Bulldogs Down Wolfpack to Advance to NCAA Super Regional

Saturday, May 2

Athens, Ga.

4 p.m.

University of Georgia

NC State

Bulldogs Down Wolfpack to Advance to NCAA Super Regional

May 02, 2026 | Men's Tennis

ATHENS, Ga. --- The No. 12 Georgia men's tennis team punched its ticket to the NCAA Super Regional with a 4-0 win over NC State at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on Saturday evening. The Bulldogs will face Mississippi State in the Super Regional next week in Starkville, Mississippi.

FAST FACTS:

The Bulldogs went ahead early after winning the doubles point. Derrick Chen and Noah Johnston won on court three before Arda Azkara and Sanitgao Giamichelle clinched the point on court one. Both matches ended 6-2.
Chen was the first to win his singles match and the only one to only play two sets. He won 6-2, 6-2 on court four. He was also the only Bulldog to win their first set in singles.
After dropping his first set, Noah Johnston put the Bulldogs up 3-0 with a win on court five 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Arda Azkara sealed the win for the Bulldogs with a third set tiebreaking win on court one, sending the Bulldogs to the Super Regional.

This marks the first time the Bulldogs advanced to the Super Regional since 2023.

RESULTS:
#12 Georgia 4, #30 NC State 0

Doubles

#3 Arda Azkara/Santiago Giamichelle (UGA) def. William Manning/Jules Leroux (NCST) 6-2
Will Jansen/ Gabriele Vulpitta (UGA) vs. Martin Borisiouk/Cody Benton (NCST) 5-4
Derrick Chen/Noah Johnston (UGA) def. Ainius Sabaliauskas/Charlie Camus (NCST) 6-2

Singles

#50 Arda Azkara (UGA) def. Martin Borisiouk (NCST) 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (2)
#36 Will Jansen (UGA) vs. Jules Leroux (NCST) 6-7 (4), 6-2, 4-2 unfinished
Santiago Giamichelle (UGA) vs. William Manning (NCST) 6-7 (5), 6-3, 2-5 unfinished
Derrick Chen (UGA) def. Ainius Sabaliauskas (NCST) 6-2, 6-3
Noah Johnston (UGA) def. Charlie Camus (NCST) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3

Gabriele Vulpitta (UGA) vs. Darius Pop (NCST) 4-6, 7-5, 6-6 unfinished

QUOTES:
Head Coach Jamie Hunt
On today's match...
"I just told the team how proud I am of them. I asked them to have today be the toughest day that they've ever competed, and they did that. To lose five first sets and then come back and really not flinch. The grit, the fight, the toughness was absolutely phenomenal. I'm so proud of them. That was a special night. That was a really good team, but this is a really special group. I love them. I'm proud of them, and we're not done yet."

On preparing for Super Regionals in Starkville...
"The process stays the same. We're going to have a day off and get back to work and see what we did well, what we could do a little bit better. Have some good practices, some good workouts. Then we'll get to Starkville and get going."

Freshman Noah Johnston
On today's match...
"It was a great match. NC State had a great fight. They have a great team. They're well coached. I'm really proud of my boys and my coaches. We knew what we had to do. We had to stay tough, and we had to be locked in, and I feel like we did exactly that. I couldn't be happier."

On heading to Super Regionals in Starkville...
"As a freshman, it's unbelievable. It's going to be amazing. It's a special group. It feels like a very connected team, and I couldn't be happier to go to Mississippi State. We're going to put in our work this week, and we're going to put up a fight."