University of Georgia Athletics
2024-25 Men's Tennis Roster
Thomas Paulsell
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Seattle, Wash.
- High School:
- Laurel Springs School
- Exchange Profile:
- Pitch an NIL Deal
Current rankings (05/01/25)
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- Singles: 50
- Doubles: 30Â (with Ryan Colby)
- Recorded seven conference wins in singles during the spring, his career-best mark.
- Earned first and highest ranked doubles win with Oscar Pinto Sansano against No. 41 Filip Planinsek/Matic Kriznik to clinch doubles in Alabama match.
- Clinched the Bulldogs highest ranked regular season win since April. 7, 2023 (No. 5 South Carolina) with 6-4, 6-4 result against Jose Garcia against No. 16 Tennessee.
- Recorded his highest ranked win in doubles individually and alongside Ryan Colby against No. 4 Luciano Tacchi/Luca Pow (Wake Forest) on Feb. 1, 2025.
- Tabbed as an ITA Southeast Region Player to Watch prior to his senior season
- Qualified for the NCAA Singles Championships by nature of being a semifinalist at the ITA Conference Masters Championships in Rome, Ga.
- Advanced to the round of 16 at the NCAA Singles Championships defeating No. 82 Jamie Connel (Florida State) and No. 32 Theo Dean (California) becoming the 55th All-American in program history
- Went 2-1 in singles play at the ITA Conference Masters Championships
- Picked up three singles wins during the ITA Southeast Regional; picked up two doubles wins with Colby
- Grabbed four wins in the main draw of the 2024 ITA All-American Championships; advanced to the semi-finals of the main draw consolation stage
- Won two singles matches in the red draw at the 56th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships, including a win over No. 51 Wissam Abderrahman (Clemson)
- Finished third in the doubles red draw with Colby at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships
- Plays on the top court in singles for the Bulldogs, where he has eight wins
- Is 9-4 with Ryan Colby in doubles, where they have primarily played on court two
- Won red draw singles title at the 55th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships, defeating teammate Miguel Perez Peña in the finals
- Earned a ranked singles win over VCU's No. 78 Mathis Bondaz on day three of the Gamecock Kickoff
- Recognized as the ITA Southeast Region Most Improved Player
- Recipient of the Griffin/Manuel Diaz, Jr. Scholarship and the John and Frances Mangan, Jr. Men's Tennis Scholarship
- Played on court one in doubles with Ethan Quinn during the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Oklahoma, where he earned the first point-clinching win of his career and first doubles win on the top court with a 6-3 win over Baptiste Anselmo and Nathan Han
- Clinched the first match of his career in his first win of the spring against Macsen Sisam, helping the team earn a 7-0 result against No. 56 Vanderbilt on March 11
- Defeated No. 58 Alabama's Zach Foster and German Samofalov in doubles with Blake Croyder by a 6-2 score on March 2
- Ended the year with a 10-5 record in singles and 7-6 in doubles
- Began the fall with a pair of singles wins at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships against Texas' Nevin Arimilli and Virginia's William Woodall
- Won four of his six singles matches in straight sets
- Defeated GT's Keshav Chopra by at 7-5, 6-4 score at its Georgia Tech Invitational, who was the Yellowjacket's frequent choice for court three in the 2021-22 season
- Finished with a 2-1 record in doubles when playing with Teodor Giusca
- Finished fall season with 6-5 singles record and 3-6 overall doubles record
- Member of 2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Enrolled at Georgia in January 2021
- Defeated No. 104 Siem Woldeab from Texas, 6-2, 1-6, 7-6(9-7) to help lead the Bulldogs to a home win
- Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors after his dual-match win against the Longhorns
- Peaked at No. 119 in the ITA national singles rankings … Saw his first collegiate dual match action on court six during the ITA Kickoff against VCU and South Florida
- Competed in his hometown of Seattle in the ITA National Team Indoors against host school Washington
- Went 15-7 overall, 4-4 in dual matches and 1-1 against conference opponents
- Member of SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Signed with UGA as the fifth-ranked prospect in the nation, according to tennisrecruiting.net
- Viewed as the top player from the Pacific-Northwest area and the state of Washington, according to tennisrecruiting.net
- Won the 2020 San Antonio L2 doubles title
- Won the singles and doubles championships at the Hawaii L2 event in 2019
- Earned a doubles bronze ball at Kalamazoo in 2019
- Earned a career-high ranking of No. 2 in the boys 16-and-under USTA rankings and No. 4 in the boys 18-and-under rankings
- Born Oct. 27, 2002
- Son of Fred and Michele Paulsell
- Chose to come to Georgia because of the program's culture, saying, "There is nothing like Georgia and the brotherhood between the team is unmatched. Nothing beats Georgia tennis."
- Favorite tennis memory was helping the team win the 2023 SEC Championship
- Favorite athlete is Joey Chesnut
- Dream vacation spot is Italy
- Listed his dad as his biggest inspiration, saying that he is "eternally grateful for him because of all the sacrifices he has made
| Singles | ||||||||||
| Year | Overall | Dual | SEC | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | Ranked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 15-7 | 4-4 | 1-1 | - | - | - | - | 1-2 | 3-2 | 1-0 |
| 2022-23 | 10-5 | 1-0 | 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1-0 | - |
| 2023-24 | 15-16 | 8-10 | 5-5 | 8-9 | 0-1 | - | - | - | - | 7-13 |
| 2024-25 | 23-15 | 10-9 | 7-3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 8-5 | - | - | - | 10-9 |
| Career | 62-42 | 23-23 | 13-9 | 9-12 | 1-2 | 7-4 | - | 1-2 | 4-2 | 18-22 |
| Doubles | |||||||
| Year | Overall | Dual | SEC | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | Ranked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 5-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022-23 | 7-6 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | - | 1-0 | - |
| 2023-24 | 17-14 | 11-7 | 6-4 | 4-4 | 7-3 | - | 2-4 |
| 2024-25 | 16-16 | 9-12 | 5-8 | 1-4 | 7-8 | 1-0 | 4-9 |
| Career | 45-42 | 22-19 | 12-12 | 6-8 | 14-11 | 2-0 | 6-13 |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Stat | Overall |
|---|---|
| Career-high singles ranking | No. 14 (08/27/24) |
| Career-high doubles ranking | No. 14 with Ryan Colby (12/03/24; 03/04/25) |
| Highest ranked singles win | No. 24 Jeremy Jin, Florida (09/28/24) |
| Highest ranked doubles win | No. 4 L. Tacchi/L. Pow, Wake Forest (02/01/25) |
| Career match-clinching wins | Six (Last: 05/03/25 vs. No. 65Â UNC-Wilmington) |
| Career point-clinching wins | Seven (Last: 04/03/25 vs. No. 32 Florida) |
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