2021 NCAA D1 MEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 6 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS | 41 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS | 52 ALL-AMERICANS | 8 NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS THURSDAY, MAY 20 | ORLANDO, FLA. QUARTERFINALS VS. #11 GEORGIA BULLDOGS #3 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS RECORD: 17-6 OVERALL, 8-4 SEC, 7-5 NAT’L RANKED RECORD: 27-3, OVERALL, 10-2 SEC, 18-3 RANKED HEAD COACH: MANUEL DIAZ, 33RD YEAR HEAD COACH: CHRIS WODDRUFF, 4TH YEAR RECORD AT UGA: 726-178 UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, 1993 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, 1975 2021 SCHEDULE / RESULTS TOP HEADLINES Georgia and Tennessee Face Off in Fourth-Ever NCAA Tournament DATE RESULT EVENT » Meeting JAN. 16-18 - MLK TOURNAMENT No. 11 Bulldogs Upset No. 6 UNC Tarheels, 4-3, to Advance to NCAA JAN. 22 W, 7-0 MERCER » JAN. 24 W, 7-0 FLORIDA STATE Quarterfinals JAN. 31 W, 4-3 #14 NC STATE NOTES FEB. 5 W, 5-2 GEORGIA TECH • The Bulldogs enter today’s quarterfinal matchup after FEB. 13 POSTPONED #18 UCF defeating sixth-ranked North Carolina (4-3) Monday, May FEB. 17 W, 7-0 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 17, in the Round of 16. This is Georgia’s first NCAA FEB. 19 L, 4-2 *#3 TENNESSEE Quarterfinals appearance since 2017. FEB. 26 L, 4-3 *OLE MISS • Georgia’s Billy Rowe clinched Georgia’s win over UNC at No. 5 singles, making it the fourth time this season Rowe FEB. 28 W, 5-2 *#22 MISSISSIPPI STATE has sealed the Bulldog win against a ranked opponent. MARCH 5 L, 7-0 *#10 FLORIDA • This marks only the fourth time in both programs’ histories MARCH 7 L, 4-2 *#16 SOUTH CAROLINA the two teams have met in the NCAA Tournament - 2001 MARCH 12 W, 4-3 *#28 ALABAMA (Finals: UGA 4, UT 1), 2010 (Semifinals: UT 4, UGA 1) and MARCH 14 W, 4-3 *#39 AUBURN the most recent year in 2011, in which the Dogs defeated MARCH 19 L, 4-3 #13 WAKE FOREST the Vols, 4-3, in the quarterfinals. MARCH 21 W, 4-2 #21 UCF • Philip Henning leads the Dawgs in singles wins with 20, MARCH 26 W, 4-3 *#20 KENTUCKY including 15 victories this spring. In the latest ITA Singles MARCH 28 W, 4-1 *VANDERBILT Rankings, he jumped from No. 20 to No. 19. APRIL 2 W, 6-1 *ARKANSAS • Henning and Erik Grevelius lead the way for Georgia in dual doubles victories with 13. Eleven of their 13 wins APRIL 9 W, 4-2 *#8 TEXAS A&M (SENIOR DAY) have come at the No. 3 court. The pair enters today’s APRIL 11 W, 4-0 *LSU contest on a three-match doubles win streak. APRIL 19-23 L, 4-2 #13 SOUTH CAROLINA (SEC TOURNAMENT) • Teaming up at No. 2 doubles, Blake Croyder and Rowe MAY 8 W, 4-0 NCAA FIRST ROUND (ETSU) currently have an undefeated record (3-0) against MAY 9 W, 4-0 NCAA SECOND ROUND (#25 TEXAS TECH) nationally-ranked competition. The pair proved to be MAY 17-22 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS instrumental in sealing UGA’s win over UNC in the Round MAY 17 W, 4-3 NCAA ROUND OF 16 (#6 UNC) of 16 by clinching doubles for the Dogs. MAY 20 NCAA QUARTERFINALS (#3 TENNESSEE) • Tennessee is coming off a 4-3 win against No. 18 Arizona in the Round of 16. This is the Vols’ first *SEC MATCH | RED- HOME MATCH quarterfinals appearance since 2013. GEORGIA TENNIS ON SOCIAL • Georgia owns a 56-26 all-time series record over Tennessee, with the Dogs’ most recent victory coming in 2020. In the 2021 regular season (Feb. 2021), the Vols @UGAtennis @ugatennis @UGAMensTennis defeated the Bulldogs, 4-2. ROSTERS #11 GEORGIA BULLDOGS Name Height Class Hometown Baptiste Anselmo 6-1 So. Aix-en Provence, France Trent Bryde 6-0 Jr. Suwanee, Ga. Blake Croyder 6-0 Jr. Marietta, Ga. Alex Diaz 6-2 R-Sr. Athens, Ga. Erik Grevelius 6-1 So. Stockholm, Sweden Philip Henning 6-0 Jr. Bloemfontein, South Africa Britton Johnston 5-11 Jr. Snellville, Ga. Thomas Paulsell 6-3 Fr. Seattle, Wash. Billy Rowe 5-10 Gr. Coronado, Calif. Tyler Zink 6-1 So. Bradenton, Fla. PRONUNCIATIONS: Alex/Manuel Diaz: DEE-az Baptiste Anselmo: BA-tiste (‘p’ is silent) Erik Grevelius: GREH-veal-ius #3 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS Name Height Class Hometown Joel Gamerov 5-9 Gr. Örebro, Sweden Pat Harper 6-0 Jr. Brisbane, Australia Giles Hussey 6-1 Gr. Swindon, England Teddy McEntee 5-8 Jr. Fullerton, Calif. Johannus Monday 6-6 Fr. Hull, Yorkshire Martim Prata 5-9 Jr. Lisbon, Portugal Andrew Rogers 6-2 Sr. Brentwood, Tenn. Mark Wallner 6-5 Sr. Munich, Germany Adam Walton 6-1 Sr. Home Hill, Australia Luca Wiedenmann 5-11 Gr. Munich, Germany ITA RANKINGS SINGLES DOUBLES #7 Johannus Monday (TENNESSEE) #4 Adam Walton / Pat Harper (TENNESSEE) #10 Adam Walton (TENNESSEE) #7 Trent Bryde / Tyler Zink (GEORGIA) #15 Trent Bryde (GEORGIA) #54 Blake Croyder / Billy Rowe (GEORGIA) #19 Philip Henning (GEORGIA) #60 Andrew Rogers / Mark Wallner (TENNESSEE) #27 Tyler Zink (GEORGIA) #41 Martim Prata (TENNESSEE) #92 Giles Hussey (TENNESSEE) #115 Pat Harper (TENNESSEE).