2019 NCAA MEN’S TENNIS REGIONALS FIRST & SECOND ROUNDS May 3-4, 2019 | Chapel Hill, N.C. #18 GEORGIA ELON PHOENIX UNC TARHEELS NAVY BULLDOGS Overall: 13-10 Overall: 21-4 Overall: 18-6 Overall: 18-6 Conference: 7-5 Conference: 13-1 Conference: 9-3 Conference: 9-3 2019 RESULTS: 13-10 OVERALL , SEC 7-5 Date Event GEORGIA NOTEBOOK Jan. 19-21 MLK Invitational Jan. 25 L, 4-2 #11 Baylor • Georgia and Elon go head-to-head for the first time ever Jan. 26 L, 4-3 NC State in today’s first-round matchup of the NCAA Regionals. Feb. 3 W, 4-0 Georgia Tech • The Bulldogs finished the regular season 13-10 overall Feb. 10 L, 4-0 #2 Ohio State Feb. 14 W, 7-0 Presbyterian College and 7-5 in the SEC. Feb. 25 W, 5-2 #45 FAU • Georgia head coach Manuel Diaz heads into today’s Feb. 26 W, 6-1 Mercer match with 699 career wins, just shy of Dan Magill’s 706 March 1 W, 4-2 #15 Tennessee* victories. March 3 L, 4-2 #3 Texas • Georgia’s Philip Henning was named to the SEC All-Fresh- March 7 L, 4-3 #28 Texas A&M* man Team. The freshman Bulldog leads his class with March 9 W, 5-2 #24 LSU* March 15 L, 5-2 #8 Florida* 14 singles wins this season, including five against SEC March 17 W, 5-2 #24 South Carolina* opponents. March 22 L, 4-3 #33 Ole Miss* • Zielinski has been Georgia’s top singles and doubles March 24 L, 4-3 #8 Mississippi State* player throughout the spring season. He leads the Bull- March 29 W, 4-1 #20 Alabama* dogs with an impressive 28 singles wins and 18 doubles March 31 W, 4-1 Auburn* victories dating back to the fal, including a team-high 12 March 31 W, 6-0 Kennesaw State April 7 W, 6-1 #44 Arkansas* singles wins against ranked opponents. April 12 L, 5-2 #43 Kentucky* • Robert Loeb, Emil Reinberg and Zielinski received at-large April 14 W, 4-1 #30 Vanderbilt* bids to this year’s NCAA singles and doubles champion- April 18 W, 4-0 #48 Arkansas ships. Loeb and Zielinski will compete for doubles, while April 19 L, 4-0 #13 Tennessee both Reinberg and Zielinski will play in the singles cham- May 4-5 NCAA First & Second Rounds pionships. May 11 NCAA Super Regional May 16-25 NCAA Finals *-SEC match Bold- Home match FOLLOW GEORGIA @UGAtennis @ugatennis @UGAMensTennis 6 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS | 41 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS | 49 ALL-AMERICANS | 8 NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS 2019 TEAM & ROSTER No. 18 GEORGIA BULLDOGS ITA SINGLES RANKINGS NAME CL HT HOMETOWN Jan Zielinski: No. 19 Trent Bryde Fr. 6-0 Suwanee, Ga. Emil Reinberg: No. 39 Blake Croyder Fr. 6-0 Marietta, Ga. Philip Henning: No. 116 Alex Diaz RSo. 6-2 Athens, Ga. Samuel Dromsky Jr. 6-2 Augusta, Ga. ITA DOUBLES RANKINGS J. Zielinski/R. Loeb: No. 17 Walker Duncan Sr. 6-1 Atlanta, Ga. Philip Henning Fr. 6-0 Bloemfontein, South Africa Britton Johnston Fr. 5-11 Snellville, Ga. Robert Loeb Jr. 6-1 Hilton Head, S.C. Alex Phillips RJr. 5-10 Peachtree City, Ga. Emil Reinberg Sr. 6-2 Atlanta, Ga. Jan Zielinski Sr. 5-10 Warsaw, Poland PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Jan Zielinski: Yahn Zuh-LYNN-ski Alex/Manuel Diaz: DEE-az Robert Loeb: (like ‘lobe’) TRENT BRYDE | FR. | 6-0 | SUWANEE, GA. (PRONOUNCED ‘BRIDE’) Season: 7-8 Singles, 8-5 Doubles | Career: Same » Plays No. 3 doubles with freshman teammate Philip Henning; duo is 7-3 this year » Has a 7-8 record in singles (4-4 record in last eight matches), has played mostly at the No. 3 court » Joined the team in January » No.1 propsect in state of Georgia and fourth nationally in 2018 class BLAKE CROYDER | FR. | MARIETTA, GA. Season: 17-11 Singles, 10-5 Doubles | Career: Same » 3-0 record vs. SEC opponents in singles this year; has won six matches in a row » SEC Freshman of the Week on March 31 after winning all three singles contests against Alabama, Auburn and Kennesaw State; he did not lose a single set in three wins that week ALEX DIAZ | R-SO. | ATHENS, GA. Season: 6-4 Singles, 10-7 Doubles | Career: 11-9 Singles, 21-15 Doubles » Son of head coach Manuel Diaz » 3-0 in dual-match play this season with wins against Presbyterian, Mercer and Kennesaw State » Teamed with Robert Loeb to win a pivotal doubles match at the No. 2 doubles court at Vanderbilt to end the regular season WALKER DUNCAN | SR. | 6-1 | ATLANTA, GA. Season: 11-6 Singles, 13-6 Doubles | Career: 97-43 Singles, 89-31 Doubles » Georgia’s senior leader on and off the court » Statistically, the Bulldogs’ best player during SEC play with an 8-3 record against league opponents » Enters the NCAA tournament with seven singles wins in a row » 2016 SEC All-Freshman Team; 2017 SEC Community Service Team PHILIP HENNING | FR. | 6-0 | BLOEMFONTEIN, SOUTH AFRICA Season: 14-7 Singles, 12-8 Doubles | Career: Same » 2019 SEC All-Freshman Team » Two-time SEC Freshman of the Week this season » Was up 5-2 (30-0) in the third set at Mississippi State to win the match for Georgia before injuring his ankle in the loss » 4-0 this season against nationally ranked opponents; 12-6 overall in dual-match play BRITTON JOHNSTON | FR. | 5-11 | SNELLVILLE, GA. Season: 5-10 Singles, 3-6 Doubles | Career: Same » Played in the fall and has yet to play in dual-match competition » Five total singles wins » Went 3-6 in doubles during the fall ROBERT LOEB | JR. | 6-1 | HILTON HEAD, S.C. (PRONOUNCED ‘LOBE’) Season: 17-13 Singles, 22-12 Doubles | Career: 54-39 Singles, 74-43 » 2017 ITA All-American and First-Team All-SEC; national doubles finalist with Jan Zielinski » 10 dual-match singles wins; 4-2 at the No. 4 court and 3-3 at No. 5 » Leads Georgia with 22 overall doubles wins dating back to the fall; 8-3 in doubles in SEC play ALEX PHILLIPS | R-JR. | 5-10 | PEACHTREE CITY, GA. Season: 6-11 Singles, 11-4 Doubles | Career: 20-30 Singles, 22-13 Doubles » 2019 SEC Community Service Team » 2-0 at the No. 6 singles court this year » Went 10-2 in doubles during the 2018 fall campaign EMIL REINBERG | SR. | 6-2 | ATLANTA, GA. (PRONOUNCED ‘RHINE-BURG’) Season: 17-14 Singles,12-8 Doubles | Career: 92-56 Singles, 60-44 Doubles » 2019 Second-Team All-SEC » MVP of 2017 SEC Tournament » Plays No. 1 and 2 singles » Defeated 10th-ranked Alex Brown (Illinois and 12th-ranked Mitch Harper (Virginia Tech) JAN ZIELINSKI | SR. | 5-10 | WARSAW, POLAND Season: 28-13 Singles, 18-12 Doubles | Career: 97-43 Singles, 96-51 Doubles » 2019 First-Team All-SEC » No. 1 singles and doubles » Three-time All-SEC performer and 2017 ITA All-American and NCAA doubles finalist » 12 wins against ranked opponents GEORGIA NOTEBOOK THE MANUEL DIAZ FILE Bulldogs Make 41st NCAA Appearance Coaching » Georgia has a long and impressive history in the NCAA tournament. • 31st season; 699-169 (.812) career record In 41 total appearances -- and 36-straight appearances overall -- the • Four NCAA Championships (1999, 2001, 2007, 2008) Bulldogs have won six NCAA National Championships (1985, 1987, • Led Georgia to its first ITA Team Indoor National Championship in 1999, 2001, 2007 and 2008), while a Bulldog has won the NCAA Singles 2006, then went back-to-back, winning another in 2007 Championship four times (Mikael Pernfors in 1984 and 1985; Matias • Three-time ITA National Coach of the Year (1995, 2001, 2007) Boeker in 2001 and 2002). The Bulldogs have claimed the doubles title • Seven-time ITA Southeast Region Coach of the Year (1991, on three occasions - Ola Malmqvist and Allen Miller in 1983, Boeker and 1992, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2012, 2014) Travis Parrott, and John Isner and Antonio Ruiz in 2005. • Six-time SEC Coach of the Year (1985, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2017) • 37 players have received 73 All-America honors Diaz One Win Away from 700 • 18 SEC regular-season titles, 10 SEC Tournament titles (28 total) » Bulldog head coach Manuel Diaz enters the 2019 NCAA Tournament • Finished the season ranked in the Top-5 20 times; finished Top-10 needing just one win to reach the 700-victory mark for his 31-year in 26 seasons and Top-25 in all 29 head-coaching career. Diaz is just short of Dan Magill, who recorded a • Appeared in NCAA Championship match 11 times (1989, 1991, SEC-record 706 career victories. 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008) • Seven individual singles National Champions Under Diaz, the Bulldogs have won 28 SEC titles (18 regular season and • Three individual doubles National Champions 10 tournament) in his 31 years at the helm. He has also reached the • Seven four-time All-Americans NCAA quarterfinals or better in 25 of those 31 seasons and made the • 97 All-SEC selections NCAA semifinals round on 18 occasions. • Seven four-time All-SEC honorees • Four Academic All-Americans The three-time National Coach of the Year has also won six national • 53 Academic All-SEC accolades titles, while his teams have finished ranked in the final ITA top-5 a total • 15 SEC Scholar-Athlete Award winners of 20 times and in the top-10 26 times. • Three Clayton-Wilhite Scholar-Athlete Award winners • Three Joel Eaves Award winners Trio of Bulldogs Earn All-SEC Honors • Assistant coach under Dan Magill from 1982-84 » Three Georgia men’s tennis players — Emil Reinberg, Jan Zielinski and • Promoted to Associate Head Coach in 1985 Philip Henning — were recognized by league coaches in the annual All- • Became head coach for 1988-89 season upon Magill’s retirement Southeastern Conference postseason awards.