ATHENS – The No. 14 Texas A&M men's tennis team dropped a heartbreaker against the Georgia Bulldogs, 4-3, on Sunday at Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
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Texas A&M (16-9, 9-5 SEC) opened strong against Georgia (15-10, 8-6 SEC) after earning the coveted doubles point. The doubles tandem of Luke Casper and Theo Papamalamis made quick work on court 1 against Niels Ratiu and Oscar Pinto Sansano, 6-0. After losing court 2, the duo of Giulio Perego and Ritesh Patil forced a tie-breaker against Miguel Perez Pena/Gabriele Vulpitta, where they pulled out the victory, 7-6(5).
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The back-and-forth battle continued into singles. The Bulldogs struck first claiming courts 5 and 4. Senior Perego struck first in singles against Mahjoob Cyrus on court 4, claiming his first conference singles win. Georgia then claimed court 3.
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Freshman Papamalamis then tied the score 3-all with an upset victory over No. 28 Ryan Colby on court 1, 6-1, (3)6-7, 6-0, but the Bulldogs claimed court 2 to secure the victory.
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Up Next
The Aggies head to the SEC Tournament in Columbia, South Carolina, which begins Wednesday, April 16.
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Match Results
Singles Results
#35 Theo Papamalamis (TAMU) def. #28 Ryan Colby (UGA) 6-1, (3)6-7, 6-0
#56 Miguel Perez Pena (UGA) def. Alan Magadan (TAMU) 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-0
#42 Thomas Paulsell (UGA) def. Luke Casper (TAMU) 6-4, 7-5
Oscar Pinto Sansano (UGA) def. Matthis Ross (TAMU) 6-4, 6-1
Niels Ratiu (UGA) def. Ritesh Patil (TAMU) 6-1, 6-1
Giulio Perego (TAMU) def. Mahjoob Cyrus (UGA) 6-3, 6-2
Order of finish: 5, 4, 6, 3, 1, 2
Double Results
Theo Papamalamis/Luke Casper (TAMU) def. Niels Ratiu/Oscar Pinto Sansano (UGA) 6-0
#23 Thomas Paulsell/Ryan Colby (UGA) def. Alan Magadan/Tomas Pinho (TAMU) 6-2
Giulio Perego/Ritesh Patil (TAMU) def. Miguel Perez Pena/Gabriele Vulpitta (UGA) 7-6(5)
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
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Texas A&M (16-9, 9-5 SEC) opened strong against Georgia (15-10, 8-6 SEC) after earning the coveted doubles point. The doubles tandem of Luke Casper and Theo Papamalamis made quick work on court 1 against Niels Ratiu and Oscar Pinto Sansano, 6-0. After losing court 2, the duo of Giulio Perego and Ritesh Patil forced a tie-breaker against Miguel Perez Pena/Gabriele Vulpitta, where they pulled out the victory, 7-6(5).
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The back-and-forth battle continued into singles. The Bulldogs struck first claiming courts 5 and 4. Senior Perego struck first in singles against Mahjoob Cyrus on court 4, claiming his first conference singles win. Georgia then claimed court 3.
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Freshman Papamalamis then tied the score 3-all with an upset victory over No. 28 Ryan Colby on court 1, 6-1, (3)6-7, 6-0, but the Bulldogs claimed court 2 to secure the victory.
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Up Next
The Aggies head to the SEC Tournament in Columbia, South Carolina, which begins Wednesday, April 16.
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Match Results
Singles Results
#35 Theo Papamalamis (TAMU) def. #28 Ryan Colby (UGA) 6-1, (3)6-7, 6-0
#56 Miguel Perez Pena (UGA) def. Alan Magadan (TAMU) 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-0
#42 Thomas Paulsell (UGA) def. Luke Casper (TAMU) 6-4, 7-5
Oscar Pinto Sansano (UGA) def. Matthis Ross (TAMU) 6-4, 6-1
Niels Ratiu (UGA) def. Ritesh Patil (TAMU) 6-1, 6-1
Giulio Perego (TAMU) def. Mahjoob Cyrus (UGA) 6-3, 6-2
Order of finish: 5, 4, 6, 3, 1, 2
Double Results
Theo Papamalamis/Luke Casper (TAMU) def. Niels Ratiu/Oscar Pinto Sansano (UGA) 6-0
#23 Thomas Paulsell/Ryan Colby (UGA) def. Alan Magadan/Tomas Pinho (TAMU) 6-2
Giulio Perego/Ritesh Patil (TAMU) def. Miguel Perez Pena/Gabriele Vulpitta (UGA) 7-6(5)
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3