Saturday, May 26, 2012

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Georgia men’s tennis team defeats Florida State 4-1 in NCAA Championships second round

By on May 13, 2012

There was a moment of concern for the Georgia men’s tennis team, when they dropped the doubles point in a sluggish start in their second round match of the NCAA Championships, against Florida State. But once singles play resumed, it was smooth sailing in an otherwise rainy day. “Coming indoors, we had to make a [...]

The Georgia women open up Sweet 16 play of the NCAA Championships today at 4 p.m. in Athens. Photo by C.B. SCHMELTER

PHOTO GALLERY: Women’s Tennis vs. Clemson

By on May 13, 2012

The University of Georgia Women’s Tennis Team defeated Clemson University 4-3 in dramatic fashion during the second round of the NCAA Tournament at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, May 12, 2012.

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PHOTO GALLERY: Men’s Tennis vs. South Carolina State

The University of Georgia Men’s Tennis Team defeated South Carolina State University 4-0 during the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, May 12, 2012.

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Georgia Women’s Tennis Punches Ticket To NCAA Round Of 16

By on May 12, 2012

The sixth-ranked Georgia women’s tennis team advanced to the round of 16 of the NCAA Championships with a 4-3 win over No. 24 Clemson here Saturday. The sixth-seeded Bulldogs will face the No. 11 seed Texas Thursday, May 17 at 4 p.m. at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. Maho Kowase clinched the win with a [...]

Georgia freshman Nathan Pasha raced to an early lead in his 6-0, 6-0 victory, putting Georgia ahead 2-0 early in their match against South Carolina State.C. B. SCHMELTER/Staff

Georgia men’s tennis team posts 4-0 shutout in opening round of NCAA tournament

By on May 12, 2012

The No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs were expecting a playoff atmosphere going into their first round matchup with the South Carolina State Bulldogs (17-3). But even though the crowd didn’t fulfill their end of the bargain, the hometown Bulldogs (24-2) still trounced their way to a playoff-intensity 4-0 victory over their outmatched opponents. “I asked some of [...]

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Georgia Women’s Tennis Advances To NCAA Second Round

By on May 11, 2012

Sixth-ranked Georgia blanked College of Charleston 4-0 Friday to advance to the second round of the NCAA Championships at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. Up next, Georgia (22-4) will play host to No. 24 Clemson Saturday at 3 p.m. The Tigers (16-9) posted a 4-0 win over Arizona State on Friday. The Bulldogs lead the [...]

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Sixty-Eight UGA Student Athletes to Receive Degrees on Friday

By on May 8, 2012

Sixty-eight University of Georgia student-athletes will receive degrees at the annual Spring Commencement to be held at Sanford Stadium, Friday, May 11, at 7 p.m. The following student-athletes will be receiving degrees: Baseball: Kevin Ruiz, Finance, Alpharetta, Ga. Men’s Basketball: Matt Bucklin, Marketing, Marietta, Ga.; Connor Nolte, Masters in Sport Management, Alpharetta, Ga.; Dustin Ware, Sport Management, Powder [...]

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Trio of women’s tennis players earn NCAA bid

By on May 3, 2012

Georgia senior Chelsey Gullickson and sophomore Maho Kowase received bids to the NCAA Singles Championships Wednesday. Also, the Gullickson/Nadja Gilchrist duo will be in the 32-team doubles field later this month at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. Gullickson is seeded No. 8 in the field of 64 after going 31-8 this season. The 2010 NCAA [...]

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Four Georgia men’s tennis players earn NCAA individual bids

By on May 3, 2012

Four members of the Georgia men’s tennis team were awarded at-large bids to the individual singles tournament to be held May 23-28 at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, the NCAA announced Wednesday evening. Four selections marks the second-most in the singles field behind only three-time defending NCAA team champion Southern Cal’s five. Senior [...]

Sophomore Kate Fuller said that she was excited about hosting the NCAA tournament after playing in the tournament away in her freshman season Evan stichler/Staff

Georgia women’s tennis earns at-large bid, set to host NCAA regionals

By on May 1, 2012

The Georgia women’s tennis team will head into NCAA tournament play with a No. 6 ranking. In addition, the Bulldogs (21-4) will host the first two rounds of the tournament May 11-12. This will be the 11th time the Bulldogs have served as early-round hosts since 1999, during which time they have garnered a 20-0 [...]