Georgia Hosts Alabama State in NCAA First Round

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MATCH INFORMATION

Date: Friday, May 6

Time: 2 p.m. ET

Location: Athens, GA

Site: Dan Magill Tennis Complex

MEDIA INFORMATION

Season Stats: https://georgiadogs.com/documents/2021/10/11//2122MTE_Season_Stats.pdf?id=14054

Live Stream/Stats: https://georgiadogs.com/feature/2022mte_ncaa

Postseason Media Guide: https://georgiadogs.com/sports/2018/2/2/mens-tennis-media-guides.aspx

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The Matchup

The No. 11-ranked Georgia men’s tennis team will host Alabama State at 2 p.m. ET Friday at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. Alabama State boasts a 12-6 overall record, while the Bulldogs are 17-7. This is the first-ever meeting between these two programs. 

A Rich History

The Bulldog men are making their 38th-straight and 43rd overall NCAA appearance. Georgia has won six NCAA National Championships (1985, 1987, 1999, 2001, 2007 and 2008), while a Bulldog has won the NCAA Singles Championship four times (Mikael Pernfors in 1984 and 1985; Matias Boeker in 2001 and 2002). The Bulldogs have claimed the doubles title on three occasions – Ola Malmqvist and Allen Miller in 1983, Boeker and Travis Parrott, and John Isner and Antonio Ruiz in 2005.

Mecca of College Tennis Hosts Once Again

The 5,000-seat, newly renovated Dan Magill Tennis Complex is known throughout the collegiate tennis world as the finest such facility of its kind. Henry Feild Stadium has hosted some of the major moments in college tennis history, including five of the six Bulldog national championships that were won there. 

Overall, Athens has hosted the NCAA Tennis Championships 32 times, with the last occasion coming in 2017. The NCAA Championships will return to the Mecca of College Tennis in 2026. 

Diaz the Dean of SEC Coaches

With 743 careers wins, Georgia head coach Manuel Diaz leads all SEC tennis coaches — past or present — in career victories. Diaz’s teams have boasted remarkable success in the NCAA Tournament, winning four titles, while advancing to at least the semifinals an astounding 18 times and the finals on an impressive 11 occasions. 

Trio of Bulldogs Earn All-SEC Honors

Hamish Stewart, Philip Henning and Tristan McCormick all placed on this season’s All-SEC team. 

Stewart, Georgia’s No.1 singles and doubles player, is the Bulldogs’ highest-ranked with a No.11 national singles ranking. He totaled 25 overall singles wins and 15 victories over nationally-ranked opponents. Stewart received national recognition throughout the season by being named the National Player of the Week by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) and Universal Tennis Rating and was a two-time SEC Player of the Week. Stewart and McCormick recorded 10 doubles wins as the No.1 Georgia pair. 

Two-time All-SEC honoree Henning won 22 overall singles matches and went 8-2 against conference opponents matches this season. He has been ranked as high as No.23 in the singles rankings. Henning punched the Bulldog’s ticket to the ITA National Team Indoors by clinching the match over USF.

McCormick, a vocal leader on and off the court for the Bulldogs, came up clutch throughout the season, clinching various road matches for Georgia (Georgia Tech, Ole Miss). He tallied 18 overall singles wins, going 7-3 against conference opponents. He rose in the singles rankings to a career-high No.32. He was also named to the SEC Community Service Team for his efforts with the ‘Serve for a Cause’ initiative. 

Next Up

If Georgia gets past Alabama State, the Bulldogs will host the winner of the Florida State versus Georgia State matchup on Saturday at 4 p.m. in Athens as part of the NCAA Second Round.