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[su_spacer size=”40″] Pasha, an Atlanta native, earned first team All-SEC honors this season and has a 26-11 singles record. He is second on the team with 12 wins against ranked opponents and boasts a 13-4 mark in dual matches. Pasha won 10 consecutive completed matches earlier this season and has played matches at Nos. 1, 2 and 3 for the Bulldogs. He currently has 220 combined singles and doubles wins in his career, which is tied for seventh most in UGA history since 1986. He is also tied for eighth on the all-time career doubles wins list at UGA with 100.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Montgomery was named SEC Freshman of the Year, and he leads team with 32 singles wins and is second with a combined 50 singles and doubles victories. The Somerset West, South Africa native is 14-3 in dual matches with 12 wins vs. ranked opponents. He is 8-0 at No. 2 singles and also has five wins at No. 1. He led the team with an 18-3 singles record in the fall, and won titles at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships and the Cajun Classic in his first two tournaments as a college player.
[su_spacer size=”40″] No. 31 Pasha and 24th-ranked Montgomery earned bids to the NCAA singles championship, which will begin May 20 in Waco, Texas.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Pasha, Montgomery and the Bulldogs (23-4) will play Texas in the NCAA round of 16 Thursday at 10 a.m. ET.
[su_spacer size=”40″] ITA Southeast Region Award Winners
[su_spacer size=”20″] Wilson/ITA Coach of the Year
C.J. Weber, Florida Gulf Coast University
Assistant Coach of the Year
Nick Crowell, Florida State University
Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sportsmanship & Leadership Award
Benjamin Lock, Florida State University
Senior Player of the Year
Nathan Pasha, University of Georgia
Most Improved Player (Senior) of the Year
Francesc Aulina, University of Central Florida
Player to Watch
Roberto Cid, University of South Florida
Rookie of the Year
Wayne Montgomery, University of Georgia