Georgia senior Wil Spencer is among six American collegians selected to represent the United States in the Master’U BNP Paribas, it was announced Thursday by the USTA.

The Master’U BNP Paribas is an international collegiate team competition that will be held Dec. 8-11 in Rouen, France. The event consists of eight teams of college and university players from around the world.

The U.S. will compete against teams from Belgium, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland and Spain. The Master’U BNP includes a best-of-seven format with two men’s and two women’s singles matches, one men’s and one women’s doubles match, and one mixed doubles match.

Spencer, a native of Ponce de Leon, Fla., went 17-2 this fall and won the Southern Intercollegiate Championships with a win over third-ranked Eric Quigley. He registered 12 wins over ranked opponents and also won the consolation draw of the National Indoor Championships.

Spencer will be joined by Virginia’s Jarmere Jenkins, Duke’s Beatrice Capra, Southern Cal’s Daniel Nguyen, Arizona State’s Jacqueline Cako and Florida’s Lauren Embree.

The U.S. defeated France to win the 2009 Master’U BNP Paribas, and lost to France in the 2010 final.

No. 3 UGA Closes Out Fall Schedule This Weekend

Fresh off its win over No. 1 Auburn, the third-ranked Georgia equestrian team closes out its fall schedule this weekend when it travels to Martin, Tenn., to take on UT-Martin and Delaware State. The meet versus Delaware State is scheduled to start at 10 a.m., on Friday, while the UT-Martin meet is slated to begin at 10 a.m., on Saturday.

“This will be an exciting meet for us as we close out the fall schedule,” head coach Meghan Boenig said. “It is also Amelia Rogers last meet as a member of the team, as she is graduating in December. We are really excited that she will be competing for us because she has shown tremendous leadership throughout her career.”

Georgia enters the meet with a 5-1 record, with each win coming against a ranked opponent. UT-Martin and Delaware State are still looking for their first wins of the season.

The Bulldogs faced both opponents last season, earning decisive victories over both. UGA handed UT-Martin a 14-0 loss on Feb. 27 before defeating Delaware State 10-6 on March 5. Georgia picked up seven of the eight MVP honors between the two events.

“Our team has been working really hard to learn two new tests,” continued Boenig. “It has been a really busy November and I think the team has handled that well. I have no doubt that this team will rise to the challenges of the upcoming weekend and continue to improve as they have week after week.”

In last week’s 10-8 win over Auburn, the Bulldogs took home all four MVP honors as Carly Anthony swept the hunt seat side with scores of 88 and 86 in equitation over fences and equitation on the flat, respectively. Megan Hawkins scored a MVP ride of 78 in horsemanship, while McKenzie Lantz earned the honor with a ride of 70.5 in reining.

Michelle Morris, Olivia Dorey, Becca Haaland, Kelly Truesdell and Samantha Belcher also scored winning rides for Georgia.

Georgia’s Trott, Harrington Earn SEC Weekly Awards

Georgia swimmers Wendy Trott and Lauren Harrington have earned weekly awards from the Southeastern Conference for their efforts in last Friday’s meet at Auburn.

Trott, a senior from Capetown, South Africa, was chosen as the SEC Co-Female Swimmer of the Week, while Harrington, a native of Memphis, Tenn., was chosen as the SEC Female Freshman of the Week. Behind Trott and Harrington, the Lady Bulldogs posted a 133-110 decision over Auburn.

Trott won the 500 freestyle in 4:47.07 and the 1,000 freestyle in 9:38.88. She has the nation’s top times in each event this season. Harrington won the butterfly in 2:02.41 and came in fifth in the 50 freestyle in 23.47. She also swam the butterfly leg of the 200 medley relay that came in third in 1:43.37.

Georgia’s teams will return to action Dec. 2-4 when they host the Georgia Fall Invitational.