Georgia Falls To No. 21 South Carolina, 4-0

Saturday, April 5

Columbia, S.C.

1:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

South Carolina

Sophomore Freddy Blaydes during a doubles match against No. 49 Ole Miss at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on Saturday, Mar. 29, 2025.

Photo by: Sofia Yaker/UGAAA

April 05, 2025 | Men's Tennis

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The University of Georgia men's tennis team fell on the road to No. 21 South Carolina, 4-0, on Saturday afternoon at the Carolina Tennis Center. Georgia slides to 14-9 (7-5 SEC), and the Gamecocks move to 16-6 (10-3 SEC).

*PDF of Full Match Results

FAST FACTS:

The Gamecocks took the doubles point with wins on courts two and three. Court one was unfinished with Niels Ratiu/Oscar Pinto Sansano holding a lead over No. 4 Connor Thomson/Lucas da Silva.
The Bulldogs shuffled the singles lineup with Freddy Blaydes and Cyrus Mahjoob making their first SEC appearances in singles.
Pinto Sansano rebounded from a first set deficit to extend his match to a third frame.
Sophomore Mahjoob had the lone first set win for Georgia.
Georgia still holds a 42-12 series lead over South Carolina.

RESULTS:
Doubles

N. Ratiu/O. Pinto Sansano vs. No. 4 C. Thomson/L. da Silva, 5-4, unfinished
J. Sarr/A. Karahan def. No. 17 T. Paulsell/R. Colby, 6-4
M. Stenzer/S. Daryabeigi def. M. Perez Peña/G. Vulpitta, 6-3

Order of Finish: (3,2*)

Singles

No. 42 Connor Thomson def. No. 43 Miguel Perez Peña, 7-5, 6-1
No. 27 Ryan Colby vs. Lucas da Silva, 4-6, 6-5, unfinished
Oscar Pinto Sansano vs. No. 98 Sean Daryabeigi, 1-6, 6-1, 1-4, unfinished
Atakan Karahan def. Niels Ratiu, 6-3, 6-3
No. 111 Jelani Sarr def. Freddy Blaydes, 6-2, 6-1
Cyrus Mahjoob vs. Gabe Avram, 6-4, 4-3, unfinished

Order of Finish: (5,4,1*)

KEY QUOTE: "Credit to South Carolina," said head coach Jamie Hunt. "I thought they played a really good match. These are difficult courts to play on. They're really gritty. They're really bouncy, and it took awhile for us to adjust to. I thought South Carolina did a better job playing disciplined from behind the baseline and then playing downhill. We were kind of finding our rhythm a little bit on a few courts, but it was a little bit of 'too little, too late.' Credit to South Carolina, they played great. I'm really proud of the way we competed. We've got to get home, and we've got to rest up, get healthy, and get ready for two big matches at home next weekend."

UP NEXT: The Bulldogs are back at home next Friday, Apr. 11 against Texas before taking on Texas A&M on Sunday, Apr. 13 for Senior Day. The match against Texas is set for 6:00 p.m. E.T., and the first 100 fans will receive a free 'Georgia Tennis Stein' for Greek Night.

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