Georgia Travels to Texas for Two SEC Road Tests

ATHENS, Ga. --- The University of Georgia men's tennis team hits the road to Texas for two Southeastern Conference road test against Texas A&M on Friday, February 27 at 7 p.m. before heading to Austin to face Texas on Sunday, March 1 at 2 p.m.

Match 11 – No. 13 Georgia at No. 14 Texas A&M
Friday, Feb. 27, 2026
7 p.m. ET
Mitchell Tennis Complex
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Match 12 – No. 33 Georgia vs. No. 4 Texas
Sunday, March 1, 2026
2 p.m. ET
Texas Tennis Complex
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BULLDOG BULLETIN

TEXAS A&M
» Georgia leads the all-time series 10-9.
» The Bulldogs beat the Aggies a season ago at home, 4-3.
» Jamie Hunt is 1-0 against the Aggies in his tenure as head coach at Georgia.
TEXAS
» Georgia leads the all-time series 17-9.
» The Bulldogs have not beaten the Longhorns since 2022, falling to the Longhorns last season 4-2 in Athens.
» Jamie Hunt is 0-1 against Texas in his tenure as head coach at Georgia.

Last Time Out: Georgia started SEC play with two upset wins against then-No. 5 LSU and then-No. 15 Florida.

SHUTOUT STREAK
The Bulldogs did not allow a point in their nonconference wins, recording seven shutouts. The streak continued into conference play against LSU but was broken with Florida winning one singles match.

SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Noah Johnston has been named the Southeastern Conference Co-Freshman of the Week following his performances in the Bulldogs' upsets over LSU and Florida.

Johnston, a native of Anderson, S.C., was the first singles match off the court against then- No. 5 LSU and was the first Bulldog to add a point in singles for Georgia against then- No. 15 Florida.  He held his opponent to four games or fewer per set in both matches. Additionally, he and partner Derrick Chen won their doubles match against Florida on court three, contributing to the Bulldogs claiming the doubles point.

STRENGTH IN DOUBLES
Georgia has won the doubles point in each of their wins so far this season.

Bulldogs in the rankings: Georgia cracked its way into the top-25, landing at No. 13 in this week's ITA rankings. One doubles pair and four singles are in the rankings this week (Feb. 19):

SINGLES
Will Jansen- No. 30
Arda Azkara- No. 42
Santiago Giamichelle- No. 60
Gabriele Vulpitta- No. 77

DOUBLES
Arda Azkara/Santiago Giamichelle- No. 64

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Players Mentioned

Arda Azkara

Derrick Chen

Santiago Giamichelle

Will Jansen

Noah Johnston

Gabriele Vulpitta

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