2025-26 Men's Tennis Roster
Giamichelle, Santiago
Santiago Giamichelle
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bio
2025-26 (Senior)
• Enrolled at Georgia in August 2025
• Saw first action as a Bulldog at the Battle in the Bay Classic; recorded career highest-ranked singles win over No. 86 Nico Godsick at the Battle in the Bay Classic
2024-45 (Junior - UCF)
• Named to the Big-12 All-Tournament Doubles Team
• Team captain during the spring season
• Compiled a 15-5 singles record and a 19-6 doubles record during the spring
• Began the season on an eight-match win streak, outscoring opponents 98-52
• Played primarily on court two during the spring conference season with a 4-2 mark
• Clinched the Knights’ first round match in the NCAA tournament against Miami
• Went 5-3 in singles and 2-3 in doubles during the fall season
2023-24 (Sophomore – UCF)
• Had a 13-2 singles record and 8-11 doubles record across the spring featuring primarily on the bottom three courts
• Won six consecutive matches to open his UCF career
• Clinched UCF’s first round win over No. 23 Florida in the NCAA tournament on court five
• Posted a 3-1 singles record in Big-12 play; reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 20
• Finished the fall with a 5-5 singles record and an 8-3 doubles nod; champion of the 2023 ITA Southeast Regional doubles draw hosted by Georgia Tech
Freshman (2022-23 – UT-Arlington)
• Held a 19-13 record in singles across the year, with a 14-6 mark in the spring; posted a 17-10 doubles record during the year going 14-8 in dual match play
• Selected to First Team All-WAC in singles and Second Team All-WAC in doubles; also selected to the Academic All-WAC Team
• Named the WAC Freshman of the Year
• Enrolled at UT-Arlington in August 2022
Before Georgia
• 2022 graduate from SEADEA (Sistema de Educación a Distancia del Ejército Argentino) in Buenos Aires, as well as the Florida Virtual School
• Held career-best ITF junior ranking of No. 163; also ranked as the No. 7 player in Florida
• Had five wins over top 100 ITF junior players, including one win over the No. 5 ranked junior
• Trained at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club
Personal
• Born on Nov. 27, 2003
• Enrolled at Georgia in August 2025
• Saw first action as a Bulldog at the Battle in the Bay Classic; recorded career highest-ranked singles win over No. 86 Nico Godsick at the Battle in the Bay Classic
2024-45 (Junior - UCF)
• Named to the Big-12 All-Tournament Doubles Team
• Team captain during the spring season
• Compiled a 15-5 singles record and a 19-6 doubles record during the spring
• Began the season on an eight-match win streak, outscoring opponents 98-52
• Played primarily on court two during the spring conference season with a 4-2 mark
• Clinched the Knights’ first round match in the NCAA tournament against Miami
• Went 5-3 in singles and 2-3 in doubles during the fall season
2023-24 (Sophomore – UCF)
• Had a 13-2 singles record and 8-11 doubles record across the spring featuring primarily on the bottom three courts
• Won six consecutive matches to open his UCF career
• Clinched UCF’s first round win over No. 23 Florida in the NCAA tournament on court five
• Posted a 3-1 singles record in Big-12 play; reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 20
• Finished the fall with a 5-5 singles record and an 8-3 doubles nod; champion of the 2023 ITA Southeast Regional doubles draw hosted by Georgia Tech
Freshman (2022-23 – UT-Arlington)
• Held a 19-13 record in singles across the year, with a 14-6 mark in the spring; posted a 17-10 doubles record during the year going 14-8 in dual match play
• Selected to First Team All-WAC in singles and Second Team All-WAC in doubles; also selected to the Academic All-WAC Team
• Named the WAC Freshman of the Year
• Enrolled at UT-Arlington in August 2022
Before Georgia
• 2022 graduate from SEADEA (Sistema de Educación a Distancia del Ejército Argentino) in Buenos Aires, as well as the Florida Virtual School
• Held career-best ITF junior ranking of No. 163; also ranked as the No. 7 player in Florida
• Had five wins over top 100 ITF junior players, including one win over the No. 5 ranked junior
• Trained at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club
Personal
• Born on Nov. 27, 2003
| Singles | ||||||||||
| Year | Overall | Dual | Conf. | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | Ranked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-0 |
| 2024-25 | 20-8 | 15-5 | 5-1 | - | - | - | 9-1 | 6-4 | - | 0-1 |
| 2023-24 | 18-7 | 13-2 | 3-1 | - | - | - | 6-1 | 5-1 | 2-0 | - |
| 2022-23 | 19-13 | 14-6 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 9-3 | 5-3 | - | - | - | - |
| Career | 60-29 | 42-13 | 13-2 | 1-0 | 9-3 | 5-3 | 15-2 | 11-5 | 2-0 | 1-1 |
| Doubles | |||||||
| Year | Overall | Dual | Conf. | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | Ranked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 1-1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0-1 |
| 2024-25 | 21-9 | 19-6 | 3-2 | - | 6-5 | 13-1 | 1-0 |
| 2023-24 | 16-14 | 8-11 | 1-5 | 3-5 | 2-1 | 3-5 | - |
| 2022-23 | 17-10 | 14-8 | 4-1 | 1-4 | 11-3 | 2-1 | - |
| Career | 55-34 | 41-25 | 8-8 | 4-9 | 19-9 | 18-7 | 1-1 |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Stat | Overall |
|---|---|
| Career-high singles ranking | No. 86 Nico Godsick - Stanford (9/13/25) |
| Career-high doubles ranking | No. 20 with Lleyton Cronje - UCF (11/25/23) |
| Highest ranked singles win | - |
| Highest ranked doubles win | No. 75 W. Jansen/C. Li, Ohio State (09/21/24) |
| UGA match-clinching wins | - |
| UGA point-clinching wins | - |
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