The 2024-25 Georgia Men’s Tennis Media Guide was produced with Adobe InDesign. The publication was designed by former Georgia Sports Communications graduate assistant and current Missouri Sports Communications professional Ryan Cullinane. Updates, new information and the current edition was provided by Georgia Sports Communications graduate assistant Sam Carter.
Special thanks to:
-Tray Littlefield, Leland Barrow, Christopher Lakos and Mike Mobley for the privlege to represent and work for such an incredible university and athletic department.
-Ryan Cullinane for his friendship and guidance.
-Pershelle Rohrer and Armando Yanez for his input and encouragement.
-All members of the Georgia Sports Communications staff for their tireless and often unseen work in providing for all varsity programs on campus.
-Austin Chandler and UGA Creative Services for creating and designing all graphics for the men’s tennis team.
GEORGIA SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS
EXECUTIVE ASSOC. AD
Steven Drummond
ASSISTANT ADs
Leland Barrow
Mike Mobley
Tray Littlefield
Chris Lakos
ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS
Karra Gentry
Sean Stevenson
ASSISTANT DIRECTORS
John Frierson
Julia Maenius
Jake Stanley
GRADUATE ASSISTANTS
Sam Carter
Pershelle Rohrer
Armando Yanez
STUDENT ASSISTANTS
Wesley Branch
Carter Brown
Mason Daniels
Ana Escamilla
Hannah Hitson
Elizabeth Isakson
Maya McKenzie
Mollie Lanigan
Meghan Pastino
Brigette Ramirez
Lindsay Rogers
Kyle Tatelbaum
Kaylin Vidal
Makenzy Wolford
Quentin Yroz
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Conner Dillon
Tony Walsh
Sofia Yaker
SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS
MAILING ADDRESS
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1 Selig Circle
Athens, GA. 30602
COVERING THE BULLDOGS
Media covering Georgia Men’s Tennis in need of assistance beyond this media guide – interviews, credentials, photography, etc. – should contact:
Sam Carter
UGA Sports Communications
EMAIL: samuel.carter@uga.edu
MAIL ADDRESS P.O. Box 1472 Athens, Ga. 30603
CELL PHONE: (706) 421-0063
WORKING CREDENTIALS
Sam Carter
Graduate Assisant, Primary Contact
INTERVIEW SCHEDULE
All interview requests should be directed to Sam Carter with UGA Sports Communications. Availabilities typically occur before team practices. However, other arrangements can be made by contacing UGA Sports Communications.
Open practice periods may be allowed throughout the season. Inquiries over opening practice periods should be directed to Sam Carter, as well.
Tray Littlefield Assistant Athletic Director Secondary Contact
Credentials for members of the media to all regular-season home matches can be obtained through the Sports Communications Office. Credentials will be issued on a season basis. Please contact Ryan Cullinane if interested.
PHOTOGRAPHERS & VIDEOGRAPHERS
Only recognized photographers and videographers have permission to shoot on the courts. All photographers and videographers wishing to shoot at practice or matches must check in with UGA Sports Communications before doing so.
All individuals interested in shooting practice should directly contact UGA Sports Communications. On match days, photographers and videographers may call, email or check in directly with the pressbox prior to or during the match.
Photographers and videographers will be allowed to shoot from the court level, provided that they follow the specific rules set forth by the UGA Sports Communications office and the UGA Event Management staff.
SEC CHAMPIONSHIP CREDENTIALS
Credentials to the 2024 Southeastern Conference Championship, April 17-21 hosted by LSU, can be requested through LSU’s Sports Communications department.
Media desiring to conduct interviews online or over the phone should make arrangements through the Sports Communications office, NOT through the individual coaches or players. These will be coordinated according to the person’s availablilty, usually prior to, or immediatelly after, practice sessions.
GAME DAY MEDIA SERVICES
All media will enter Dan Magill Tennis Complex at the gate closest to the men’s tennis building and Foley Field.
The press box inside the Dan Magill Tennis Complex sits atop the grandstands overlooking courts one, two and three on the Henry Feild Courts. To access the press box, head underneath the grandstands and look for the door with an elevator sign above it. Enter into the room and take the elevator up to the second floor, which will open directly into the press box.
Final box scores, media guides, updated game notes and statistics for both Georgia and its visiting opponents will be available in the press box.
Following each match, a recap will be emailed to the media and posted on www.GeorgiaDogs.com, the official website of Georgia Athletics. The website will also include a box score and updated statistics. If you would like to be included on the email list, please contact Sam Carter with UGA Sports Communications.
POST-MATCH INTERVIEWS
Interviews will be conducted following a the completion of the match and the NCAA’s mandated cool-down period. Head coach Jamie Hunt will be available to answer questions from the media. Post-match player interview requests should be made to Sam Carter.
ITA Ranking ............................................................ 39
Starters Returning/Lost .....................Six returning, zero lost Lettermen Returning/Lost .................Five returning, zero lost
2024-25 LOOK AHEAD
First ITA Team Ranking ...................................................
PROGRAM HISTORY
First Recognized Season......... 1955 (Program is in 70th season) Overall Record .................................................. 1,466-380-3 (.792)
Record ................................................................ 535-134 (.799) NCAA Tournament Record ........................................ 117-41 (.741)
Head Coach .................................... Jamie Hunt (Eigth season) (Georgia, 2011) Career Head Coaching Record ...................................... 0-0 (First season as HC at Georgia)
Associate Head Coach .............. Bryce Warren (Fourth season) (Butler, 2011)
Assistant Coach ............................ Bruno Tiberti (First season) (Oklahoma Christian, Georgia Gwinnett, UT-Arlington) Program Specialist ................... Michael Connolly (1st season) Strength Coach .............................. Sean Hayes (Third season) (Springfield, MS, 1999)
Arda Azkara 6’3 Jr. Izmir, Turkey (University of New Mexico)
Freddy Blaydes 6-3 So. Windermere, England (Kirkbie Kendal School)
Ryan Colby 5-10 Sr. Alexandria, Va. (Southern California)
Filipe Costa 6-3 R-Jr. São Paulo, Brazil (Arizona State)
Parker Jacques 5-11 So. Huntsville, Ala. (Madison Academy)
Cooper Johnson 5-11 Fr. Cumming, Ga. (WIndward Tennis Academy)
Cyrus Mahjoob 5-9 So. Rockville, Md. (Laurel Springs School)
Parker Mariencheck 5-11 So. Raleigh, N.C. (Broughton High School)
Thomas Paulsell 6-3 Sr. Seattle, Wash. (Laurel Springs School)
Miguel Perez Peña 6-2 Sr. Castellon de la Plana, Spain (IES Ribalta Castellon)
Oscar Pinto Sansano 6-1 Sr. Castellon de la Plana, Spain (VCU/Arkansas)
Niels Ratiu 6-3 So. Liège, Belgium (Athénée Royal Marguerite Bervoets)
Davis Taylor 6-0 So. Brookhaven, Ga. (Capstone Academy)
Gabriele Vulpitta 5’10 Fr. Rome, Italy (Foligno Tennis Training School)
United States ..................... Seven
Belgium ....................... Niels Ratiu
Brazil Filipe Costa
England ............ .... Freddy Blaydes
Spain .....Perez Peña, Pinto Sansano
Turkey ........................ Arda Azkara
Italy ............ Gabriele Vulpitta
Season preview
The Georgia men’s tennis team enters the spring dual match season on the wake of new beginnings. First-year head coach Jamie Hunt, although no stranger, takes the helm of the program after legendary coach and collegiate tennis phenom Manuel Diaz retired after a career spanning over the course of five decades. The Bulldogs are set for a fierce non-conference schedule, action-packed weekends at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex, and the potential for a return to a storied history in the NCAA Team Tournament.
Georgia enters dual match play after returning every starter from last year’s team headlined by seniors Thomas Paulsell, Ryan Colby and Miguel Perez Peña. Another senior joins the Bulldogs ranks by way of transfer as Oscar Pinto Sansano now dons the red and black. Rounding of the remaining returners are redshirt junior Filipe Costa, sophomores Freddy Blaydes, Parker Jacques, Cyrus Mahjoob, Parker Mariencheck, Niels Ratiu and Davis Taylor. Summing up the squad are freshmen Cooper Johnson and Gabriele Vulpitta alongside graduate transfer Arda Azkara from New Mexico.
Hunt’s squad begins the year with a home double-header against Mercer and Presbyterian. The Bulldogs compiled a 75-53 overall singles record in the fall and a 24-12 recorded in doubles play. With 21 combined ranked wins in singles and doubles, Georgia will look to make a statement in early season ranked contests against preseason No. 4 Wake Forest, No. 5 Virginia and No. 21 Harvard while also playing host to ACC sides Georgia Tech and North Carolina.
In SEC play, the Bulldogs play host to preseason No. 5 Tennessee, preseason No. 7 Kentucky, preseason No. 11 Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, preseason No. 1 Texas and preseason No. 14 Texas A&M. Away from home, Georgia will match up against preseason No. 19 Alabama, Auburn, LSU, preseason No. 10 Oklahoma, Arkansas, preseason No. 24 Florida and preseason No. 15 South Carolina. This year’s SEC team tournament will take place in Columbia, S.C. from April 16-20.
In accordance with the new NCAA tournament format, this season’s NCAA finals will take place in Waco, Texas at Baylor University’s Hurd Tennis Center, and the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships shifted from post-spring action to this past fall.
The complex has hosted the men’s NCAA Championships a total of 24 times, the women’s Championships three times and both genders five times, most recently in 2017. It played host to 13 NCAA Championship in a row from 1977-89. Five of Georgia’s six National Championships in men’s tennis and one of the two women’s NCAA titles were won on their home courts at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
Georgia hosts the NCAA Championships for the first time.
Moments at Magill 1972
The complex is officially named the Dan Magill Tennis Complex after Bulldog great Dan Magill. Magill led Georgia as head coach for 34 years.
Diaz becomes the winningest coach in SEC tennis history as he reaches 707 career victories with a 4-0 win over No. 3 Ohio State. The number surpasses only that of his mentor and former coach Dan Magill.
1985 1993 2007 2020
Playing host of the 1985 NCAA Championships, the Bulldogs win the title for the first time in program history.
The story of college tennis cannot be told with the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
From countless moments from Georgia legends on the courts, to the best fans in the world packing the stands every home match to timeless moments in NCAA tournament play, the Dan Magill Tennis Complex has it all.
And now, NCAA tennis is returning to Athens with the 2026 and 2027 NCAA tournaments set to once again be hosted at the complex!
As host of the 2007 NCAA Championship in Athens, Ga., the Bulldogs take the title for the fifth time, their third under the leadership of Manny Diaz.
Lindsey Hopkins indoor Facility
The newly renovated Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Facility is open and ready for use by the Georgia men’s and women’s tennis programs.
After undergoing a $26.7 million renvoation beginning in 2022, the indoor facility now features six full-size tennis courts to facilitate a dual match format, state of the art training rooms, 700-person capacity seating, and an open concessions stand.
Both the men’s and women’s programs were able to utilize the the indoor facility during their 2024 dual match season this past spring. In the fall of 2024, Georgia opened its doors for ITA-sanctioned play as the Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Facility helped play host for the men’s Southern Intercollegiate Championships and ITA Regionals, as well as the women’s ITA Sectionals.
dan magill - georgia legend
Dan Magill could be argued as the greatest Bulldog of all time.
Magill led the men’s tennis program at the University of Georgia for 34 years, helping the team earn two NCAA National Championships, 12 SEC Championships, accumulated 706 wins, developed players to 27 All-American honors and 61 All-SEC distinctions, an NCAA Singles National Champion and a NCAA Doubles National Champion during his tenure.
He served as a sports information director from 1949-1977, also holding the title of Associate Athletic Director of Public Relations until he retired in 1995, overseeing the men’s and women’s tennis teams.
Magill’s legacy lives on at the University of Georgia with the Dan Magill Tennis Complex and the Dan Magill Press Box at Sanford Stadium both recieving his namesake in 1993 and 1999 respectively. He was inducted into the UGA Circle of Honor, the highest honor for coaches and athletes at the university, in 1996 for his numerous contributions to the athletic association.
Magill is also a member of the National Collegiate Hall of Fame, the State of Georgia Hall of Fame, the Southern Tennis Hall of Fame and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Hall of Fame. Magill passed away on August 23rd, 2014 at the age of 93. He lives on as one of the most influentional people to ever be involved in collegiate athletics.
JAMIE HUNT
• Signed four top-five recruiting classes
• Two-time ITA Southeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year
• Helped sign nine blue-chip prospects
• Coached an SEC Player of the Year, SEC Freshman of the Year, and several ITA All-Americans
• Helped recruit and develop Ethan Quinn, the 2023 NCAA Singles National Champion and 2023 ITA National Freshman of the Year
Jamie Hunt, who was part of Georgia’s 2007 and 2008 NCAA National Championship teams as a player, and served seven years on the Georgia men’s tennis staff as an associate head coach, was tabbed to lead the Bulldogs’ men’s tennis program on Feb. 27, 2024.
Since returning to Athens in 2017, Hunt has twice been named the ITA Southeast Region Coach of the Year and helped the Bulldogs capture the 2023 SEC Championship with a perfect league record. He also played a crucial role in the development of NCAA singles national champion Ethan Quinn -- just the third player in program history to earn that title.
“Coach Hunt understands what it takes to compete at a championship level,” J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Josh Brooks said. “He did it as a player and has led our program to championships as the associate head coach over the last few years. Jamie is someone who connects with our student-athletes and has helped lead our team to top recruiting classes nearly every year. I know our fans, alumni and student-athletes will be thrilled to have Jamie as the head coach of Georgia men’s tennis.”
Under his leadership, Georgia has signed six blue-chip prospects and three top-5 recruiting classes, including the top overall group in 2023.
“I am delighted that Jamie Hunt has been named the next head coach of men’s tennis at the University of Georgia,” said UGA President Jere W. Morehead. “He exemplifies UGA’s standards of excellence for coaches and student-athletes, and I know that our men’s tennis program will benefit tremendously from his continued leadership.”
Hunt played for Coach Diaz from 2007-2010 and helped lead Georgia to a pair of national championships. Following his playing career, Hunt made his way to Nashville to become an assistant coach at Vanderbilt. The Commodores had an impressive year in 2013, finishing with a No. 15 ITA national ranking following an appearance in the NCAA Round of 16, marking Vanderbilt’s highest ranking in over a decade.
Following the previous year’s success, Hunt then helped the Commodores to a No. 20 national ranking in 2014 as the team hosted NCAA regionals for the second year in a row. In 2015, Hunt helped develop Gonzales Austin into Vanderbilt’s second ever SEC Player of the Year, helping the program earn its best SEC record in nearly a decade with an 8-4 mark against league opponents.
Under his seven years of leadership in Nashville, four Vanderbilt players were named ITA All-Americans, while two doubles teams reached No. 1 rankings in ITA Doubles.
bryce warren
• 2023 ITA Southwest Regional Assistant Coach of the Year
• Helped lead Arizona to back-to-back Pac12 championships in 2022-23
• Guided Arizona to its highest ranking in program history in 2023
• Coached six All-Pac-12 Players and the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
Bryce Warren, who helped lead Arizona to back-to-back Pac-12 Championships, will return to the Georgia men’s tennis staff as an assistant coach, Manuel Diaz announced July 14, 2023.
Warren previously served as a volunteer for the Bulldogs from 2018-2020, before becoming the assistant coach and eventually the associate head coach for the Arizona men’s tennis program. He will serve his third season on Georgia’s staff for the 2023-24 season. He joins Diaz and Jamie Hunt on Georgia’s staff following a recent ruling from the NCAA regarding additional assistant coach positions.
“We are extremely excited to have Bryce back on our staff,” Diaz said. “Throughout his career, he has excelled in player development and has a desire to help student-athletes both on and off the court. Bryce has it all — he is a high-character individual who led Arizona to historic success during his time there. He is someone student-athletes and everyone involved with our program will relate to and admire. I am thrilled to have him back in Athens.”
Arizona had its most successful run in program history while Warren was on staff. The Wildcats totaled three straight NCAA tournament berths and advanced to two Super Regionals. Prior to his arrival, Arizona had not won a match in the NCAA tournament since 2004.
The program also won its first Pac-12 regular season title in 2022 and followed it up with another conference championship in 2023. Warren was named the 2023 ITA Southwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year.
“I am thrilled to return to Athens and team up with Coach Diaz and Coach Hunt again,” said Coach Warren. “There’s no better place to go to work every day than the Home of College Tennis. I would like to thank Manny Diaz, Jamie Hunt and the administration for granting me this opportunity. I am excited to put in the work and help this program compete for championships. Go Dawgs!”
Prior to his first stint on staff at Georgia, Warren served as the assistant academy director for the New England Academy of Tennis in Natick, Mass. where he was in charge of the high performance junior program. He has also worked as a tennis pro at various racquet clubs throughout the Northeast. In 2012, he was the volunteer assistant at the University of Notre Dame.
Warren played collegiately at Butler University from 2007-11, earning first-team All-Horizon league honors in 2009. He then attended Keene State College from 201112 and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology.
From 2003-07, Warren played on the St. Francis DeSales High School boys’ tennis team, where he was named first-team all-state and was a four-year No. 1 singles player.
BRUNO TIBERTI
Bruno Tiberti is in his first season as an assistant coach with the Georgia men’s tennis team.
Tiberti joined the Bulldog staff following a stint as an assistant coach with the University of Texas-Arlington men’s tennis program.
A member of the UT-Arlington staff since January 2021, Tiberti helped coach the Mavericks to the NCAA tournament in 2023 and 2024. The team went undefeated in conference play and swept the regular season and conference tournament titles in both seasons.
Since 2020, Tiberti has served as the tennis captain for Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club. In the role, he helped the team to a club championship alongside nine other ATP players.
Tiberti coached Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni to a doubles title at the 2023 Cincinnati Masters Series, and the pair also earned wins at the Washington DC ATP 500 in the same year.
Tiberti also coached former top-eight player Diego Schwartzman to impressive results at the TP 250 Zhuhai, ATP 500 Beijing, Masters Series Shanghai, ATP 500 Tokyo, ATP 500 Basel, Masters 1000 Shanghai, Brisbane ATP 250 and Australian Open.
Tiberti-coached teams also have tremendous success off the court. At UT-Arlington, the program claimed the highest team grade point average across the athletic department in 2023 and 2024, as well as earning the community service award in 2023.
As a player, Tiberti reached a career-best 650 ATP ranking. He also won a Division II national title while playing at Oklahoma Christian University, as well as a NAIA title while playing at Georgia Gwinnett College.
Tiberti earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and International Business at Oklahoma Christian, a Bachelor of Business Administration at George Gwinnett and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration at Texas-Arlington.
Tiberti is a native Argentinian but spent time in his youth in Geneva, Switzerland. He then returned to Argentina when he was 10 to further pursue tennis. He is a soccer fan and supports his local hometown team, Rosario Central. He is married to Luciana Antonicelli and together have a daughter named Tina.
• Coached several plays to ATP Challenger titles
• Helped former top-8 player Diego Schwartzman to impressive resuts at several ATP tour tournaments
• Sparked UT-Arlington team to its highest GPA in program history in 2023 and 2024
• Held career-best 650 ATP singles ranking
Michael Connolly - Director of Ops
Michael Connolly is joining the Georgia men’s tennis team staff as the Director of Operations starting in the 2024-25 season. Connolly previously served as an assistant coach for the Washington & Lee women’s tennis team for three seasons. During that time, he helped the Generals to an overall record of 35-14, two ODAC titles and two NCAA tournament appearances. Connolly-led teams at Washington & Lee were twice recognized as ITA All-Academic Teams. Further, 22 Generals were recognized as ITA All-Americans during his time in Lexington.
Connolly served as a graduate assistant for the men’s and women’s tennis teams at North Central College helping the programs to a collective overall record of 39-12 and led the recruiting endeavors. Connolly earned his Master in Sports Leadership from North Central College, and a Bachelor in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from Illinois College. He served as a four-year team captain on the Blueboys’ men’s tennis team, finishing his career with the most doubles wins in program history. A native of the metro-Atlanta area, Connolly grew up a lifelong Georgia fan and now resides in Athens with his fiancé, Ryleigh.
sean hayes - strength coach
Sean Hayes oversees all aspects of the Bulldogs’ strength & conditioning program. He came to Georgia as Assistant Strength & Conditioning Director in 2010 and was promoted to Associate Director in 2014.
Hayes, who sports more than two decades of experience in both the professional and collegiate levels, also works with Georgia’s men’s tennis and volleyball programs. He came to Georgia after four seasons in a similar capacity with the NFL’s Buffalo Bills. Before his tenure in pro football, Hayes spent more than a decade in intercollegiate athletics.
Most recently on the collegiate level, he served as the strength and conditioning coach for the Clemson basketball team from 2004-06. Hayes was the first full-time Director of Strength and Conditioning for the entire 41-varsity sport program at Harvard University from 2002-04. Hayes’ other collegiate strength and conditioning positions include stints at Tulsa, Springfield College (his alma mater), Yale and Boston University.
Hayes earned two degrees from Springfield. He received his bachelor’s in health fitness in 1996 and then completed a master’s in education (applied exercise science) in 1999. Hayes is married to the former Susanne Esteban, and the couple has two daughters - Kaylie and Ella.
kaylee shaver - athletic trainer
Kaylee Shaver is is in her second season serving as the assistant athletic trainer for the men’s tennis program. She joined the athletic staff in July of 2022 and also works with the women’s tennis team, the cheer squad and the dance team.
Shaver is a native of Thomasville and graduated from the Georgia’s athletic training program in 2018. She worked with the Bulldog football, track, women’s tennis, and baseball teams during her time as a student, as well as completing an internship with the Atlanta Falcons.
Following her time at UGA, she accepted a graduate assistant position at the University of Miami working with the football, rowing and men’s tennis teams. She graduated with a master’s in strength & conditioning in May 2020.
Upon the completion of her graduate assistantship, Kaylee did a fellowship at the University of Alabama working with the men’s and women’s tennis teams. In the spring of 2021, she accepted a job as an assistant athletic trainer at Wake Forest University working with the Field Hockey and Women’s tennis teams.
Shaver resides in Athens with her dog Watkins.
Jonathan Ramirez - Intern Athletic Trainer
I am originally from Houston, Texas. I graduated from Houston Christian University with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology in 2021 and received a master’s degree in Athletic Training from the University of Alabama in 2024.
I have been with UGA since July 2024 working with Men’s and Women’s Tennis programs. My parents (Reyna and Mauricio Ramirez) and I have 3 brothers (Hector, Edwin, and Bryan Ramirez).
I love to work out and go out on scenic dates with my girlfriend (Sareya Harvey). I also enjoy watching soccer and playing video games with my friends.
Josh siger - student manager
Josh Siger is in his fourth season as a student manager for the University of Georgia men’s tennis team.
Siger started playing tennis at a young age and became very serious about the sport while in high school when he did private lessons with Coach Bryce Warren during his first stint at Georgia for 2 years. Siger lists this experience as the reason why he applied and is in the position today.
Siger is a Double Dawg student at UGA, earning an undergraduate in nutritional science and a master’s degree in food and nutrition. He hopes to become a sports nutritionist at the professional level.
Born in Athens, Siger is the son of two immigrants, both from Latin America. His mom is from Uruguay and works at a local bank while his dad is from Venezuela and works as a Veterinary Research Leader. He also has a brother who is two-and-a-half years older than him and currently works in New York.
His favorite memories with the team are the road trips on the away matches. Josh cherishes the time he spends around the program and supporting an incredible group of young men.
Aidan Coleman - student manager
My name is Aidan Coleman, I have played tennis for over 15 years, and I love being apart of the UGA men’s tennis program.
I am almost done with my senior year here at the University of Georgia after graduating from Carrollton High School. My time here at Georgia has been nothing but perfect from my classes to working with the team for the past year and a half.
As for my family, my father is a tennis coach, my mother works for the University of West Georgia and my sister is finishing her degree at the University of West Georgia as well.
I cannot wait for an unbelievable semester with these bulldogs here in the spring of 2025! GO DAWGS
JERE W. MOREHEAD UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
President Jere W. Morehead began his tenure as the 22nd University of Georgia President on July 1, 2013. Under his leadership, UGA has risen in the rankings of the best public colleges and universities and has completed a series of initiatives to enhance student learning and success, including a requirement for experiential learning for all undergraduates.
Additionally during President Morehead’s tenure, the University completed the most successful capital campaign in its history and established the UGA Innovation District, through which students and faculty partner with industry leaders to create products and enterprises that strengthen Georgia’s economy. UGA has increased its research expenditures by more than 50% over the past decade and has been ranked first or second in the U.S. for research-based products reaching the marketplace for the past seven years.
In keeping with his focus on student success, President Morehead launched the ALL Georgia program to support students from rural areas and created the Double Dawgs program, which enables students to save time and money by earning an undergraduate and graduate degree in five years or less. Demand for a UGA education has more than doubled during the past decade, with a record 43,000 applications submitted for a spot in the incoming Class of 2027.
President Morehead has served the University of Georgia for more than 35 years in both faculty and administrative roles. Before becoming President, he was Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost from 2010 to 2013. Prior to 2010, he held several key administrative assignments, including Vice President for Instruction, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Associate Provost and Director of the Honors Program, and acting Executive Director of Legal Affairs.
He is the Meigs Professor of Legal Studies in the Terry College of Business, where he has held a faculty appointment since 1986. He is a co-author of several books and book chapters, including The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, and he has published scholarly articles on legal topics ranging from export controls to jury selection. He has served as Editor-in-Chief of the American Business Law Journal.
President Morehead currently serves as Co-Chair of the University Leadership Forum, a national initiative led by the Council on Competitiveness. Additional service includes membership on the boards of the Georgia Research Alliance, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and Emory University Candler School of Theology.
He is Chair of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Board of Directors and a member of the NCAA Division I Administrative Committee and NCAA Board of Governors. He previously served as President of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Chair of the SEC Executive Committee and as a member of the NCAA’s Presidential Forum; Working Group on Name, Image, and Likeness; and Federal and State Legislation Working Group. He also is a member of the National Football Foundation Board of Trustees.
In 2021, he received the Chief Executive Leadership Award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education District III for outstanding leadership and service in support of education. He has received several University-wide teaching awards, including the Josiah Meigs Award—UGA’s highest honor for teaching excellence, the Richard B. Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the Teacher of the Year Award in the Terry College of Business, and the Lothar Tresp Outstanding Honors Professor Award. He also earned the UGA School of Law’s premier honor for alumni, the Distinguished Service Scroll Award.
President Morehead holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University and a law degree from the University of Georgia.
JERE W. MOREHEAD J. REID PARKER DIRECT
J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Josh Brooks – 2023 Sports Business Journal Athletic Director of the Year finalist – has led the University of Georgia Athletic Association through historic success since the time of his hiring in 2021.
Georgia finished seventh in the latest LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup, marking the school’s best finish since 2005 and tying for the fourth-highest ranking in program history. Seventeen of the Bulldogs’ athletic programs earned a top-20 ranking, while nine ended the year in the top 10.
The Bulldogs became the first program to earn back-to-back College Football Playoff National Championships. Three of Georgia’s athletic teams won SEC titles and five athletes won NCAA individual crowns during the 2022-23 athletics season.
Among notable achievements, the women’s soccer and volleyball programs made history as both teams earned bids to their respective NCAA tournaments in the same year for the first time ever. Georgia’s track and field programs finished with four top-10 rankings in the indoor and outdoor championships, both men’s and women’s tennis captured SEC championships, softball finished with a second-place mark in the conference and both golf programs swept team and individual titles at their respective NCAA regionals.
The Bulldogs also posted a record-breaking academic year, setting a new school-high mark with a 3.19 cumulative GPA in 2022-23, breaking the fall GPA record before earning the second-highest spring GPA in school history.
Brooks has overseen substantial facility upgrades that include the brand-new Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Tennis Courts, improvements to the south side of Sanford Stadium, a $45 million renovation to Foley Field, a $38 million upgrade to the Jack Turner Softball Stadium, a new $1.8 million men’s and women’s basketball weight room as well as expansive updates to Stegeman Coliseum and a renovation project in the Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall.
Georgia also built a new, state-of-the-art track and field locker room and recently announced plans to construct a one-of-a-kind track facility off South Milledge Avenue. This project will include the only indoor track and field venue in the state of Georgia and will allow the Bulldogs to host NCAA and SEC events as well as summer camps.
Under his guidance, Georgia re-branded the mental health and performance department, bringing in a new full-time director and an additional clinical counselor as well as adding sports psychology services for every team. A Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee was also established as Courtney Gay was hired to lead in the department’s DEI efforts.
Brooks’ tenure has also included impactful and significant coaching hires, with a pair of national champions in track and field’s Caryl Smith Gilbert and soccer’s Keidane McAlpine. In 2021, he hired Tony Baldwin to take over the softball program, while Stefanie Williams Moreno and Neil Versfeld were named head women’s and men’s swimming and diving coaches.
He also hired two prominent coaches to lead the Georgia Basketball programs in Mike White and Katie Abrahamson-Henderson. Following the 2022-23 baseball season, Brooks brought on renowned pitching coach Wes Johnson to lead Georgia Baseball.
A native of Hammond, La., Brooks’ vision of competing for championships and postseason success and his passion for student-athletes began well before his time as Athletic Director.
Before returning to UGA in 2016 as Executive Associate Director of Athletics, Brooks served as Deputy Athletics Director at the University of Louisiana Monroe from 2015-16 and Director of Athletics at Millsaps College from 2014-15. He also served in capacities as Director of Football Operations (2008-11) and Assistant and Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations (2012-14) in his previous stint at UGA.
Brooks also served as director of football operations at the University of Louisiana-Monroe beginning in 2004. He gained experience as a student at Louisiana State University, working as an equipment manager and a student assistant coach. During his four years at LSU, the Tigers participated in the 2000 Peach Bowl, 2002 Sugar Bowl, and won the 2001 Southeastern Conference championship.
Brooks graduated from LSU (’02) with a degree in Kinesiology and completed his master’s degree in Sport Management from UGA (‘14). He and his wife, Lillie, have twin sons, Jackson and James, born in July of 2009 and a third son, Davis, born in March of 2012.
He and his wife Lillie have become a vital part of the Athens community. On January 20, 2021, just two weeks after becoming Athletic Director, Brooks pledged $100,000 to create a need-based scholarship to support UGA students from Athens-Clarke County. His gift created a Georgia Commitment Scholarship (GCS), adding to the more than 550 endowed, need-based scholarships created under the GCS program since its launch in January 2017.
2024-25 Georgia Men’s tennis
arda azkara
Graduate // Izmir, Turkey // New Mexico // 6-3 Sport Management (Master’s)
2025 (Graduate)
• Enrolled at Georgia in January 2025 2024 (Senior)
• Graduated from the University of New Mexico 2023-24 (Junior)
• Named Mountain West Player of the Year for the second straight year
• Finished the year 19-4 overall in singles, playing all dual-matches on court one
• Grabbed seven straight set wins during the year
• Recorded an 83% win rate across both semesters of play 2022-23 (Sophomore)
• Named Mountain West Player of the Year
• Went undefeated on court one at home
• Perfect 11-0 in Mountain West conference play, finished 17-8 overall
• Recorded a six-match winning streak in non-conference play 2021-22 (Freshman)
• Went 14-10 overall in singles and 10-13 in doubles
• Named Mountain West Co-Freshman of the Year with significant time on court one
• Recorded a five-match winning streak
• Led in six of his seven unfinished matches Before Georgia
• Held an unofficial juniors record of 27-13
• Ranked as the 142nd best junior based on ITF Junior rankings
• Holds a 13.15 Universal Tennis Rating
• ATP World Singles Ranking of 988 Personal
• Born Dec. 13, 2005
• Son of Joanne and Chris Blaydes; brother, Billy, plays tennis at Auburn
• Career-High ITA Doubles Ranking: No. 2 with Niels Ratiu (08/27/24)
• Highest-Ranked Doubles Win: No. 21 H. Hashimoto/M. Zheng (Columbia)
• Career Match-Clinching Wins: One (Last: 03/08/24 vs. S.C. State)
• Career Point-Clinching Wins: Seven (Last: 04/18/24 vs. No. 31 Arkansas)
2023-24 (Junior - New Mexico) - Singles
Date Opponent Team Result Score Event/Position
10/02/23 James Hopper Virginia Win 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(5) Arizona Invitational
10/03/23 Jack Anthrop Ohio St. Loss 3-6, 2-6 Arizona Invitational
10/17/23 Callum Gale Tulsa Win 6-3, 6-2 Arizona Invitational
10/18/23 Rudolgf Christiansen Nebraska Win 6-0, 6-1 ITA Regionals
10/19/23 Georgio Samaha New Mexico Win 6-3, 6-4 ITA Regionals
10/19/23 Alejandro Jacome Wichita St. Win 6-1, 6-1 ITA Regionals
10/20/23 Alejandro Garcia Oklahoma St. Loss 6-3, 3-6, 4-6 ITA Regionals
04/08/24 Johannes Seeman San Diego St. Win 6-2, 6-4
04/14/24 Arjun Kersten Air Force Win 6-1, 6-1
04/21/24 Sam Sippel No. 61 Boise St. - 6-4, 3-6, unf.
04/25/24 Anton Ornberg UNLV - 6-1, 4-6, 1-3, unf.
04/26/24 Sam Sippel No. 57 Boise St. Loss 6(6)-7(8), 3-6
2023-24 (Sophomore - New Mexico) - Doubles
Date Partner Opponent Team Result Score Event/Position
10/02/23 Maggs D. Badra/F. Lamas ETSU Loss 6-4, 3-6, [8-10] ITA A-A Championships
10/18/23 Maggs T. C. Seger/R. Rollins Tulsa Loss 7(5)-8 ITA Regionals
01/20/24
03/29/24
04/08/24
04/14/24
04/14/24
04/21/24
04/25/24 Maggs J. Atherton/A. Ornberg UNLV Win 6-0
04/26/24
2022-23 (Sophomore - New Mexico) - Singles
freddy blaydes
Sophomore // Windermere, England // Kirbie Kendall School // 6-3 Economics
2024-25 (Sophomore)
@freddyblaydes
• Selected as the first alternate with Niels Ratiu at the NCAA Singles Championships in Waco, Texas.
• Featured in the ITA South Sectional doubles draw with Ratiu at Florida State University
• Gathered four wins in doubles play with Ratiu during ITA Southeast Regional
• Split singles play 1-1 during the 2024 ITA All-American Championships; with Ratiu grabbed two wins in doubles play including wins over the No. 32 and No. 47-ranked duos
• Went 4-0 in doubles with Ratiu during the 56th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships, won red draw championship
• Grabbed three singles wins in the black draw of the Southern Intercollegiate Championships
2024 (Freshman)
• Enrolled in Jan. 2024
• Primarily plays on court one in doubles, court six in singles
• Clinched first dual match win on March 8, 2024 against South Carolina State on court three
• Began dual match season with a 4-1 singles record, playing matches on courts four, five and six
• Won first two doubles matches at Gamecock Kickoff, beating Jelani Sarr and Lucas Andrade da Silva (S.C.) in a 6-3 decision with Thomas Paulsell, as well as Hunter Heck and Kenta Miyoshi (Ill.), 6-4, with Niels Ratiu Before College
• Career-high ITF Junior world ranking of No. 117
• Signed with a UTR of 12.58 on Sept. 22, 2023
• ATP doubles career-high of No. 881
• Made second round of singles and doubles at the 2023 Wimbledon boys’ main draw
• Won two ITF junior singles titles - J60 Frederiksberg on Feb. 19, 2022 and J60 Olso on Feb. 26, 2022
• Won four ITF junior doubles titles - J60 Liverpool in 2021, J60 Loughborough in 2022, J100 Loughborough in 2022, J100 Glasgow in 2022 and the J200 Aldershot in 2022
Personal
• Born Dec. 13, 2005
• Son of Joanne and Chris Blaydes; brother, Billy, plays tennis at Auburn
• Career-High ITA Doubles Ranking: No. 2 with Niels Ratiu (08/27/24)
• Highest-Ranked Doubles Win: No. 21 H. Hashimoto/M. Zheng (Columbia)
• Career Match-Clinching Wins: One (Last: 03/08/24 vs. S.C. State)
• Career Point-Clinching Wins: Seven (Last: 04/18/24 vs. No. 31 Arkansas)
2024-25 (Sophomore) - Singles
Date Opponent Team Result Score Event/Position
09/13/24 Richard Biagotti Georgia Tech Win 6-1, 6-4 Southern Intercollegiates
• Won the consolation singles draw at the ITA South Sectional hosted by Florida State University
• Went 3-1 in singles play at the ITA South Sectional
• Recorded four wins and advanced to the semifinals of the ITA Southeast Regional; grabbed two doubles wins with Thomas Paulsell
• Went 2-2 in singles play and reached the round of 16 of the main draw consolation stage at the 2024 ITA All-American Championships
• Earned highest-ranked doubles win (No. 54 Forbes/Sheldon, Michigan St.) with Paulsell during the 2024 ITA All-American Championships
• Won two singles matches in the red draw during the 56th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships including an appearance in the semifinal 2023-24 (Junior)
• Defeated nine ranked opponents in singles this year, good for third-most in the SEC during regular season
• Won Longhorn Invitational Championship, beating three ranked players in singles, including a new career-best win against No. 17 Micah Braswell (Texas) and a three-set win against No. 22 Peter Makk (USC)
• Won red draw doubles title at the 55th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships with Niels Ratiu, going 3-0
• Advanced to doubles main draw quarterfinals at the ITA Southeast Regionals with Niels Ratiu 2021-22, 2022-23 (Two seasons at USC)
• Finished season 10-9 in singles, with a 7-6 mark in dual matches as a sophomore
• Also as a sophomore, earned 16 wins in 20 doubles matches, with a 12-4 record in dual matches
• Earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention as a freshman
• Also as a freshman, went 20-6 overall in singles, going 19-5 in dual matches Before College
• Graduated from Laurel Springs High School
• Entered USC as Virginia’s top player and ranked No. 49 in the ITF World Rankings
• Also was the USTA’s No. 2 player in the 18s
• Won the 18s National Clay Championships in 2021
• Also claimed the 18s National UTR Clay Court title and the 10k UTR Tournament doubles championships in 2020
• Was the Junior Tennis Champions Center (JTCC) Men’s College Connect champion in 2019
• Competed at Zonals for two years and then went on to win a championship in Zonals
Personal
• Born on Sept. 18, 2003
• Son of Tina and Dave Colby
• Career-High ITA Singles Ranking: No. 28 (08/27/24)
• Career-High ITA Doubles Ranking: No. 14 with Thomas Paulsell (08/27/24)
05/05/23 S.Dostanic V.Ramesh/M.Duron Idaho Win 6-4* No. 3 05/06/23 S.Dostanic L.Ruland/M.SchaberNo. 30 San Diego Win 6-2* No. 3
*Point-clinching win
02/20/22
FILIPE COSTA
Redshirt Junior // São Paolo, Brazil // Milton HS // 6-3
Finance and Real Estate
2024-25 (Redshirt Junior)
@filipezcosta
• Perfect 3-0 in singles play at the UTR Sports College Circuit hosted by Georgia Gwinnett College; semifinals and finals abandoned due to weather
• Went 1-1 in singles play during the ITA Southeast Regional
• Went 1-1 in singles play during the 2024 ITA All-American Championships
• Recorded a 2-1 record in doubles action with Cyrus Mahjoob during the 56th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships 2023-24 (Redshirt Sophomore)
• Member of the 2024 SEC Community Service Team
• Earned first match clinching win against No. 59 Ole Miss, beating Olle Noltorp by a 6-0, 6-3 score
• Clinched first doubles point against Southern Mississippi with Cyrus Mahjoob on court two
• Finished 2-0 in the silver draw at the 55th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships, winning both matches in straight sets
2022-23 (Redshirt Freshman)
• Member of the 2023 SEC Community Service Team
• Played in three doubles and singles matches in the fall season
• Picked up win against Carter Bradford (FGCU) at the ITA Southeast Regional Round Robin pool in straight sets by a 6-3, 6-3 score
• Made his Bulldog debut in doubles at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships with Teodor Giusca
• Finished the fall 1-2 in singles, 0-3 in doubles
• 2023 First Year SEC Honor Roll recipient 2021-22 (Freshman - Arizona State)
• Redshirted at Arizona State University Before College
• Four-star recruit with 100 wins during his junior career
• Ranked in the TRN Tennis RPI top-25
• Former blue chip recruit ranked as high as No. 4 in his class nationally and No. 1 in the state of Georgia, according to tennisrecruiting.net
• Also spent some time in England where he reach as high as No. 7 in the LTA junior rankings
• Finalist for both singles and doubles on the Tennis Europe circuit and a multiple time champion at USTA events
Personal
• Born on Aug. 4, 2002
• Son of Frederico and Elaine Costa
• Career Match-Clinching Wins: One (Last: 04/15/24 vs. No. 59 Ole Miss)
• Career Point-Clinching Wins: One (Last: 04/15/24 vs. Southern Miss.)
2024-25 (Redshirt Junior) - Singles
Date Opponent Team Result Score Event/Position
09/13/24 Maxwell Smith Clemson Loss 6-3, 6(4)-7, 4-6 Southern Intercollegiates
09/14/24 Alex de Gabriele UNCW Loss 4-6, 6(5)-7 Southern Intercollegiates
09/15/24 Richard Biagotti Georgia Tech Loss 1-6, 4-6 Southern Intercollegiates
10/01/23 Perez Peña M.Fouilhoux/N.Stefanovic Mercer Loss 8-6 So. Intercol. Champ.(B-Con)
10/12/23 Perez Peña P. Del Castillo/D.Paliouras Georgia Southern Loss 8-6 ITA Southeast Regional (R32)
10/13/23 Perez Peña F.Llanes/E.Sanchez Central Florida Loss 8-4 ITA Southeast Regional (Con) 11/03/23 Mahjoob E.Tymes/M.Weir Georgia St.
11/04/23 Colby T.Dean/E.Li
11/05/23 Mahjoob M.Samardzic/E.Gouws
(Redshirt Freshman) - Doubles
PARKER JACQUES
Sophomore // Huntsville, Ala. // Madison Academy // 5-11
Major
2024-25 (Sophomore)
@parkerjacquesuga27
• 2-1 record in singles play at the UTR Sports College Circuit hosted by Georgia Gwinnett College
• Went 1-1 in singles play during the ITA Southeast Regional
• Recorded a 3-1 singles record in the white draw at the 56th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships 2023-24 (Freshman)
• Finished 3-1 in the silver draw at the 55th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships, winning all three matches in straight sets
• Also went 3-0 in doubles during the Southern Intercollegiate Championships, playing one match with Davis Taylor and two with Thomas Paulsell
• Won two matches at the ITA Southeast Regional, defeating Borys Zgola (UF) in qualifying and Harry Michalowski (FGCU) in the consolation draw
• Recipient of the Coach Dan Magill Tennis Scholarship Before Georgia
• Four-star recruit according to tennisrecruiting.net
• Helped lead his high school to its first-ever state championship in 2021 in the AHSAA 4A-5A class
• Won the state singles title after winning the championship match in straight-set by a 6-0, 6-0 score Personal
• Born on Sept. 23, 2003
• Son of Eddie and Robyn Jacques and brother to Houston
• His father Eddie Jacques helped the Bulldogs win three-straight conference titles while in Athens, was an NCAA All-American in 1997 and a regional winner of the Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship and Leadership Award as a collegiate athlete
• Career Point-Clinching Wins: One (Last: 03/24/24 vs. The Citadel)
2024-25 (Sophomore) -
Singles
Date Opponent Team Result Score Event/Position
09/13/24 Amen Prince Gandanou Mercer Win 7-6(1), 6-1 Southern Intercollegiates
09/13/24 Nathan Pitts Clemson Loss 7-5, 0-6, 0-6 Southern Intercollegiates
09/14/24 Hugo Nossler Georgia State Win 2-0, ret. Southern Intercollegiates
Intercol. Champ.(R-Con) 10/12/23 Paulsell P.Kotan/B.Vietri North Florida Loss 8-4 ITA Southeast Regional (R32) 10/13/23 Paulsell A.Bulte/J.Connel Florida St. Loss 8-4 ITA Southeast Regional (Con) 11/03/23 Paulsell L.F.Miguel/C.Robinson Liberty Loss 8-4 Georgia Tech Inv.
11/04/23 Mahjoob A.Tallakson/A.Noroozian New Mexico Loss 8-7(8) Georgia Tech Inv.
11/05/23 Mariencheck E.Shokry/R.Bauer Georgia Tech Loss 8-2 Georgia Tech Inv.
01/05/24 Taylor K.Ozolins/W.Mroz Illinois Loss 6-0 Gamecock Kickoff
01/07/24 Mariencheck O.Pinto Sansano/G.Samofalov VCU Loss 6-3 Gamecock Kickoff
03/08/25 Taylor G. Johnson/I. Pauliuchenka S.C. State Win 6-3 3 03/24/24
cooper johnson
Freshman // Cumming, Ga. // Windward Tennis Academy // X-X Business
2025 (Freshman)
• Enrolled at Georgia in January 2025 Before Georgia
• Five-star recruit out of Windward Tennis Academy.
• Career-high recruiting rankings of No. 1 in the state of Georgia and No. 21 in the nation.
• Held a Universal Tennis Rating of 11.9
• 3-2 record against other five-star recruits
• Junior ITF ranking of 3,157 and ITF World Tennis Number of 16.5 Personal
• Born on May 17, 2006
• Son of Kelly and Ron Johnson
• No Career Stats available
CYRUS MAHJOOB
Sophomore // Rockville, Md. // Laurel Springs School // 5-9 Business
2024-25 (Sophomore)
@cyrus_mahjoob
• Featured in the Boca Raton M15 in November; split play 1-1 in qualifiying singles
• Picked up four singles wins and advanced to the consolation finals of the ITA Southeast Regional
• Earned two singles wins in the black draw of the 56th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships
• Won two doubles matches with Filipe Costa during the Southern Intercollegiate Championships
2023-24 (Freshman)
• Earned second career clinching victory against Georgia Tech’s Rohan Sachdev
• Held a 3-1 dual match singles record
• Plays on court three in doubles with Miguel Perez Peña, where they are 2-0 together
• Advanced to singles main draw semifinals at the ITA Southeast Regional, where he fell to teammate Miguel Perez Peña
• Reached semifinals of the black draw at the 55th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships
• Earned first ranked singles win on day two of the Gamecock Kickoff, defeating VCU’s No. 78 Mathis Bondaz in three sets
• Recipient of the Malon Clay Courts Tennis Scholarship Before Georgia
• Earned a Boys’ main draw wildcard for the US Open
• Seventh-ranked player in the USTA Junior Rankings
• Went 10-1 against other five-star prospects, including seven additional wins versus blue-chip prospects
• Earned medals at the USTA Easter Bowl 16s for both singles and doubles in 2022
• Top-five finish at 2022 USTA Clay Courts 18s and finished in the semifinals at the 2023 FILA International Junior Championships in Indian Wells, Calif. Personal
• Son of Negin and Homayoon Mahjoob
• Born on Sept. 30, 2005
• Career-High ITA Singles Ranking: No. 112 (11/15/23)
• Went 1-1 in the UTR Sports College Circuit hosted by Georgia Gwinnett College; faced teammate Parker Jacques in the round of 16
• Grabbed first two singles wins of the year in qualifying draw of the ITA Southeast Regional
• Competed in the silver draw of the 56th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships 2023-24 (Freshman)
• Finished the Georgia Tech Invitational undefeated in singles
• Went 3-1 in silver draw at the 55th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships
• Picked up a pair of singles wins at the ITA Southeast Regionals
• Recipient of the Bonneau Ansley Men’s Tennis Scholarship Before Georgia
• Four-star prospect according to tennisrecruiting.net
• 25 wins against other four and three-star players and a pair of victories against players in the ITF Juniors World Rankings
• Held an 11.3 UTR at the time of his signing
• Top-10 junior in North Carolina for all four years while in high school
• Sixth-place finisher at the Winter Nationals Boys’ 18s in Florence, S.C. in 2023
• Finished in the top 64 of a 256-person field at the Boys’ 18s National Championships in August 2022 in Kalamazoo, Mich. Personal
• Born on June 14, 2005
• Son of Bobby and Nikole Mariencheck
• Career Match-Clinching Wins: N/A
• Career Point-Clinching Wins: N/A
2024-25 (Sophomore) - Singles
09/13/24 Tanner Povey Arizona State Loss 1-6, 4-6 Southern Intercollegiates
09/14/24 Cole Henceroth South Carolina Loss 4-6, 6-2, 3-6 Southern Intercollegiates
09/15/24 Lukas Steffen UNC-Wilmington Loss 3-6, 4-6 Southern Intercollegiates
10/16/24 Lorenzo Messina UNF Win 7-6(1), 6-1 ITA Regionals
10/16/24 Mikolaj Lis Kennesaw State Win 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4 ITA Regionals
10/17/24 Nicolas Oliveira UCF Loss 4-6, 2-6 ITA Regionals
10/18/24 Youcef Rihane Florida State Loss 3-6, 5-7 ITA Regionals
11/08/24 Lukas Grossman - Win 6-1, 6-3 GGC College Circuit
11/09/24 Parker Jacques Georgia Loss 6-4, 2-6, [6-10] GGC College Circuit
2024-25
(Sophomore) - Doubles
Date Partner Opponent Team Result Score Event/Position
09/22/23 Mariencheck M. Pitts/K. Mehta Clemson Loss 2-6 Southern Intercollegiates
09/23/23 Mariencheck T. Mallory/L. Steffen UNCW Loss 3-6 Southern Intercollegiates
09/24/23 Mariencheck L. Olivier/K. Mandla Stetson Loss 7(1)-8 ITA Regionals
09/29/23 Mariencheck P. Mouesca/M. Mitchell Georgia Southern Loss 4-8 ITA Regionals
2023-24
THOMAS PAULSELL
Senior // Seattle, Wash. // Laurel Springs School // 6-3
2023-24 (Junior)
@tfpaulsell
• 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
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• Went 2-1 in singles play at the ITA Conference Masters Championships
• Grabbed four wins in the main draw of the 2024 ITA All-American Championships
• With Colby, earned highest-ranked doubles win over No. 54 Sheldon/Forbes (Michigan St.) during the 2024 ITA All-American Championships
• Finished third in the doubles red draw with Colby at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships 2022-23 (Sophomore)
• Plays on the top court in singles for the Bulldogs, where he has eight wins
• Went 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
• 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 2021-22 (Freshman)
• 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
• Ended the year with a 10-5 record in singles and 7-6 in doubles
• Finished fall season with 6-5 singles record and 3-6 overall doubles record
• Member of 2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll
Before Georgia
• Enrolled at Georgia in January 2021
• 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
• Went 15-7 overall, 4-4 in dual matches and 1-1 against conference opponents
• Member of SEC Academic Honor Roll
Personal
• 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
• Won the singles and doubles championships at the Hawaii L2 event 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
Personal
• Son of Fred and Michele Paulsell
• Born on Oct. 27, 2002
• Career-High ITA Singles Ranking: No. 14 (08/27/24)
• Career-High ITA Doubles Ranking: No. 14 with Ryan Colby (12/03/24)
• Highest-Ranked Singles Win: No. 24 Jeremy Jin, Florida (09/28/24)
• Highest-Ranked Doubles Win: No. 54 M. Forbes/M. Sheldon, Mich. St. (09/24/24)
• Career Match-Clinching Wins: Three (Last: 01/28/24 vs. Louisiana)
• Career Point-Clinching Wins: Four (Last: 03/17/24 vs. No. 12 Texas A&M)
2024-25 (Senior) - Singles
Date Opponent Team Result Score Event/Position
09/13/24 Sean Daryabeigi South Carolina Win 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 Southern Intercollegiates
09/14/24 No. 74 Nicolas Kotzen Columbia Loss 3-6, 6(3)-7 Southern Intercollegiates
05/03/24 Murphy Cassone No. 21 Arizona State Loss 6(6)-7(8), 2-6 1 05/20/24 No. 125 Sam Sippel Boise State Win 6-3, 6-4 NCAA Singles and Doubles 05/21/24 No. 52 Dylan Dietrich Virginia Loss 4-6, 3-6
2023-24 (Junior) - Doubles
09/23/23 Perez Peña No. 9 P.Y.Bailly/S.Woldeab Texas Loss 8-4 Longhorn Inv. 09/24/23 Costa K.Lee/A.Volgin Southern Cal. Loss 8-6 Longhorn Inv. 09/29/23 Perez Peña R.Sachdev/K.Arora Georgia
• Qualified for the NCAA Singles Championships by nature of being crowned co-champion of the ITA Southeast Regional at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex
• Fell to No. 26 DK Suresh (Wake Forest) in the first round of the NCAA Singles Championships
• Crowned co-champion of the ITA Southeast Regional with a perfect 5-0 record in singles play
• Defeated No. 24 Jeremy Jin (Florida) in the quarterfinals of the ITA Southeast Regional - highest ranked singles win of his career
• Earned highest-ranked doubles of his career against No. 5 Smith/Vukadin (Clemson) during the Southern Intercollegiate Championships 2023-24 (Junior)
• Mainly plays on court four in singles this season; paired primarily with Cyrus Mahjoob on court three in doubles
• Won the ITA Southeast Regional singles draw, clinching a spot at the ITA National Fall Championships in San Diego
• Earned at-time career-high singles win at the Longhorn Invitational, defeating No. 55 Youcef Rihane (FSU)
• Recipient of the Coach Dan Magill Tennis Scholarship and the Rafael E. Jordan Men’s Tennis Scholarship 2022-23 (Sophomore)
• Finished the season on court five in singles for the Bulldogs, going 9-3 and 30-12 overall
• Earned match-clinching wins in the regular season against No. 51 Arkansas and No. 5 South Carolina and a pair in the NCAA Tournament against No. 32 Oklahoma as well as in the Super Regional versus No. 11 Harvard
• Won his first match on court five against No. 56 Vanderbilt’s Jeremie Casabon by a 6-1, 7-6(3) score
• Picked up biggest singles win of the fall against No. 59 Joubert Klopper of Vanderbilt, 6-4, 6-0, on the first day of the Georgia Tech Invitational
• Completed the fall slate with a 7-5 singles record and 1-8 overall doubles record 2021-22 (Freshman)
• Clinched various matches for the Bulldogs at the No. 6 singles spot
• Defeated South Carolina’s Casey Hoole 6-4, 7-6(4) and Auburn’s Will Nolan 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 in match-clinching fashion
• Highest-ranked singles win came against the tenth seed in the n the ITA Southeast Regional Championship field and No. 103 Mattias Siimar in a 6-4, 6-2 result
• Finished 12-13 overall, 4-7 in dual matches and 4-1 against conference opponents Before Georgia
• Signed with UGA as the No. 2 prospect in his home country of Spain
• Totaled five ITF junior singles titles and two junior doubles championships
• Played on the Spanish national team and Winter Cup in Bulgaria in 2018
• Career high ITF Junior ranking of 50 in July 2021
Personal
• Born on Feb. 27, 2003
• Son of Beatrice Peña and Dioni Perez
• Career-High ITA Singles Ranking: No. 43 (11/15/23)
• Career-High ITA Doubles Ranking: No. 31 with O. Pinto Sansano (12/03/24)
• Highest-Ranked Singles Win: No. 24 Jeremy Jin, Florida (10/18/24)
• Highest-Ranked Doubles Win: No. 5 M. Smith/N. Vukadin, Clemson with O. Pinto Sansano (09/13/24)
• Career Match-Clinching Wins: Seven (Last: 03/24/24 vs. The Citadel)
• Career Point-Clinching Wins: Six (Last: 04/05/24 vs. No. 59 Ole Miss)
10/09/21 Dan Martin Miami Loss 6-4, 6-0 Bulldawg Inv.
10/09/21 Jan Galka Auburn Loss 7-5, 6-4
Bulldawg Inv. 10/10/21 Mikhail Sokolovakiy Charlotte Win 6-4, 6-3 Bulldawg Inv. 10/21/21 No. 103 Matias Siimar Florida Win 6-4, 6-2 ITA Southeast Regional (R1) 10/22/21 Bogdan Pavel Central Florida Loss 7-6(2), 6-2 ITA Southeast Regional (R2)
11/05/21 Nini Dica Clemson Win 7-6(5), 6-0 Clemson Inv. 11/06/21 Nate Bonetto Florida Loss 6-2, 6-2 Clemson Inv. 11/07/21 Michael Sun Yale Win 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 Clemson Inv.
01/07/22 Evin McDonald Texas Loss 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(5) Miami Inv. 01/17/22 Bogdan Pavel No. 11 Central Florida Loss 4-6, 7-5, 10-4
02/06/22 No. 85 Jakob Schnaitter No. 10 Wake Forest Loss 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 6-3
02/13/22 Brandon McKinney Georgia Tech Loss 6-4, 6-1
03/20/22 Conor Gannon No. 4 Tennessee Loss 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
11/07/21 Johnston I.T.Martin/M.Bobichon VCU
OSCAR PINTO SANSANO
Senior // Castellon, Spain // 6-1
2023-24 (Senior)
@oscar.pinto3
• Enrolled at Georgia prior to the 2024-25 season
• Qualified for the NCAA Singles Championships by nature of playoff win in the ITA South Sectional hosted by Florida State University
• Fell in the first round of the NCAA Singles Championships to No. 37 Pedro Vives
• Went 3-1 in singles play at the ITA South Sectional; featured in the doubles competition with Miguel Perez Peña
• Earned highest-ranked doubles win of his career during the 56th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships with Perez Peña (No. 5 Smith/Vukadin, Clemson)
• Made it to the final of the doubles red draw with Perez Peña at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships
2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 (At Arkansas and VCU
• Signed with the Razorbacks prior to the 2021-22 season
• Held a 7-14 singles dual match record with a 2-0 record in doubles play
• Held a 5-3 SEC record
• Ranked as high as No. 36 in doubles and No. 119 in singles
• Played in two singles and two doubles matches during the 2022-23 season
• Transferred to VCU following his sophomore year at Arkansas
• Held a 20-5 overall record in singles play
• With partner German Samofalov, went 13-11 in doubles play, including three wins over nationally ranked pairing
• Ranked as high as No. 31 with Samofalov in ITA doubles rankings Before College
• Native of Castellón de la Plana, Spain; childhood friends with teammate Perez Peña
• No. 53 junior in UTR world rankings
• Ranked as the No. 80 Spanish junior player
• Won the J5 La Nucia Tournament in Spain with a win over Vilius Gaubas (LTU)
• Advanced to three straight junior tournament quarterfinals in 2020
• Appeared in the semi-finals of the J2 Beincarlo Tournament Personal
• Born on May. 11, 2003
• Son of _
• Career-High ITA Singles Ranking: No. 86 (08/27/24)
• Career-High ITA Doubles Ranking: No. 31 with M. Perez Peña (12/04/24)
02/09/24 Alexander Kiefer No. 6 Virginia - 3-6, 6-5, unf.
02/11/24 No. 75 Karl Poling No. 25 North Carolina Loss 6(6)-7(8), 4-6
02/26/24 No. 117 Luciano Tacchi No. 3 Wake Forest Loss 2-6, 6-1, 4-6
03/01/24 Filip Pieczonka No. 5 Tennessee Loss 1-6, 4-6
03/03/24 Dusan Milanovic No. 26 Miss. State Win 6-2, 6-4
03/08/24 Andrii Zimnokh No. 21 Alabama Loss 6-2, 5-7, 4-6
davis taylor
Sophomore // Brookhaven, Ga. // Capstone Academy // 6-0 Sport Management
2024-25 (Sophomore)
• Second season as a Bulldog
@davis_taylor123
• Competed as an individual at the UTR Sports College Circuit - Gwinnett 2023-24 (Freshman)
• Earned first match-clinching win in his first dual match victory over Nicholas Adamec of Tennessee State on April 15, 2024
• Advanced to black draw quarterfinals at the 55th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships
• Recipient of the Men’s Tennis Legacy Scholarship Endowment Before Georgia
• Ranked as a five-star according to tennisrecruiting.net
• Gold Ball winner at the UTSA National Championship for the Boys’ 14 field
• Finished top-15 in the nation in the 12s and 14s field and reached the quarterfinals in doubles for both the Boys’ 14 National Claycourts and Boys’ 14 National Hardcourts
• Reached the semifinal round of the Atlanta Junior ITF event in October 2022
• Quarterfinalist of the Horgen Switzerland Junior ITF event in September 2022
• Finished school with an unweighted 3.8 grade point average while taking all honors courses at Capstone Academy Personal
• Son of Marianna Land, a former letter winner for the Georgia women’s tennis team and a member of Jeff Wallace’s 1994 national championship team, as well as the 1994 and 1995 national indoor championship team
• Born on Sept. 24, 2004
• Career Match-Clinching Wins: One (04/14/24 vs. Tennessee State)
• Career Point-Clinching Wins: One (03/24/24 vs. The Citadel
2024-25 (Sophomore) - Singles
2024-25 (Sophomore) - Doubles
Date
2023-24 (Freshman) -
gabrielle vulpitta
Freshman // Rome, Italy // 5-11
Business
2025 (Freshman)
• Enrolled at Georgia in January 2025 Before Georgia
• Based out of Rome, Italy
@gabry.vulpitta
• Held a career-high ITF Junior World Singles Ranking of No. 26
• Boasts a Wimbledon Junior Doubles Title
• 2023 Roland Garros junior doubles finalist
• Career-high ATP rankings of No. 747 in doubles and No. 1168 in singles
• Universal Tennis Rating of 13.23.
Personal
• Born on June 25, 2005
• Son of Marianna Bassani and Francesco Vulpitta
No Career statistics available
FALL RECAP
Georgia men’s tennis began the 2024 fall campaign hosting the 56th annual Southern Intecollegiate Championships at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga. The Bulldogs impressed over the opening weekend with 31 combined wins in singles and doubles, and preseason No. 2 Freddy Blaydes/Niels Ratiu taking home the red draw doubles crown.
Seven Georgia players travelled to Tulsa for the 2024 ITA Men’s All-American Championships from Sept. 21-29. Blaydes, Filipe Costa and Niels
Ratiu began action in prequalifying singles, Oscar Pinto Sansano featured in qualifying singles, and Ryan Colby, Thomas Paulsell and Miguel Perez Peña all competed in the main singles draw. On the doubles side, preseason No. 33 Paulsell/Colby advanced out of qualies into the main draw, and Blaydes/Ratiu slotted directly into the main draw before advancing to the consolation semis.
Heading into October, the Bulldog played host for the ITA Southeast Regional due to the impact of Hurricane Milton on the Florida gulf coast. Parker Mariencheck earned his first two wins of the fall to advance out of qualifying singles while eight other Bulldogs competed in the singles draw. Colby, Paulsell, Perez Peña and Pinto Sansano all advanced to the quarterfinal stage, with Perez Peña ultimately being crowned co-champion and qualifying for the NCAA Singles Championships. Perez Peña’s regional win marks his second consecutive regional title, and the third consecutive year that a Bulldog has taken home the honors. More, Cyrus Mahjoob rebounded from an early defeat to finish as the runner-up in the consolation singles draw. In doubles, three Bulldog pairings reached the quarterfinals with Blaydes/Ratiu reaching the final.
Going into the final two tournaments of the fall, Paulsell finished as a quarterfinalist at the ITA Conference Masters Championships to earn his bid to the NCAA tournament and Pinto Sansano won his 5-8 playoff at the ITA South Regional to qualifying.
To conclude the fall season at the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships, Paulsell advanced to the round of 16 making him the program’s 55th All-American, Perez Peña and Pinto Sansano bowed out in the first round, and Blaydes/Ratiu remained onsite as the tournament’s first alternate. In total, Georgia players went 65-45 in ITA-sanctioned singles play and 24-21 in ITA-sanctioned doubles play.
FALL STATISTICS
Singles Records
Doubles Records
2023-24 RECAP
Elite Freshman Pairing
Freshmen Niels Ratiu and Freddy Blaydes amassed a 13-7 overall record as a doubles pairing, including an 11-5 record on court one and an 8-3 record against ranked opponents. Ratiu and Blaydes were ranked as high as 16th last season with their strong performances down the stretch.
The pairing will look to continue their success from last season, as they come into the year ranked 13th in the country, with the duo of Thomas Paulsell and Ryan Colby ranked one spot behind them at 14.
Instant Impact
Transfer Ryan Colby along with freshmen Cyrus Mahjoob and Niels Ratiu made up three of the four Bulldogs players to achieve 20 or more singles wins last season. Colby finished 20-17 with 11 of his wins coming from court two, while Mahjoob (22-18) and Ratiu (21-16) combined for a 13-6 record between courts two and three.
Colby finished with the best record amongst the three against nationally ranked opponents, finishing 10-8, including eight wins over opponents in the top-100. Colby comes into the season ranked 53rd nationally amongst singles players.
NCAA Play
Georgia travelled to take on Arizona State in the first round of the 2024 NCAA team tournament in Winston-Salem, N.C. The Bulldogs grabbed wins of courts one and two to take the doubles point. Heading into singles, Colby and Filipe Costa took home wins on courts two and six each. Ultimately, head coach Manny Diaz’s side bowed out of the competition after the Sun Devils clinched wins on the remaining courts to advance to the second round.
In the NCAA singles and doubles tournaments, Colby fell to Virginia’s Dylan Dietrich - Thomas Paulsell’s round of 32 opponent following a first round victory over Sam Sippel of Boise State. Paulsell’s run in the 2023-24 NCAA singles tournament came to a close in the second round. The freshman duo of Blaydes/Ratiu advanced to the second round of the NCAA doubles tournament after a 6-3, 6-2 win over Old Dominion’s Codie van Schalkwyk/Connor van Schalkwyk before heartbreakingly falling to Louisville’s Etienne Donnet/Tyler Zink, 5-7, 6-1, 1-0[4].
Diaz’s Legacy
Former head coach Manuel Diaz retired at the end of last season after a 37 year career that saw the program win 29 Southeastern conference titles and six national championships with him at the helm.
Diaz holds the record for most victories as a head coach in SEC history and has coached players to five national championships between singles and doubles
2023-24 MATCH RESULTS
2023-24 PLAYER STATS
SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Georgia’s 42 total Southeastern Conference championships are by far the most of any school in the SEC. The Bulldogs were led to 13 SEC Regular Season Titles in Dan Magill’s tenure while Manuel Diaz has brought the program 19 regular season
and 10 tournament titles.
Most recently, Georgia won the 2023 SEC Regular Season Championship, finishing a perfect 12-0 in conference play. This marked the 16th time in program history that the Bulldogs finished its SEC schedule unscathed and the first since 2016.
Since 1971, every letterman of at least four years can has won at least one SEC Championship while playing at Georgia. The program holds a winning record against all SEC opponents in their history.
13 Finals appearances * indicates Runner-Up or better finish
Year Final Site Round Reached (Opponent)
Ga. Semifinals (Ole Miss)
1996 Athens, Ga. Semifinals (Stanford*)
1997 Los Angeles, Calif. Finals (Stanford*)
1998 Athens, Ga. Finals (Stanford*)
1999 Athens, Ga. Champion (UCLA)
2000 Athens, Ga. Second Round (SMU)
2001 Athens, Ga. Champion (Tennessee)
2002 College Station, Texas Finals (USC*)
2003 Athens, Ga. First Round (South Florida)
2004 Tulsa, Okla. Round of 16 (Vanderbilt)
2005 College Station, Texas Quarterfinals (Ole Miss)
2006 Palo Alto, Calif. Finals (Pepperdine*)
2007 Athens, Ga. Champion (Illinois)
2008 Tulsa, Okla. Champion (Texas)
2009 College Station, Texas Semifinals (Texas)
2010 Athens, Ga. Semifinals (Tennessee)
2011 Palo Alto, Calif. Semifinals (USC*)
2012 Athens, Ga. Quarterfinals (Pepperdine)
2013 Champaign, Ill. Semifinals (Virginia*)
2014 Athens, Ga. Round of 16 (North Carolina)
2015 Waco, Texas Quarterfinals (Oklahoma)
2016 Tulsa, Okla. Semifinals (Oklahoma)
2017 Athens, Ga. Semifinals (UNC)
2018 Norman, Okla. First Round (Minnesota)
2019 Chapel Hill, N.C. First & Second Rounds (UNC)
2020 N/A *COVID-19 cut season short
2021 Lake Nona, Fla. Quarterfinals (Tennessee)
2022 Champaign, Ill. Second Round (Florida St.)
2023 Lake Nona, Fla. Quarterfinals (Ohio St.)
2024 Stillwater, Okla. First Round (Arizona St.)
The 1985 Georgia squad, led by seniors in the top four positions, was perhaps the most powerful team in school history. The Bulldogs were led by Mikael Pernfors, a native Swede who won a second-straight NCAA singles championship with a victory over teammate and roommate George Bezecny. Bezecny played No. 2 for the Bulldogs while Allen Miller, a four-time All-American, was No. 3. The rest of the lineup consisted of Deane Frey at No. 4 singles, Philip Johnson at No. 5 and freshman Trey Carter at No. 6. Georgia finished the spring dual match schedule with a perfect 26-0 record.
Final: Georgia def. UCLA, 5-1
The 1999 Bulldogs entered the newly formatted 64-team tournament as the No. 10 seed. Through the course of the regional and championship tournaments, the Bulldogs overcame seemingly insurmountable odds, fighting off three team match points to rise to the top. In the team final against top-ranked UCLA, Georgia opened with wins at Nos. 1 and 2 to claim the doubles point. The Bruins retaliated, proving that they would not go quietly. Falling into a tie in singles play, junior Joey Pitts swung the balance for the Bulldogs in a three-setter at the No. 4 position.
Final: Georgia def. UCLA, 4-3
The 2007 Bulldogs completed their dream season by winning the program’s fifth NCAA title on their home court. The crown was the final piece to a perfect puzzle as the squad captured every possible team title during its undefeated run, which also included the ITA Team Indoor National Championship and the SEC Tournament. Georgia was so dominant that for the first time in team history, the Bulldogs never allowed an opponent more than two points in a match. Even then, the opposition gained two points only twice, and Georgia registered a total of 22 shutouts.
The 1987 Georgia tennis team completed the SEC hat trick by winning the indoor tournament, the conference round robin with a 9-0 record and the league outdoor championship. The lineup for the 1987 national champions consisted of the following players: Philip Johnson at No. 1 singles, Stephen Enochs at No. 2, John Boytim at No. 3 and Trey Carter at No. 4. Rounding out the Bulldogs’ lineup was Mike Morrison at No. 5 singles with T.J. Middleton at No. 6. Freshman Jim Childs saw significant action at No. 6 singles and was a regular at No. 3 doubles.
Final: Georgia def. UCLA, 5-1
The 2001 Bulldogs etched their name in the annals of Georgia tennis history and also the NCAA record books as just the second program to win the title, fail to reach the Round of 16 the following year and then claim another NCAA crown in a span of three years. Georgia rode a 25-match winning streak through the tournament to capture the program’s fourth national title. In the team final, Georgia clinched the doubles point, but lost the first set in three singles matches. However, with Georgia leading 3-1, Chad Carlson topped Adam Carey 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 to clinch the match for the Bulldogs
Final: Georgia def. Tennessee, 4-1
Final: Georgia def. Texas, 4-2 1985
Final: Georgia def. Illinois, 4-0
The 2008 Bulldogs became the first squad to win back-to-back NCAA Championship titles since Stanford in 1997-98. Georgia officially captured the title by defeating Texas in the finals, 4-2. However, arguably the victory most indicative of the Bulldogs’ talent came in the semifinal round as Georgia topped undefeated, No. 1-ranked and heavily-favored Virginia, 4-3. On the run to the national championship, the Bulldogs also captured their third consecutive regular-season Southeastern Conference championship with a 10-1 record.
NCAA SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
1977
C harlie Ellis
1st Rd.: Bye
2nd Rd.: def. Randy Crawford (TCU) 2-6, 7-6(5-3), 7-6(5-4)
Rd. of 16: def. Andy Lucchesi (USC) 6-3, 6-4 QF: lost [12] Tony Graham (UCLA) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
1978
Wes Cash
1st Rd.: def. Matt Doyle (Yale) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
2nd Rd.: lost [13] Leo Palin (Pepperdine) 6-2, 6-3
1979
Wes Cash
1st Rd.: lost [15] Juan Farrow (SIU Edwardsville) 6-1, 6-3
Bill Rogers
1st Rd.: lost [5] Jay Lapidus (Princeton) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
1980
Peter Lloyd
1st Rd.: lost [2] Scott McCain 6-2, 6-3
1981
John Mangan
1st Rd.: lost Andy Gordon (Arizona) 6-3, 7-5
Bill Rogers
1st Rd.: lost Danny Saltz (UCLA) 6-1, 6-1
1982
Tom Foster
1st Rd.: lost [9-16] Chiam Arolsorov (Duke) 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
John Mangan
1st Rd. lost Eric van’t Hof (SMU) 6-3, 7-6(4)
Allen Miller
1st Rd.: def. [9-16] Jean Desdunes (Clemson) 6-2, 6-2
NCAA Flight Tournament (South Bend, Ind.): Georgia finished with 10th with 10 points
1972 (28-1 8-0 SEC)
Coach: Dan Magill
SEC CHAMPIONS
Athens TC W 9-0
SMU W 5-4
at Alabama W 5-4
W 9-0 Ohio St. W 9-0 Florida W 9-0
Michigan St. W 9-0
South Carolina W 9-0
Kalamazoo W 9-0
Penn St. W 7-2
Houston W 6-2
*vs. LSU W 8-1 at Mississippi St. W 7-2
Harvard W 8-1
Harvard W 6-3
at Georgia Tech W 8-1
Columbia W 8-1
Wake Forest W 6-3
Furman W 9-0
Georgia Tech W 8-1
Georgia Southern W 9-0
Clemson W 6-3
at Florida St. W 6-3 at Florida W 5-4
Miami L 6-3
at Kentucky W 6-2 at Tennessee W 6-3
Athens TC W 7-2
Presbyterian W 8-1
*Starkville, Miss.
SEC Flight Tournament (Knoxville, Tenn.): Georgia 27, Tennessee/Mississippi St. 21, Alabama 13, Florida 11, Kentucky 7, LSU/Vanderbilt 5, Ole Miss 3, Auburn 1
NCAA Flight Tournament (Athens, Ga.): Trinity, 36 points, Georgia finished in 9th with 11 points
1973 (19-1, 4-0 SEC)
Coach: Dan Magill
SEC CHAMPIONS
Mississippi St. W 9-0
LSU W 9-0
North Carolina L 5-4
Michigan St. W 9-0
Presbyterian W 8-1
Kalamazoo W 9-0
at Florida W 5-4
Harvard W 9-0
Harvard W 7-2
Virginia W 9-0
Wake Forest W 6-3
Tennessee W 7-2
Georgia Tech W 8-1
at Clemson W 9-0
at Georgia Tech W 9-0
Athens TC W 8-0
Florida St. W 7-2
Georgia Southern W 9-0
Abraham Baldwin W 9-0
Athens TC W 8-1
SEC Flight Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.): Georgia 23, Alabama 21, Florida 20, Mississippi St. 18, Tennessee 11, Kentucky. 6, LSU 4, Vanderbilt 3, Ole Miss 2, Auburn 1
1974 (24-1, 10-0 SEC)
Coach: Dan Magill
SEC CHAMPIONS
Virginia W 6-3
Penn St. W 9-0
Central Michigan W 9-0
Houston L 6-3
at Vanderbilt W 9-0
at Ole Miss W 9-0
Toledo W 9-0
Southern Illinois W 8-1
at Alabama W 5-4
Pan American W 9-0
Harvard W 8-1
Clemson W 6-3 Florida W 8-1
at Georgia Tech W 7-2 South Carolina W 9-0
W 5-4
W 5-4
W 5-1
W 8-1 Georgia Tech W 8-1 at LSU W 6-3 at Mississippi St. W 8-1
TC W 6-3 Florida St. W 6-3
Georgia Southern W 6-2
SEC Flight Tournament (Athens, Ga.): Georgia 30, Tennessee 22, Alabama 15, LSU 15, Florida 14, Kentucky 9, Ole Miss 3, Mississippi St. 3, Auburn 2, Vanderbilt 0
1975 (20-4, 7-1 SEC)
Coach: Dan Magill
Flight Tournament (Auburn, Ala.): Alabama and LSU 23, Florida 20, Kentucky 15, Georgia 12, Auburn 9, Tennessee 8, Vanderbilt 3, Mississippi St. 1, Ole Miss 0 NCAA Flight Tournament (Corpus Christi, Texas): UCLA/ Southern Cal. 21, Stanford 20,
Trinity 16, Houston/SMU 12, San Jose St. 12, Pepperdine 11, BYU/Oklahoma City 9, Texas/Miami 8, Princeton, Utah, North Carolina 7, Georgia/Florida/Oklahoma/ New Mexico 6
1977 (25-5, 7-0 SEC)
Coach: Dan Magill SEC CHAMPIONS
Tournament: Rd. of 16
vs. Houston W 7-2
vs. San Jose St. W 7-2
vs. Southern Cal. L 6-3
vs. Stanford L 8-1
St. W 6-0
W 7-2
Southern W 7-2
W 8-1
(Ohio) W 9-0
St. W 9-0
at Clemson W 6-3
Princeton W 7-2
Kalamazoo W 8-1
at Florida W 5-4
Harvard W 5-4
Wisconsin W 7-2
at Georgia Tech W 7-2
NE Louisiana W 6-2
at Auburn W 8-1
Georgia Tech W 9-0
Vanderbilt W 9-0
Alabama W 8-1
at South Carolina W 6-3
Pepperdine W 5-4
at Miami (Fla.) L 6-3
Southern Cal. W 5-3
at LSU W 5-4
Tennessee W 7-2
$ California L 6-3
%ITCA Team Championships, $NCAA Tournament (Athens, Ga.)
1978 (20-7, 4-4 SEC)
Coach: Dan Magill
SEC CHAMPIONS
% vs. Southern Cal. L 5-4
% vs. Princeton L 7-2
% vs. Texas L 6-3
Penn State W 9-0
Furman W 9-0 Duke W 7-2 South Carolina L 7-2
Wake Forest W 8-1
Miami (Ohio) W 6-3
Ohio W 9-0
SIU-Carbondale W 9-0 Houston W 7-2 at Vanderbilt L 5-4 Harvard W 7-2 Florida W 7-2 at Georgia Tech W 8-1
Clemson W 6-3
Miami (Fla.) W 7-2
Auburn W 7-2
Chattanooga W 7-2
Georgia Tech W 7-2
L 5-4
Florida W 8-1
W 7-2
%ITCA Team Indoors, NCAA Tournament hosted in Athens, Ga.
1979 (28-4, 7-0 SEC)
Coach: Dan Magill
SEC CHAMPIONS
NCAA Tournament: Rd. of 16
% vs. Wisconsin W 8-1
% vs. SMU L 8-1
% vs. Princeton W 5-3
% vs. Tennessee L 6-3 Penn St. W 9-0 Chattanooga W 8-1
1981
Coach:
$ vs. SMU W 5-1 %ITCA Team Indoors, $NCAA Tournament (Athens, Ga.)
1983 (20-7, 8-3 SEC)
Coach: Dan Magill
% vs. Utah W 5-3
1984 (32-6, 10-2 SEC)
Coach: Dan Magill NCAA Tournament: Semifinals
6-3
7-2
6-3
8-1
9-0
5-4
5-4
at Vanderbilt W 7-2
Mississippi St. W 9-0 LSU W 6-3 Florida W 7-2 Princeton W 7-2 at Tennessee W 6-3 at Kentucky L 5-4 Auburn W 7-2 at Alabama L 6-3
$ Pepperdine L 7-2
^Michigan St. Invitational, !Blue-Gray, $NCAA Tournament (Athens, Ga.)
1987 (24-3, 9-0 SEC)
Coach: Dan Magill
SEC CHAMPIONS
NCAA TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
% vs. Minnesota W 5-1
% vs. LSU W 5-4
% vs. Clemson L 5-2 Vanderbilt W 7-2 Wake Forest W 7-2 Murray St. W 9-0 at Florida W 7-2 Minnesota W 8-1
! vs. Harvard W 5-1
! vs. Miami (Fla.) W 5-2
! vs. Southern Cal. L 5-1 at Georgia Tech W 6-3
^ vs. Harvard W 8-1
^ at Miami (Fla.) W 5-4
^ vs. SW Louisiana W 5-4 Kentucky W 6-3
Clemson L 8-1 Tennessee W 6-3
LSU W 7-2 Alabama W 5-4
Ole Miss W 8-1 at Mississippi St. W 9-0 at Auburn W 7-2
$ Clemson W 5-2
$ Pepperdine W 5-3
$ Southern Cal. W 5-3
$ UCLA W 5-1
%ITCA Team Indoors, !Blue-Gray, ^Hurricane Indoors, $NCAA Tournament (Athens, Ga.)
1988 (17-7, 7-2 SEC)
Coach: Dan Magill
SEC CHAMPIONS
NCAA Tournament: Quarterfinals
% vs. Texas W 7-2
% vs. Michigan W 5-4
% vs. LSU L 5-2 Furman W 9-0
(Fla.) W 6-3
Miss W 7-2 Wake Forest W 8-1
! vs. Long Beach St. W 6-3
! vs. Clemson W 5-0
! vs. Pepperdine L 5-1
Clemson L 5-4 at Vanderbilt W 7-2
Georgia Tech L 5-4 at Tennessee W 8-1 at Kentucky L 6-3
LSU L 5-4
Florida W 7-2
1990 (21-5, 7-2 SEC)
Coach: Manny Diaz
$
$ Southern Cal. L 5-2 &American Airlines Classic, %USTA/ITCA Team Indoors, *SEC Tournament (Oxford, Miss)., $NCAA Tournament (Athens, Ga.)
1992 (17-5, 9-2 SEC)
Coach: Manny Diaz
NCAA Tournament: Quarterfinals
%ITCA Team Indoors, !Blue-Gray, $NCAA Tournament (Athens, Ga.)
From 1957-1983, All-Americans were split into first, second and third teams. The designation of All-Americans for singles and doubles competition began in 1979
All-Americans by Year
1 971
Danny Birchmore, Norman Holmes
1972 Danny Birchmore
1974 Manuel Diaz, Bill Kopecky
1975 Manuel Diaz
1977 Charlie Ellis
1981 John Mangan, Bill Rogers
1982 Ola Malmqvist, Allen Miller
1983 Ola Malmqvist, Allen Miller
1984 Allen Miller, Mikael Pernfors
1985 George Bezecny, Allen Miller, Mikael Pernfors
1986 Philip Johnson
1987 Stephen Enochs, Philip Johnson
1988 Chris Garner, Al Parker
1989 Stephen Enochs, Francisco Montana, Al Parker
1990 Murphy Jensen, Al Parker
1991 Patricio Arnold, Ivan Baron, Bobby Mariencheck, Wade McGuire, Al Parker
1992 Bobby Mariencheck, Wade McGuire, Mike Sell
1993 Jamie Laschinger, Bobby Mariencheck, Wade McGuire, Albin Polonyi, Mike Sell
1994 Jamie Laschinger, Mike Sell
1995 Steven Baldas, Jamie Laschinger, Mike Sell
1996 Steven Baldas, Jamie Laschinger, John Roddick
1997 Eddie Jacques, Steven Baldas, John Roddick
1998 Steven Baldas, Hisham Hemeda, John Roddick
1999 Hisham Hemeda
2000 Matias Boeker
2001 Matias Boeker, Bo Hodge, Travis Parrott
2002 Matias Boeker, Bo Hodge, Brandon Wagner
2003 Nicolas Boeker, Bo Hodge
2004 Bo Hodge, John Isner
2005 John Isner, Antonio Ruiz
2006 Luis Flores, John Isner, Antonio Ruiz
2008 Travis Helgeson, Nate Schnugg
2009 Jamie Hunt, Nate Schnugg
2010 Javier Garrapiz
2011 Javier Garrapiz, Hernus Pieters, Wil Spencer
2012 KU Singh, Wil Spencer
2013 Hernus Pieters, Ben Wagland
2014 Nathan Pasha, Hernus Pieters, Ben Wagland
2015 Austin Smith, Ben Wagland
2016 Austin Smith
2017 Jan Zielinski, Robert Loeb
2019 Jan Zielinski
2020 Trent Bryde, Philip Henning, Tyler Zink
2021 Trent Bryde, Tyler Zink
2022 Hamish Stewart
2023 Trent Bryde, Ethan Quinn
2025 Thomas Paulsell
1x All-American
Patricio Arnold 1991 Singles
Ivan Baron 1991 Singles
Nicolas Boeker 2003 Singles
Charlie Ellis 1977 First Team
Chris Garner 1988 Singles
Philip Henning 2020 Singles
Norman Holmes 1971 Third Team
Jamie Hunt 2009 Doubles
Eddie Jacques 1997 Singles
Murphy Jensen 1990 Doubles
Rafael Jordan 1997 Doubles
Bill Kopecky 1974 Second Team
Robert Loeb 2017 Doubles
John Mangan 1981 Doubles Second Team
Francisco Montana 1989 Singles
Travis Parrott 2001 Doubles
Nathan Pasha 2014 Singles
Thomas Paulsell 2025 Singles
Albin Polonyi 1993 Doubles
Antonio Ruiz 2005 Doubles
Bill Rogers 1981 Doubles
KU Singh 2012 Singles
Wil Spencer 2011 Singles
Hamish Stewart 2022 Singles
Brandon Wagner 2002 Singles
2x All-American
Danny Birchmore 1971, 1972 (Singles)
Manuel Diaz 1974 (Second Team), 1975 (First Team)
Stephen Enochs 1987, 1989 (Singles)
Javier Garrapiz 2010 (Singles), 2011 (Doubles)
Travis Helgeson 2007, 2008 (Singles)
Hamish Hemeda 1998, 1999 (Singles)
Philip Johnson 1986, 1987 (Singles)
Ethan Quinn 2023 (Singles and Doubles)
Austin Smith 2015 (Doubles), 2016 (Singles)
Jan Zielinski 2017 (Doubles), 2019 (Singles)
Tyler Zink 2020 (Singles), 2021 (Doubles)
3x All-American
Luis Flores 2006 (Singles), 2007 (Singles and Doubles)
Ola Malmqvist 1982 (Doubles), 1983 (Singles and Doubles)
Bobby Mariencheck 1991, 1992, 1993 (Doubles)
Hernus Pieters 2011, 2013, 2014 (Doubles)
Nate Schnugg 2008 (Singles), 2009 (Singles and Doubles)
4x All-American
Trent Bryde 2020 (Singles), 2021 (Singles and Doubles), 2023 (Doubles)
Mikael Pernfors 1984, 1985 (Singles and Doubles)
Mike Sell 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 (Singles)
5x All-American
Steven Baldas 1995 (Singles and Doubles), 1996, 1997, 1998 (Doubles)
Matias Boeker 2000 (Singles), 2001, 2002 (Singles and Doubles)
Bo Hodge 2001 (Singles), 2002 (Doubles), 2003(Singles), 2004 (Singles and Doubles)
1982 (Doubles), 1983 (Singles and Doubles), 1984 (Singles and Doubles), 1985 (Doubles)
Al Parker 1988, 1989 (Singles), 1990 (Singles and Doubles) 1991 (Singles)
John Roddick
7x All-American
John Isner
1996 (Singles), 1997 (Singles and Doubles) , 1998 (Singles and Doubles)
2004 (Doubles), 2005, 2006, 2007 (Singles and Doubles)
55 All-Americans
125 Total Honors Seven Four-Year Lettermen
Southern Intercollegiate Championships Division I Singles Champions
1968 Jamie Pressly, Florida
1969 Steve Faulk, LSU
1970 Danny Birchmore, Georgia
1971 Charles Owens, Samford
1972 Mark Meyers, Duke
1973 Manuel Diaz, Georgia
1974 Manuel Diaz, Georgia
1975 Bill Brock, North Carolina
1976 Jeff Robinson, Alabama
1977 Chris Mayotte, South Carolina
1978 Andy Kohlberg, Tennessee
1979 Rodney Harmon, Tennessee
1980 Andy Andrews, NC State
1981 Tom Foster, Georgia
1982 Ahmed El Mehelmy, South Alabama
1983 Mikael Pernfors, Georgia
1984 Mikael Pernfors, Georgia
1985 Ned Caswell, Furman
1986 John Boytim, Georgia
1987 Al Parker, Georgia
1988 Johan Kjellsten, LSU
1989 Al Parker, Georgia
1990 Ivan Baron, Georgia
1991 Bryan Jones, North Carolina
1992 Mike Sell, Georgia
1993 Randy Baldemor, Florida
1994 Eddie Jacques, Georgia
1995 John Roddick, Georgia
1996 John Roddick, Georgia
1997 Anthony DeLuise, Middle Tennessee State
1998 Jeff Morrison, Florida
1999 Doug Root, Duke
2000 Daniel Klemetz, Middle Tennessee State
2001 Romain Ambert, Mississippi State 2002 No individual champion 2003 Matt Lockin, Vanderbilt 2004 Greg Oulette, Florida 2005 John Isner, Georgia 2006 John Isner, Georgia
2007 Nate Schnugg, Georgia
2008 Enrique Olivares, East Tennessee State
2009 Javier Garrapiz, Georgia and Guillermo Gomez, Georgia Tech
2010 Guillermo Gomez, Georgia Tech
2011 Wil Spencer, Georgia
2012 Jonas Lutjen, Ole Miss
2013 Nathan Pasha, Georgia
2014 Wayne Montgomery, Georgia
2015 Wayne Montgomery, Georgia
2016 Mike Redlicki, Arkansas
2017 Tim Sandkaulen, Ole Miss and Henry Patten, UNC Asheville
- Defeated Marco Born/Andreas Siljestrom (MTSU), 9-8(4)
**Georgia players have reached the singles finals three times: (3) Bo Hodge in 2003, (7) Mike Sell in 1993 and (1) Mikael Pernfors in 1985
NATIONAL TEAM INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Georgia has made seven appearances in the finals of the ITA National Team Indoor Championships, with two titles. The Bulldogs’ seven appearances in the final match are listed below.
1982
Pepperdine defeated Georgia 5-4
Host: UCLA
1994
Stanford defeated Georgia 4-3
Host: Kentucky
1995
Stanford defeated Georgia 5-0
Host: Kentucky
1997
UCLA defeated Georgia 4-3
Host: Kentucky
2006
Georgia defeated Pepperdine 4-0
Host: Washington
2007
Georgia defeated Ohio State 4-0
Host: Illinois.
2009
Virginia defeated Georgia 4-1
Host: Illinois
Single Season Singles Wins (since 1986)
Eight tied for 18th with 35 wins
t-20. Hernus Pieters
Eight tied for 23nd with 30 wins
All-Time Lettermen
A
Ben Allen 1953-54
Spencer Allen ......................... 1958-59-60
Baptiste Anselmo 2019-20-21
Ham Ansley ....................................... 1968
Billy Armstrong 1926-27
Guy Arnall ......................................... 1960
Anthony Arnold 1963
Patricio Arnold 1990-91 B
Brant Bailey 1967-68-69
Dudley Baird 1958
Mike Baker 1989-90
Steven Baldas 1995-96-97-98
Ivan Baron 1991
Craig Baskin 1993
John Beaver 1930-31-32-33
Brad Benedict 2005-06-07
Charles Benedict 1961-62-63
Thomas Benedict ..................... 1966-67-69
Drake Bernstein 2008-09-10-11
Peter Bertran .................................... 2015
