GEORGIA MEN’S TENNIS: Bulldogs Ready to Smash 44th Ranked Georgia Tech

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GEORGIA MEN’S TENNIS: Bulldogs Ready to Smash 44th Ranked Georgia Tech

Coach Manuel Diaz before the NCAA second round match against Florida State at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on Saturday, May 9, 2015 in Athens, Ga.

Coach Manuel Diaz before the NCAA second round match against Florida State at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on Saturday, May 9, 2015 in Athens, Ga.

 
 
The 11th-ranked Georgia men’s tennis team returns to Athens to host its in-state rival, No. 44 Georgia Tech, Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. at the Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Tennis Courts.

 
UGA owns a 61-9 all-time record against the Yellow Jackets. The Bulldogs have won 28 of the last 29 matches, including a 4-0 win in the last meeting in Athens in 2014.
 
 
The Bulldogs dropped their only match last weekend, 6-1, to No. 12 UCLA in Westwood, Calif. in the SEC/PAC 12 Challenge. Georgia’s match against USC the following day was cancelled due to inclement weather.
 
 

GEORGIA ADVANCES TO ITA INDOOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:

 
The Bulldogs went 2-0 during the ITA Kickoff Weekend defeating No. 48 UC Santa Barbara, 4-1, and topping No. 44 Memphis, 4-1. With the victory, UGA claimed a berth in the 2016 ITA Indoor National Championships, which takes place Feb. 12-15 in Charlottesville, Va.
 
 

SMITH EARNS HONOR:

 
No. 28-ranked senior Austin Smith was named SEC Player of the Week on Jan. 27 after going 2-0 in singles and 2-0 in doubles as he helped Georgia punch its ticket to the ITA National Indoor Championships. The Cumming, Georgia, native clinched UGA’s 4-1 win against No. 44 Memphis with a three-set victories against the Tigers’ No. 87-ranked Andrew Watson at the top singles spot.
 
 

WINNING STREAK:

 
The Georgia men’s tennis team owns a 12-match regular season home court winning streak. The streak started Feb. 22, 2015 with a 9-0 win over Furman. The Bulldogs came into the 2014-15 season riding a 24-match winning streak before falling to USC 4-0 on Feb. 2, 2015. UGA has won 36 of its last 37 home matches.
 
 

REVIEWING THE FALL:

 
Georgia was led by Walker Duncan who posted 14 singles wins in the fall. Duncan was followed by Austin Smith with 10 victories, including a team-best three wins against ranked opponents. Sophomore Wayne Montgomery won his second straight Southern Intercollegiate title, a feat that hasn’t been accomplished by a Bulldog since John Isner in 2005-06. In doubles No. 1-ranked Austin Smith and Ben Wagland won 12 matches and earned an at-large bid to the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships where they won the consolation title.
 
 

UP NEXT:

 
The Bulldogs are set to travel to Charlottesville, Virginia for the 2016 ITA Indoor National Championships from Feb. 12-15. Following the Championships, Georgia kicks off the 2016 outdoor season with a home bout against East Tennessee State on Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. ET at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
 


 

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Twitter: @UGATennis

 

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