No. 13 Georgia Defeats No. 12 South Carolina, 4-1

Friday, April 10

Athens, Ga.

5:30 p.m.

University of Georgia

South Carolina

Photo by: Tony Walsh/UGAAA

April 10, 2026 | Men's Tennis

ATHENS, Ga. — The No. 13 Georgia men's tennis team defeated No. 12 South Carolina, 4-1, on Friday evening at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

FAST FACTS:

The Bulldogs won the doubles point to take the early lead. Derrick Chen and Noah Johnston won 6-2 on court three before Will Jansen and Gabriele Vulpitta clinched the point on court two, 6-4.
Senior Will Jansen scored the first singles point for Georgia from court two, 6-0, 7-5.
To bring the Bulldogs up 3-0, senior Santiago Giamichelle won on court three, 6-4, 6-3.
The Gamecocks got on board with a singles win on court six.
With three courts in a third set, freshman Noah Johnston clinched the win for Georgia on court five: 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.
With the win, Georgia moves to 16-7 on the season.

RESULTS:
Georgia 4, South Carolina 1

Doubles

#11 Lucas Andrade da Silva/Paul Barbier Gazeu (USC) def. #17 Arda Azkara/Santiago Giamichelle (UGA) 6-3
Will Jansen/Gabriele Vulpitta (UGA) def. #50 Max Stenzer/Sean Daryabeigi (USC) 6-4
Derrick Chen/Noah Johnston (UGA) def. Charlie Swaine/Gabe Avram (USC) 6-2

Singles

#40 Arda Azkara (UGA) vs. #12 Lucas Andrade da Silva (USC) 7-6 (6), 3-6, 2-4 unfinished
#47 Will Jansen (UGA) def. Paul Barbier Gazeu (USC) 6-0, 7-5
#108 Santiago Giamichelle (UGA) def. #68 Sean Daryabeigi (USC) 6-4, 6-3
Derrick Chen (UGA) vs. Max Stenzer (USC) 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 7-5, 5-6 unfinished
Noah Johnston (UGA) def. Atakan Karahan (USC) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
Gabe Avram (USC) def. Salvador Price (UGA) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3

QUOTES
Head Coach Jamie Hunt

On the atmosphere and the fight to the win…
"Dawg Nation stepped up and showed out in full force. They were loud, and they were into it. Our guys love playing in front of the best fans in the country, super great atmosphere. South Carolina is a very good team. They're well-coached. They're tough. They have good doubles, and they're strong at every position. But our guys knew if we laid it on the line and played with heart and stepped up and played with guts and conviction that we were going to come through tonight."

On Noah Johnston's impact on the team…
"Credit to freshman Noah Johnston. I joke with him that he's not a freshman anymore because he's experienced everything out there, and he's no longer a freshman. He showed it tonight. He stepped up in a tremendous way and just won the match. The guy was not going to give it to him. He stepped up and won the match, and I couldn't be prouder of him and the guys. We're proud to move on, and we got to get ready for a tough match on Sunday."

Freshman Noah Johnston
On the fight to defeat South Carolina…
"We came out to battle. We were ready for it and so proud of our guys to keep fighting with every point and every match and just really happy I could get it done."