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Thursday, April 2
Knoxville, TN
5:00 p.m.

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No. 12 Georgia Beats Tennessee, 4-1

April 02, 2026 | Men's Tennis

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ---- The No. 12 Georgia men's tennis team defeated Tennessee , 4-1, at Barksdale Stadium on Thursday evening.  
 
FAST FACTS:
  • The Bulldogs (15-6, 7-4 SEC) won the doubles point with wins on courts two and three.  Will Jansen and Gabriele Vulpitta defeated their opponents, 6-3, before Derrick Chen and Noah Johnston won their match, 6-2.
  • Georgia went up 3-0 with wins from Vulpitta and Chen on courts six and four.  Vulpitta won 6-2, 6-1 before Chen went 6-1, 6-4. 
  • The Volunteers won a point on court three.  
  • Courts one, two and five all went to third sets with Jansen clinching the match on court two 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.  
 
RESULTS:
#12 Georgia 4, #48 Tennessee 1
Doubles
  1. #13 Arda Azkara/Santiago Giamichelle (UGA) vs. Alejandro Moreno/Piotr Siekanowicz (UT) 5-4 unfinished
  2. Will Jansen/ Gabriele Vulpitta (UGA) def. Shion Itsusaki/Jose Garcia (UT) 6-3 
  1. Derrick Chen/Noah Johnston (UGA) def. Woodson McMillin/Ethan Muza (UT) 6-2
 
Singles
  1. #35 Arda Azkara (UGA) vs. Jose Garcia (UT) 6-1, 3-6, 6-5 unfinished
  2. #49 Will Jansen (UGA) def. #116 Alejandro Moreno (UT) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
  3. Boruch Skierkier (UT) def. #101 Santiago Giamichelle (UGA) 6-3, 6-2
  4. Derrick Chen (UGA) def. Shion Itsusaki (UT) 6-1, 6-4
  5. Noah Johnston (UGA) vs. Ethan Muza (UT), 5-7, 7-6 (3), 1-0 unfinished 
  1. Gabriele Vulpitta (UGA) def. Piotr Siekanowicz (UT) 6-2, 6-1
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