Bulldogs Roll No. 27 Kentucky, 6-1

Friday, March 7

Athens, Ga.

2:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

Kentucky

Senior Miguel Perez Peña during a doubles match against No. 27 Kentucky at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on Friday, Mar. 7, 2025.

Photo by: Madison Keel/UGAAA

March 07, 2025 | Men's Tennis

ATHENS, Ga. – The University of Georgia men's tennis team defeated No. 27 Kentucky, 6-1, at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on Friday afternoon. The Bulldogs improve to 8-6 (2-2) while the Wildcats slip to 9-5 (2-2).

*PDF of Full Results Available Here

FAST FACTS:

Georgia clinched the doubles point behind wins on court two and a tiebreaker on court three. Miguel Perez Peña/Gabriele Vulpitta improve to 3-0 as a duo this spring.
Senior Oscar Pinto Sansano recorded his team-leading 11^th win of the spring with his victory on court four.
Two Bulldogs stormed back from first set deficits to win their overall matches. Sophomore Niels Ratiu clinched his seventh win on court five, and senior Thomas Paulsell grabbed the Bulldogs fifth singles win of the match on court three.
Freshman Gabriele Vulpitta won his first SEC match of his career. His second-set tiebreaking win marks his third match-clinching win of his career.
Georgia improves to 51-13 all-time against the Wildcats.

RESULTS:
Singles

No. 32 Miguel Perez Peña def. No. 53 Jaden Weekes, 6-4, 6-2
No. 121 Jack Loutit def. No. 27 Ryan Colby, 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 [10-3]
No. 26 Thomas Paulsell def. No. 105 Charlelie Cosnet, 6(0)-7, 6-2, 6-2
Oscar Pinto Sansano def. Eli Stephenson, 6-1, 6-4
Niels Ratiu def. Matt Rankin, 6(6)-7(8), 6-1, 6-2
Gabriele Vulpitta def. Martin Breysach, 6-4, 7-6(4)

Doubles

E. Stephenson/J. Loutit def. No. 23 F. Blaydes/N. Ratiu, 6-3
T. Paulsell/O. Pinto Sansano def. J. Weekes/C. Cosnet, 7-5
M. Perez Peña/G. Vulpitta def. A. Ghibaudo/M. Breysach, 7-6(3)

KEY QUOTE:
Head Coach Jamie Hunt
On the performance…
"It was a great match. Kentucky is a really good team, a well-coached team. Really proud of our toughness in doubles. I thought two was really good – Thomas and Oscar hanging on, playing really good doubles and executing well. Our three team goes down an early break and just continues to fight, really dug in. They kind of thought, 'We're going to find a way to win this – no matter what.' Just really proud of how they competed. And then in the big moments, they really trusted and executed. Just really proud to see us grow in that regard."

Senior Miguel Perez Peña
On his performance…
"I think I played very well, very consistent over the entire match. I think I served play very well, especially in the important moments. I was confident in what I needed to do, and I just executed really well."

UP NEXT: The Bulldogs travel to face No. 64 LSU on Sunday, Mar. 9 at the LSU Tennis Complex. Doubles are set to commence at 1:00 p.m. E.T.

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