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MTEN: Ryan Colby, Perez Peña into the Regional Semifinals
Several Bulldogs impressed on Day Two of the ITA Southeast Regional at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on Friday.
Results/Key Moments:
Main Singles – Round of 16
No. 14 Thomas Paulsell def. Christophe Clement (Georgia Tech), 6-1, 7-6(4)
Ninth win of the year
No. 28 Ryan Colby def. Eder Blanco Fernandez (Stetson), 6-0, 6-1
Seventh win of the year
No. 64 Miguel Perez Peña Kevin Edengren (Florida), 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
Seventh win of the year
No. 86 Oscar Pinto Sansano def. Tanapatt Nirundorn (Florida), 6-1, 6-2
Sixth win of the year
Main Singles – Quarterfinals
No. 82 Jamie Connel (Florida State) def. No. 14 Thomas Paulsell, 6-2, 6(5)-7, 6-1
No. 28 Ryan Colby def. Gianluca Carlini (Georgia Tech), 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-1
Eight win of the year
No. 64 Miguel Perez Peña def. No. 24 Jeremy Jin (Florida), 7-6(3), 6-1
Highest ranked singles win of his career, eighth win of the year
No. 43 Martin Katz (Miami) def. No. 86 Oscar Pinto Sansano, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(3)
Consolation Singles – Round of 16
Cyrus Mahjoob def. Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (Florida State), 6-3, 6-4
Fourth win of the year
Consolation Singles – Quarterfinals
Cyrus Mahjoob def. Mehdi Sadaoui (Miami), 6-4, 6-2
Fifth win of the year
Consolation Singles
Parker Jacques def. Matthew Mitchell (Georgia Southern)
Fifth win of the year
Main Doubles – Round of 16
No. 2 Blaydes/Ratiu def. Lis/Rietkerk (Kennesaw State), 8-2
Eighth win of the year
No. 33 Paulsell/Colby def. Bonetto/Carlini (Georgia Tech), 8-5
Seventh win of the year
No. 44 Perez Peña/Pinto Sansano def. Padio/Gandanou (Mercer), 8-3
Fifth win of the year
Up Next: No. 28 Ryan Colby and No. 64 Miguel Perez Peña will face each other in the semifinals of the singles draw at 10:00 a.m. E.T. The winner of that match will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championships in November. Cyrus Mahjoob will face John Bernard (Florida Atlantic) in the consolation semifinals at 10:00 a.m. E.T. In the doubles quarterfinals, No. 2 Blaydes/Ratiu will face Jenicek/Havlicek (Florida Atlantic), No. 33 Paulsell/Colby will face Nirurndorn/Jefferson (Florida), and No. 44 Perez Peña/Pinto Sansano will face Arora/Clement (Georgia Tech). All three doubles matches are set to start at 1:00 p.m. E.T.
Key Quote: “An incredibly impressive day by everyone,” said head coach Jamie Hunt. “To go 9-2 in singles and 3-0 in doubles at this stage of the tournament is a testament to the hard work we’ve been putting in. Ryan and Miguel were fantastic in their matches. Thomas and Oscar came up just short but fought like warriors out there.”
Wednesday, Oct. 16 – Sunday, Oct, 20
Start Time: 10:00 a.m. ET
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WTEN: Bulldogs Earn Six Wins at ITA Southeast Regionals Day Two
ATLANTA/MACON, Ga. — The Georgia women’s tennis team picked up six wins on the second day of action at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex on Friday.
Fast Facts
ITA Southeast Regional Championships – Day 1
- Opening the day with doubles, the tandem of Sofia Rojas and Hayden Mulberry set the tone for the Bulldogs with an 8-6 victory over Kennesaw State’s Terezia Barianakova and Laura Nadaska.
- #106 Sofia Rojas returned shortly after for her first singles match of the competition where she faced off against North Florida’s Anslee Long. Rojas’ strong start propelled her ahead to a 6-2 first set win before taking control of the second set and match, winning 6-2, 6-3.
- #75 Guillermina Grant returned to action as she took on North Florida’s Aryana Bartlett. The match was a back-and-forth battle from the start with the first set going to a tiebreaker, dominated by Grant to earn the frame at 7-6(1). The second set proved to be just as competitive, with a close one coming down to the wire late before Grant avoided a second breaker, securing the match 7-6(1), 7-5.
- Coming off a qualifying round victory on Thursday, Hayden Mulberry faced a stronger test in Georgia Tech’s 3-seed and #51 Kylie Bilchev. A tightly contested first set brought out Mulberry’s best as she pulled out the first set 7-5 to take a set lead. Heading into the second, all momentum remained on the Bulldog’s side as Mulberry earned her career highest-ranked win, taking the match 7-5, 6-2.
- #94 Aysegul Mert opened her day in the afternoon with a round of 64 match against FSU’s Eva Shaw. Mert was sharp through two sets, taking control of the match while overcoming some close games before cruising past to a 6-2, 6-4 win.
- In the qualifying consolation round of 16, Sarah Branicki returned to action as she faced Florida Atlantic’s Maya Shanok. A dominant first set saw Branicki take a one-set lead at 6-1 before advancing due to retirement from Shanok.
ITF W100 Macon
- Coming off four wins in as many days, Dasha Vidmanova’s run in Macon came to an end after falling 6-3, 6-0 to WTA #99 Anna Blinkova.
Results – ITA Southeast Regional Championships – Day 2
Singles
MD-R64: #106 Sofia Rojas (UGA) def. Anslee Long (North Florida), 6-2, 6-3
MD-R64: #75 Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. Aryana Bartlett (North Florida), 7-6(1), 7-5
MD-R64: #94 Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. Eva Shaw (FSU), 6-2, 6-4
MD-R64: Hayden Mulberry (UGA) def. #51 Kylie Bilchev (Georgia Tech), 7-5, 6-2
Q-C-R16: Sarach Branicki (UGA) def. Maya Shanok (FAU), 6-1, 1-0 [retired]
Q-C-R32: Laura Nadaska (Kennesaw State) def. Tatum Buffington (UGA), 6-4, 6-0
Doubles
MD-R64: Sofia Rojas/Hayden Mulberry (UGA) def. Terezia Barianakova and Laura Nadaska (Kennesaw State), 8-6
MD-R64: Franziska Heinemann/Juliette Nask (Georgia Southern) def. Haley Gaudette/Sarah Branicki (UGA), 8-5
Results – ITF W100 Macon
MD-QF: WTA #99 Anna Blinkova def. Dasha Vidmanova, 6-3, 6-0
ITA Southeast Regional Championships
Date: Oct. 17-22
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
Site: Ken Byers Tennis Complex
Tournament Central Page: https://gado.gs/c7h
ITF W100 Macon
Date: Oct. 14-20
Location: Macon, Ga.
Site: John Drew Smith Tennis Center
Tournament Central Page: https://gado.gs/c7h
Up Next
The Bulldogs will resume action at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships on Saturday, Oct. 19 with action set to begin at 9 a.m. ET.
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