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Bulldogs Open Spring at Georgia Tech
January 16, 2026 | Men's Tennis
ATHENS, Ga. --- The University of Georgia men's tennis team will open the spring 2026 season at Georgia Tech on Saturday, January 17 at 5 p.m. at the Byers Tennis Complex in Atlanta.
Match 1 – Georgia at Georgia Tech
Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026
5:00 p.m.
Live Stats: https://gado.gs/dyf
Streaming: https://gado.gs/dyg
Instagram: @UGATennis | X: @UGATennis | Facebook: UGAMensTennis
BULLDOG BULLETIN
Wreck Tech: The Bulldogs lead the all-time series against the Yellow Jackets, 74-18, including a 14-match winning streak dating back to 2011.
Fresh From the Start: Since 2000, Georgia is 23-3 in season openers.
New Faces, New Places: The Bulldogs have welcomed four new faces to Athens for the 2025-26 season, including three transfers: Derrick Chen, Santiago Giamichelle, and Will Jansen, as well as freshman Noah Johnston.
Chen, a Cambridge, United Kingdom native, comes to Athens as a graduate transfer after spending the last four years with the California Golden Bears where he put together 54-30 dual singles record and grabbed 25 dual doubles wins. In 2025, Chen mainly played at lines four and five going 15-4 on the two courts combined.
Across his collegiate career, Chen was named an ITA Scholar Athlete following the 2023-24 campaign, as well as being chosen to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll the same year. He was a Pac-12 Honorable Mention following his freshman season with two match-clinching victories over UNLV and No. 47 Washington.
Giamichelle, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, arrives in Athens after spending the last two season at the University of Central Florida. Prior to his time with the Knights, the Argentine played one season for the University of Texas-Arlington Mavericks. Over the course of his career, Giamichelle has recorded a 57-28 singles record along with a 54-33 mark in doubles. Last season for UCF, he played primarily on courts four and five and boasted 9-1 and 6-4 records, respectively. Overall, throughout dual match play in 2025, Giamichelle went 15-5 and helped the Knights to a super-regional appearance against TCU.
The rising senior was named to the 2025 Big-12 All-Tournament Doubles Team will holding team captain honors for the season. As a sophomore, Giamichelle was crowned doubles champion of the ITA Southeast Regional Championship. He holds a career-high doubles ranking of No. 20 and defeated the No. 13-ranked duo of Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (Florida State) in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
Jansen, a native of London, England, stepped on to campus as a rising senior with one year of experience with the Buckeyes after spending his first two collegiates seasons at the University of North Carolina. As a Tar Heel, he compiled a 15-6 dual singles record during his freshman season including two ranked victories before an injury-riddled sophomore campaign held him to just a 7-8 dual singles mark with three ranked victories. In doubles for North Carolina, Jansen held a 20-11 record playing primarily alongside Karl Poling. In one season for Ohio State, Jansen posted a 12-10 overall singles record, going 10-6 in the spring and totaled 21 doubles wins – three of which were ranked victories. He helped the Buckeyes to a 28-4 record this past spring and reached a super-regional against No. 12 Mississippi State.
The London native has been ranked as high as No. 35 in the ITA singles rankings and No. 23 in the ITA doubles rankings. Jansen was named a 2024-25 ITA Doubles All-American after reaching the quarterfinals of the NCAA doubles championships in November 2024.
The First Serve: The Bulldogs enter the spring season after several strong performances in the fall.
Headlined by Will Jansen's run in the NCAA Singles Championships, where he advanced to the round of 16 and earned the program's 56th All-American accolade.
The Bulldogs culled together 48 singles wins in the fall, seven of which were over ranked opponents. In doubles, Georgia had 14 total wins. The Bulldogs individual records from the fall are compiled below:
Arda Azkara: 3-2
Derrick Chen: 6-5
Santiago Giamichelle: 13-4
Will Jansen: 7-4
Cooper Johnson: 6-7
Noah Johnston: 6-2
Gabriele Vulpitta: 7-3
Match 1 – Georgia at Georgia Tech
Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026
5:00 p.m.
Live Stats: https://gado.gs/dyf
Streaming: https://gado.gs/dyg
Instagram: @UGATennis | X: @UGATennis | Facebook: UGAMensTennis
BULLDOG BULLETIN
Wreck Tech: The Bulldogs lead the all-time series against the Yellow Jackets, 74-18, including a 14-match winning streak dating back to 2011.
Fresh From the Start: Since 2000, Georgia is 23-3 in season openers.
New Faces, New Places: The Bulldogs have welcomed four new faces to Athens for the 2025-26 season, including three transfers: Derrick Chen, Santiago Giamichelle, and Will Jansen, as well as freshman Noah Johnston.
Chen, a Cambridge, United Kingdom native, comes to Athens as a graduate transfer after spending the last four years with the California Golden Bears where he put together 54-30 dual singles record and grabbed 25 dual doubles wins. In 2025, Chen mainly played at lines four and five going 15-4 on the two courts combined.
Across his collegiate career, Chen was named an ITA Scholar Athlete following the 2023-24 campaign, as well as being chosen to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll the same year. He was a Pac-12 Honorable Mention following his freshman season with two match-clinching victories over UNLV and No. 47 Washington.
Giamichelle, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, arrives in Athens after spending the last two season at the University of Central Florida. Prior to his time with the Knights, the Argentine played one season for the University of Texas-Arlington Mavericks. Over the course of his career, Giamichelle has recorded a 57-28 singles record along with a 54-33 mark in doubles. Last season for UCF, he played primarily on courts four and five and boasted 9-1 and 6-4 records, respectively. Overall, throughout dual match play in 2025, Giamichelle went 15-5 and helped the Knights to a super-regional appearance against TCU.
The rising senior was named to the 2025 Big-12 All-Tournament Doubles Team will holding team captain honors for the season. As a sophomore, Giamichelle was crowned doubles champion of the ITA Southeast Regional Championship. He holds a career-high doubles ranking of No. 20 and defeated the No. 13-ranked duo of Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (Florida State) in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
Jansen, a native of London, England, stepped on to campus as a rising senior with one year of experience with the Buckeyes after spending his first two collegiates seasons at the University of North Carolina. As a Tar Heel, he compiled a 15-6 dual singles record during his freshman season including two ranked victories before an injury-riddled sophomore campaign held him to just a 7-8 dual singles mark with three ranked victories. In doubles for North Carolina, Jansen held a 20-11 record playing primarily alongside Karl Poling. In one season for Ohio State, Jansen posted a 12-10 overall singles record, going 10-6 in the spring and totaled 21 doubles wins – three of which were ranked victories. He helped the Buckeyes to a 28-4 record this past spring and reached a super-regional against No. 12 Mississippi State.
The London native has been ranked as high as No. 35 in the ITA singles rankings and No. 23 in the ITA doubles rankings. Jansen was named a 2024-25 ITA Doubles All-American after reaching the quarterfinals of the NCAA doubles championships in November 2024.
The First Serve: The Bulldogs enter the spring season after several strong performances in the fall.
Headlined by Will Jansen's run in the NCAA Singles Championships, where he advanced to the round of 16 and earned the program's 56th All-American accolade.
The Bulldogs culled together 48 singles wins in the fall, seven of which were over ranked opponents. In doubles, Georgia had 14 total wins. The Bulldogs individual records from the fall are compiled below:
Arda Azkara: 3-2
Derrick Chen: 6-5
Santiago Giamichelle: 13-4
Will Jansen: 7-4
Cooper Johnson: 6-7
Noah Johnston: 6-2
Gabriele Vulpitta: 7-3
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