Bulldogs Fall to No. 45 Auburn, 1-4

Sunday, March 2

Auburn, Ala.

2:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

Auburn

The University of Georgia mne's tennis team before a match against Auburn at the Yarbrough Tennis Center on Mar. 2, 2025.

March 02, 2025 | Men's Tennis

AUBURN, Ala. – The University of Georgia men's tennis team fell to Auburn (9-4, 2-2) at the Yarbrough Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon. With the result, the Bulldogs move to 7-6 overall and 1-2 in conference play.

*PDF of Full Results Available Here

FAST FACTS:

The Tigers took the doubles point with a tiebreak win on court two.
Miguel Perez Peña/Gabriele Vulpitta's win on court three marks their second consecutive win as a pairing.
Thomas Paulsell earned his fourth win of the spring over Auburn's Billy Blaydes. The senior now has 17 singles wins on the year.
Senior Oscar Pinto Sansano fought back from a first set loss to extend his match to a third.
Georgia maintains a 63-7 all-time record against the Tigers.

RESULTS:
Doubles

No. 9 Billy Blaydes/Will Nolan def. Thomas Paulsell/Oscar Pinto Sansano, 6-4
Alex Frusina/Joey Phillips def. Ryan Colby/Neils Ratiu, 7-6(3)
Miguel Perez Peña/Gabriele Vulpitta def. Nicholas Heng/Thomas Kennedy, 6-4Order of Finish (3,1,2)

Order of Finish (3,1,2)

Singles

No. 124 Will Nolan vs. No. 38 Miguel Perez Peña, 4-6, 6-1, 3-5, unfinished
No. 112 Alex Frusina vs. No. 46 Ryan Colby, 7-5, 4-6, 4-1, unfinished
No. 20 Thomas Paulsell def. Billy Blaydes, 7-5, 6-4
Joey Phillips def. Oscar Pinto Sansano, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
Hamza Nasridinov def. Niels Ratiu, 7-6(2), 6-3
Nicholas Heng def. Gabriele Vulpitta, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2

Order of Finish (5,3,4,6)

KEY QUOTE: "We got off to a great start in doubles," said head coach Jamie Hunt. "We went up a break on all three courts, playing really well, playing with great energy. We just weren't able to hold serve there. We have to find a way, when we go up breaks, to consolidate those breaks and serve it out. Miguel [Perez Peña] and Gabry [Vulpitta] did a great job again of playing really good doubles and closing their guys out. At one and two, when we go up a break, we have to close it out. In singles, credit to Thomas Paulsell for coming out and playing one of his best matches of the spring. He's doing a great job every day in practice, and I think it's just a matter of time before his play really rises because he's doing all the right things. I thought we fought incredibly hard on all the other courts, and we put ourselves in a position to win a lot of matches, a lot of sets. We've got to play with more poise and opportunities when we get those opportunities. We have to fix those issues."
UP NEXT: Georgia returns home to face No. 28 Kentucky on Friday, Mar. 7 at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex with doubles set to begin at 2:00 p.m. E.T.
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