Georgia Adds Two Wins in Doubleheader Against EKU

Thursday, February 12

Athens, Ga.

10 a.m.

University of Georgia

Eastern Kentucky University

February 12, 2026 | Men's Tennis

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ATHENS, Ga. --- The Georgia men's tennis team added two shutout wins in a doubleheader against Eastern Kentucky on Thursday at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

FAST FACTS:
MATCH 1

The Bulldogs won the doubles point in dramatic fashion. Will Jansen and Santiago Giamichelle won on court one before Cooper Johnson and Salvador Price dropped their match on court three. Derrick Chen and Noah Johnston clinched the point for the Bulldogs in a tight tiebreak 7-6(6).
Freshman Salvador Price and redshirt-freshman Cooper Johnson made their lineup debuts on courts five and six, respectively. Price was the second Bulldog off the court after defeating his opponent 6-1, 6-1. Johnson went unfinished up 6-4, 5-0.
Freshman Noah Johnston won the first singles point for Georgia on court four, 6-0, 6-1.
For the second consecutive match, Derrick Chen clinched the win for Georgia, 6-2, 6-2

MATCH 2

Georgia won the doubles point with wins on courts one and two. Will Jansen and Noah Johnston won on court two 6-1 before Arda Azkara and Santiago Giamichelle sealed the point on court one 6-1.
Freshman Cooper Johnson won his first career singles point on court six 6-1, 6-0, allowing the Bulldogs to go up 2-0 on EKU.
Freshman Noah Johnston finished second on court five 6-1, 6-0.

Santiago Giamichelle clinched the win for Georgia 6-1, 6-3 on court three.

RESULTS:
MATCH 1
Georgia 4, EKU 0

Doubles

Will Jansen/Santiago Giamichelle (UGA) def. Nuno Pinheiro/Kartik Parhar (EKU), 6-3
Derrick Chen/Noah Johnston (UGA) def. Ilie Cazac/Joao Barreto (EKU) 7-6 (6)
Adrian Contreras/Fernando Bulnes (EKU) def. Cooper Johnson/Salvador Price (UGA) 7-5

Singles

No. 28 Will Jansen (UGA) vs. Nuno Pinheiro (EKU) 6-1, 4-2 unfinished
No. 63 Santiago Giamichelle (UGA) vs. Fernando Bulnes (EKU) 6-2, 4-2 unfinished
Derrick Chen (UGA) def. Ilie Cazac (EKU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 83 Noah Johnston (UGA) def. Adrian Contreras (EKU) 6-0, 6-1
Salvador Price (UGA) def. Kartik Parhar (EKU) 6-1, 6-1

Cooper Johnson (UGA) vs. Pepe Miralles (EKU) 6-4, 5-0 unfinished

MATCH 2
Georgia 4, EKU 0

Doubles

Arda Azkara/Santiago Giamichelle (UGA) def. Nuno Pinheiro/Kartik Parhar (EKU) 6-1
Will Jansen/Noah Johnston (UGA) def. Ilie Cazac/Joao Barreto (EKU) 6-1
Cooper Johnson/Salvador Price (UGA) vs. Adrian Contreras/Fernando Bulnes (EKU) 4-2 unfinished

Singles