Dawg Sports - Georgia Teams Compete for Conference Titles in Tennis and GolfGeorgia Bulldogs. 2012 SEC East and state champions.https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48665/dawgsports_fave.png2013-04-21T18:53:48-04:00http://www.dawgsports.com/rss/stream/40105612013-04-21T18:53:48-04:002013-04-21T18:53:48-04:00Gators Over Dawgs in SEC WTEN Tourney Final
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<p>In a contest closer than the 4-0 score might indicate, the Georgia Bulldogs were defeated by the Florida Gators for the 2013 SEC Women's Tennis Tournament title.</p> <p>Yes, I was hoping that UGA would claim all four SEC tennis titles: men's regular season, men's tournament, women's regular season, and women's tournament. The Dawgs have done it once before, in 2007, and remain the only SEC school to accomplish that feat. But it was not to be repeated in 2013.</p>
<p>Things started great, as <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/maho_kowase_725619.html">Maho Kowase</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/lauren_herring_776157.html">Lauren Herring</a> raced to an 8-0 win at No. 2 doubles. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/ayaka_okuno_837367.html">Ayaka Okuno</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/lilly_kimbell_725615.html">Lilly Kimbell</a> fell at No. 3, 8-3. So it was up to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/kate_fuller_725607.html">Kate Fuller</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/silvia_garcia_837368.html">Silvia Garcia</a> at No. 1 to win the doubles point for the Dawgs. Fuller and Garcia are the top-ranked doubles pair in the country and have lost only one match all year, but the Gators eked out a 9-8(2) tiebreaker win to take the point and the 1-0 lead.</p>
<p>Despite the early deficit, Georgia fought back hard. In singles, each team won three first sets. Although the Florida lead expanded to 3-0 with straight-set wins over Fuller at the 4 position (6-3, 6-0) and over Garcia at 3 (6-4, 6-3), the Dawgs still had a chance. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/mia_king_837365.html">Mia King</a>, Kowase, and Okuno, went to third sets, and Herring went toe-to-toe with the nation's top-ranked player, leading 6-5 in her second set after dropping the first. But the Gators clinched the tournament-winning point with a win over Okuno, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.</p>
<p>Fun fact: every single SEC women's tennis championship, in tournament titles dating back to 1980 and regular-season titles dating back to 1990, has been won or shared by Florida and/or Georgia, except the 1999 tourney title (Ole Miss) and the 2005 regular season title (Kentucky).</p>
<p>Our women did a great job this season, earning a share of the regular season conference championship. We still have the NCAA tournament left to play, and Coach Wallace will have the team ready.</p>
<p><i><b>GO DAWGS!</b></i></p>
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<p>For the seventh time in program history, the University of Georgia Bulldogs have won the SEC tournament and regular-season titles in the same season.</p> <p>Georgia faced Tennessee today in Oxford in the SEC Men's Tennis Tournament to decide the champion, and the Dawgs came out on top once again, defeating the Vols 4-0.</p>
<p>It was a tough fight for the doubles point, but UGA took a 1-0 lead with gritty performances on all three courts. Playing as a pair for only the sixth time this season and only the fifth time in a dual meet, freshman <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/marco_nunez_818419.html">Marco Nunez</a> and redshirt sophomore <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/eric_diaz_718286.html">Eric Diaz</a> notched a 9-7 win at the No. 3 position. The No. 23 ranked pair of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/nathan_pasha_769726.html">Nathan Pasha</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/garrett_brasseaux_718283.html">Garrett Brasseaux</a> clinched the early lead with a tiebreaker win at No. 2. Tennessee's third-ranked pair of Libietis and Reese led #6 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/hernus_pieters_718288.html">Hernus Pieters</a> / <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/ben_wagland_818421.html">Ben Wagland</a> 8-7 when their match was suspended.</p>
<p>I wouldn't say the Vols gave up, by any means, and the singles matches weren't exactly a breeze for the Dawgs, but considering how tight the doubles matches were, singles went relatively quickly. It almost felt like there was a race to see who would clinch for the Dawgs. First, Pasha extended Georgia's lead to 2-0 with his 6-2, 6-4 win at 3. The team score went to 3-0 with Brasseaux's 6-4, 6-1 win at 6. And freshman <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/austin_smith_818420.html">Austin Smith</a> won the fourth and winning point for Georgia at No. 5, 6-4, 6-0. Pieters was leading 6-3, 4-1 when the match ended and just missed the chance to clinch the championship.</p>
<p>Once again, youth and "the pit" had strong showings for Georgia. It's been a very special season, and there's more to come. With the SEC tournament championship, the Dawgs will be the conference's representative in the NCAA tournament (but were headed to the national field even if they'd lost). We'll report the NCAA bracket when it's announced, but expect Georgia to be a top seed. The NCAA Tournament will be played in Urbana, Illinois, 10-27 May, but let's not get ahead of ourselves.</p>
<p><b>SEC! SEC! SEC!</b></p>
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<p><i><b>GO DAWGS!</b></i></p>
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<p>This afternoon, UGA's SEC regular-season champion men's tennis team and UGA's SEC regular-season co-champion women's tennis team will play for SEC Tennis Tournament Titles. We've looked up a few numbers for your consideration as we cheer on the Dawgs.</p> <p>Both SEC Tennis Tournament championship finals are today, 21 April 2013, at 2:00 p.m. Athens Daylight Saving Time. The men play Tennessee in Oxford , and the women play Florida in Starkvegas. If, like me, you didn't make it to the great state of Mississippi to watch one of the events live, you still can enjoy the action as it unfolds. Here are a few links:</p>
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<li> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.olemisssports.com/livestats/m-tennis/xlive.htm">Live scoring</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/041813aaa.html">live chat</a> for men's tennis SEC tournament championship final: UGA vs. Tennessee</li>
<li> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hailstate.com//fls/16800/livestats/wt/2013sec/match13.htm?DB_OEM_ID=16800">Live scoring</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/041813aaa.html">live chat</a> for women's tennis SEC tournament championship final: UGA vs. Florida</li>
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<p>A few days ago, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.dawgsports.com/2013/4/19/4242414/NCAA-tennis-college-UGA-georgia-team-scoring-tournament-sec">I put together some information that might be helpful</a> to those unfamiliar with how college team tennis works. Check it out if you'd like.</p>
<p>As I was watching <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/041713aaa.html">this fun four-minute video</a> of UGA coaches and players talking about the season and the regular-season championships, something <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/lauren_herring_776157.html">Lauren Herring</a> said prompted me to do a little digging around. Lauren said she'd heard that this is only the fourth time that the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-bulldogs">Georgia Bulldogs</a> have won both the men's and women's regular-season conference titles. Of course, I had to identify those four seasons. And you know how one thing leads to another ...</p>
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<li>The University of Georgia Bulldogs tennis programs have won a combined 43 SEC tennis championships (men's, women's, regular-season, tournament), making ours the most decorated tennis program in the conference.</li>
<li>UGA women's tennis has won both the SEC regular-season and the SEC tournament titles in the same season 4 times (1983, 1994, 2007, 2009).</li>
<li>UGA men's tennis has won both the SEC regular-season and the SEC tournament titles in the same season 6 times (1991, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2007).</li>
<li>UGA men's tennis and UGA women's tennis have both won the SEC regular-season title in the same season 4 times (1989, 2002, 2007, <i>2013</i>).</li>
<li>UGA men's tennis and UGA women's tennis have both swept the SEC regular-season and SEC tournament championships <i><b>once</b></i> (2007*).</li>
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<p>*<i>In 2007, the UGA men also won the NCAA tournament title. The UGA women lost to Cal in the NCAA quarterfinals, and Cal lost in the semifinals to Georgia Tech. Tech went on to defeat UCLA for Tech's first and only NCAA team championship in any sport. And it all happened in Athens.</i></p>
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<p>Both teams have considerable challenges today in the tournament finals.</p>
<p><b>UGA Men vs. Tennessee</b></p>
<p>The Tennessee men defeated Vandy (4-1) in the quarterfinal and Florida (4-2) in the semifinal. During the regular season, Georgia defeated Tennessee 4-1, but as is often the case, the fight was much harder than the score might indicate. The Vols currently are 7th in the latest ITA ranking. They are 15-7 against ranked (1 to 75) opponents, but only 1-4 against the top ten (they defeated #9 Mississippi State in March). The Tennessee roster includes the SEC's highest-ranked singles player, #3 Mikelis Libietis, as well as #34 Hunter Reese. And they're both only sophomores. Libietis is 20-2 on the season (8-1 SEC), including a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over UGA's <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/nathan_pasha_769726.html">Nathan Pasha</a> at the No. 1 spot during the teams' previous meeting. We should note that our current No. 1 player, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/ku_singh_785148.html">KU Singh</a>, was out of the lineup at the time, but Singh is 0-2 in the tournament. That's not a knock on KU, but we need for him to be on his game today. The Vols also boast the SEC's highest-ranked doubles team in Libietis and Reese at #3. As a pair, they are 11-0 (10-0 SEC), but that record does not include Georgia, since the two played in different pairings at the time (going 1-1 against the Dawgs).</p>
<p>Your second-ranked Georgia Bulldogs 21-4 overall and a loss on the road to #6 Ole Miss on the road represents the only blemish in their 11-1 SEC record (Georgia's 4-2 loss to Kentucky at the ITA National Team Indoors in January is not a part of the conference record, and the Dawgs defeated the Wildcats 4-2 in Lexington during the SEC schedule).</p>
<p>While the Vols boast a very highly ranked singles player and a stellar doubles pair, the Bulldogs have excellent quality depth. Our lineup includes #6 Singh (9-5, 6-3 SEC), #46 Pasha (12-9, 8-2), #53 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/ben_wagland_818421.html">Ben Wagland</a> 15-4, 6-2), and #125 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/hernus_pieters_718288.html">Hernus Pieters</a> (12-7, 7-1). Although unranked, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/austin_smith_818420.html">Austin Smith</a> (13-5, 5-2) and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/garrett_brasseaux_718283.html">Garrett Brasseaux</a> (14-3, 7-1) have been integral to Georgia's wins. (Records are for dual meets only.) In doubles, we have #6 Pieters/Wagland (13-5, 7-2) and #23 Pasha/Brasseaux (13-5, 6-5). Our SEC tournament doubles lineup has included the pairing of Singh with <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/marco_nunez_818419.html">Marco Nunez</a> in the No. 3 position. As far as I can tell, Singh and Nunez did not compete together until the SEC tournament. They won their match against Kentucky Friday, and yesterday's match against Texas A&M went unfinished when the point was clinched by the Nos. 1 and 2 spots. They were down 3-6 at the time.</p>
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<p><b>UGA women vs. Florida</b></p>
<p>It might be appropriate to think of the Gators as being to women's tennis in the SEC what the Bulldogs are to men's tennis. Florida has 27 SEC championships and six NCAA titles, including each of the last two years. They currently are ranked #2 in the country and have a 21-2 overall record. Their sole SEC loss was to Texas A&M. The Gators defeated #18 Vandy in their quarterfinal match and #4 Texas A&M in yesterdays semis, both 4-1. During the regular season, Florida defeated UGA 4-1 in Gainesville. Georgia's point came from the doubles portion of competition. Indeed, the Gators seem to have been struggling quite a bit in doubles considering their overall talent (32-23 overall, 18-12 SEC), but have more than enough singles power to make up for it. (By comparison, UGA's cumulative doubles records are 47-8, 27-4.)</p>
<p>Gator Lauren Embree is the nation's No. 1 player with a perfect 17-0 (10-0) record (again, counting dual meets only). Joining her in the lineup are #15 Sophie Oyen (15-3, 8-1), #54 Alex Cercone (15-1, 9-1), #95 Brianna Morgan (14-1, 7-1), #120 Danielle Collins (9-3, 5-0), and #123 Caroline Hitamana (9-0, 6-0). And Hitimana didn't even play singles yesterday. Also available is Olivia Janowicz (17-2, 9-1), who somehow is unranked. Among doubles, Embree/Oyen (12-4, 6/2) are ranked #22</p>
<p>Your third-ranked UGA team includes #6 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/lauren_herring_776157.html">Lauren Herring</a> (15-3, 8-2), #13 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/maho_kowase_725619.html">Maho Kowase</a> (17-3, 12-0), and #89 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/silvia_garcia_837368.html">Silvia Garcia</a> (19-2, 10-1). Georgia doubles pair of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/kate_fuller_725607.html">Kate Fuller</a> and Garcia are #1 in the country with a 20-1 (11-1 SEC) record. As a team, UGA's only two losses have been to #2 Florida and #7 UCLA.</p>
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<p>The men's season already has been spectacular. The outright SEC regular-season championship was, frankly, a little bit of a surprise, considering the significant number of young guys on our team. An accompanying SEC tournament title would be very sweet icing. As for the women, facing powerhouse Florida is always a huge uphill climb, but our ladies have what it takes if they dig in and grind it out. And if both teams manage to win today, I think it's safe to say we will have experienced <b>A Significant Moment In UGA Sports</b>.</p>
<p><i><b>GO DAWGS!</b></i></p>
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<p>Georgia started the day in third place after one round of the SEC tournament in the books and finished round two in the same spot. UGA shot a 17-over 305, which brings the Dawgs' tourney total to 611, fourteen shots behind leader Alabama but only 2 off second-place Mississippi State. Only ten strokes currently separate Georgia from eighth-place teams, Arkansas and Tennessee. Amira Alexander holds the top spot among Bulldogs in the individual standings, currently tied for tenth with a total 7-over 151.</p>
<p>Play resumes tomorrow in Birmingham.</p>
<p><i><b>GO DAWGS!</b></i></p>
https://www.dawgsports.com/2013/4/20/4247266/sec-womens-golf-tournament-uga-in-third-after-two-roundsNCT2013-04-20T18:54:29-04:002013-04-20T18:54:29-04:00Bulldogs in Fifth at SEC Men's Golf Tournament
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<p>Georgia finished yesterday's first round of the SEC tournament in third place behind Nicholas Reach's strong 6-under performance but fell to fifth after the second round today with a cumulative 10-over at 570. T.J. Mitchell had the team's best performance, a 1-over 71. Nicholas Reach, who was tied for third place among individuals after round 1, dropped to 13th, tied with teammate Keith Mitchell.</p>
<p>South Carolina holds the top team spot with a 5-under 555 after two rounds. Play continues tomorrow with <a target="_blank" href="http://www.golfstatresults.com/public/leaderboards/team/static/team4233.html">live scoring available here</a>. We'll have updates for you.</p>
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<p>We clap for <em>you</em>, Dawgs.</p> <p>Your second-ranked Georgia Bulldogs men's tennis team defeated the twelfth-ranked Texas A&M Aggies in dramatic fashion in the SEC Tournament semi-finals in Oxford. The Dawgs advance to play Tennessee tomorrow for the tournament championship. The Vols defeated Florida 4-2 earlier today to earn their spot.</p>
<p>Georgia took the doubles point with decisive 8-3 wins by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/nathan_pasha_769726.html">Nathan Pasha</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/garrett_brasseaux_718283.html">Garrett Brasseaux</a> at the No. 2 position and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/hernus_pieters_718288.html">Hernus Pieters</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/ben_wagland_818421.html">Ben Wagland</a> at No. 1. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/austin_smith_818420.html">Austin Smith</a> extended the lead to 2-0 by defeating his opponent at No. 5 singles 6-1, 6-4. The Aggies came back for a 2-2 tie with wins over Pieters at No. 4 (6-3, 6-1) and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/ku_singh_785148.html">KU Singh</a> in a tough match at No. 1 (2-6, 6-1, 7-5). A&M then took a 3-2 lead when Pasha fell at No. 3 (7-5, 6-4). GBrass got UGA back in it for a 3-3 tie at No. 6 (6-3, 4-6, 6-4), so it was up to Wagland at No. 2. After falling behind in the third set, Ben fought back to force a tiebreaker and secured the Dawgs' spot in the tournament final with a 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (8-6).</p>
<p>UGA 4, TAMU 3.</p>
<p><i><b>GO DAWGS!</b></i></p>
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<p>The University of Georgia women's tennis team defeated Alabama in the SEC tournament semi-finals by a 4-2 score in Starkville. After taking the doubles point, Georgia took a 2-0 lead with a 6-3, 6-2 win by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/lauren_herring_776157.html">Lauren Herring</a> at the No. 1 position. Bama came back to tie it, 2-2 by defeating UGA's <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/maho_kowase_725619.html">Maho Kowase</a> (6-4, 6-3) and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/ayaka_okuno_837367.html">Ayaka Okuno</a> (6-4, 6-3). <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/kate_fuller_725607.html">Kate Fuller</a> gave the lead back to Georgia with her comeback win at No. 5 (2-6, 6-1, 6-3). <a target="_blank" href="http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/silvia_garcia_837368.html">Silvia Garcia</a> clinched the fourth and winning point at No. 3 (7-5, 3-6, 6-3).</p>
<p>With the win, UGA will advance to tomorrow's championship match against the winner of this evening's Texas A&M vs. Florida match. The third-ranked Dawgs already secured a share of the regular-season SEC championship. Georgia lost to co-champs #2 Florida, 4-1, during the regular season, but defeated co-champs #4 Texas A&M, 4-2.</p>
<p>The championship match is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Athens Daylight Saving Time. Live chat and live scoring will be available at the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-tennis/geo-w-tennis-body.html">georgiadogs.com women's tennis site</a>.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the men's semi-final match is under way in Oxford. Live scoring <a target="_blank" href="http://www.olemisssports.com/livestats/m-tennis/xlive.htm">here</a>.</p>
<p><br><i><b>GO DAWGS!</b></i></p>
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<p>The UGA men's and women's tennis and golf teams are competing for tournament championships this weekend.</p> <p id="paragraph0" class="dropcap pgh-paragraph">Friday morning, SEC regular season co-champ and #1 seed UGA defeated Ole Miss 4-0 to advance to the SEC Women's Tournament semi-finals in Starkvegas, where they currently are playing against Bama, still in doubles. <a href="http://www.hailstate.com//fls/16800/livestats/wt/2013sec/match11.htm?DB_OEM_ID=16800" target="_blank">Live scoring is available here</a>.</p>
<p class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph1">Late Friday night in a tough battle, SEC regular season champ and #1 seed UGA defeated Kentucky 4-3 to advance to the SEC Men's Tournament semi-finals in Oxford, where they will face conference newcomer Texas A&M at approximately 3:00 p.m. today. <a href="http://www.olemisssports.com/livestats/m-tennis/xlive.htm" target="_blank">Live scoring will be available here</a>.</p>
<p class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph2">The second round of the SEC men's golf championship is in progress at St. Simon's. Georgia finished yesterday's first round in third place with sophomore Nicholas Reach in a three-way tie for second in the individual standings. <a href="http://www.golfstatresults.com/public/leaderboards/team/static/team4233.html" target="_blank">Live scoring here</a>.</p>
<p class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph3">The SEC women's golf championship has its second round in Birmingham. Like the men, the women finished the first round in third place, and Rocio Sanchez Lobato leads the UGA field, tied for third place individually. A frost warning has delayed the start. <a href="http://www.golfstatresults.com/public/leaderboards/team/static/team4330.html" target="_blank">Live scoring is available here</a>.</p>
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<p class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph5"><i><b>GO DAWGS!</b></i></p>
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