after taking courts one and three. Niels Ratiu/Miguel Perez Peña defeated No. 19 Krish Arora/Christophe Clement 6-4 before Freddy Blaydes/Oscar Pinto Sansano's 7-6(1) victory over Gabriele Brancatelli/Robert Bauer gave Georgia the lead. No. 14 Thomas Paulsell/Ryan Colby fell to No. 44 Nate Bonetto/Gianluca Carlini, 6-4.
Ratiu/Perez Peña's doubles victory marked their highest ranked doubles win as a pairing, as well as Ratiu's highest ranked doubles win as an individual.
Georgia Tech leveled the match at 1-all after No. 90 Bonetto took court one over No. 53 Colby
Georgia extended its lead in the all-time series against the Yellow Jackets as it now boasts a 74-18 record.
Perez Peña improves to 5-0 in dual-match action this spring. He's followed by Pinto Sansano with a 5-1 record, Colby with a 3-2 record, Vulpitta with a 2-2 record, and Paulsell with a 2-3 record.

KEY QUOTES:
Georgia Head Coach Jamie Hunt
On the win…
"We had a tremendous atmosphere, and I want to give thanks to our fans for coming out and providing just a great atmosphere for our guys. Georgia Tech was tough, I mean, they came ready to play in doubles, but we answered the bell there, and I was really proud of our number three team. They went down a break early on and got it back and showed tremendous poise in the tiebreaker and executed really well. We had great doubles point and singles was a battle. It came down to kind of who could be tougher and more disciplined. I thought Miguel [Perez Peña] and Oscar [Pinto Sansano] down here were just fantastic to get us kind of two quick points in singles. Then Thomas [Paulsell] showed a lot of heart, a lot of poise there, losing the second set, and then just responding in a tremendous way in the third set and really a lot of separation there. So, really proud of them. We're competing really well. It wasn't our best performance, but it's something we can grow on, - just winning ugly, winning gritty. We're excited to build on it."

Senior Thomas Paulsell
On the performance…
"Today was a battle. The doubles point was so close came down to a tiebreak, and then in the singles, I mean, Georgia Tech was pushing really, really hard. It was just a complete battle all the way through. I'm so proud of the guys to pull that out and fight through. It was just an amazing match."

UP NEXT: Georgia moves on to the second match of a four-match home stand welcoming No. 5 Virginia to the Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Facility on Friday at 6:00 p.m. E.T. On Sunday, the Bulldogs host another doubles header with North Carolina at 1 p.m. E.T. and Alabama State at 5 p.m. E.T.

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