No. 4 Kentucky Sees Win Streak Snapped at No. 8 Georgia

ATHENS, Ga. – A seven-match win streak got here to a detailed as No. 4 Kentucky (19-3, 7-2 SEC) dropped a street contest to No. 8 Georgia (13-5, 7-0 SEC) on Friday night, 5-2, on the Magill Tennis Complicated.

The defeat is the primary for Kentucky since March 2, and its first loss in a real street contest this season. Tiebreakers have been the theme of the night time as the 2 groups performed a complete of eight breakers for the match, with the Bulldogs claiming 5 of the deciders.

The Thirty eighth-ranked doubles workforce of Joshua Lapadat and JJ Mercer obtained Kentucky off to a optimistic begin, securing a 6-3 victory on courtroom two to spice up their document to 11-3 on the spring. The Wildcats had possibilities to clinch the doubles level with match factors on each courts one and three, however finally fell quick in a few tiebreakers, giving Georgia the night’s first level.

In singles, Kentucky grabbed two of the six opening units, with tiebreak victories from Lapadat and Jaden Weekes. It was the Bulldogs, nevertheless, who finally bolstered their benefit, scoring wins within the first three singles matches to complete to clinch the workforce end result. UGA’s Phillip Henning obtained the perfect of UK’s Alafia Ayeni in a matchup of two, top-30 gamers, whereas No. 99 Blake Croyder defeated the Wildcats’ Taha Baadi, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3. The match was sealed on the highest courtroom the place No. 4 Ethan Quinn edged No. 22 Liam Draxl in two units, every decided through the tiebreaker.

Lapadat put Kentucky on the board along with his win at third singles, knocking off the Dawgs’ Trent Bryde, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) to attain his workforce main seventeenth singles win of the spring. Weekes adopted go well with, capitalizing on his early result in defeat No. 116 Teodor Giusca in three units for what was the freshman’s second victory over a nationally-ranked opponent this season. Within the closing match left on courtroom, Georgia’s Miguel Perez Pena outlasted Wildcat freshman, Charlelie Cosnet, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 to complete off a 5-2 end result for the house workforce.

The Cats will face one other top-15 opponent on the street this Sunday after they meet No. 14 Tennessee for a 1 p.m. match in Knoxville. Followers can comply with the motion on-line with dwell stats and streaming.

Outcomes

Doubles

Courtroom 1: No. 9 Quinn/Bryde (UGA) def. No. 25 Ayeni/Baadi (UK) – 7-6 (6)

Courtroom 2: No. 38 Lapadat/Mercer (UK) def. Henning/Giusca (UGA) – 6-3

Courtroom 3: Croyder/Johnston (UGA) def. Draxl/Weekes (UK) – 7-6 (2)

Order of end: 2, 1, 3

Singles

Courtroom 1: No. 4 Ethan Quinn (UGA) def. No. 22 Liam Draxl (UK): 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2)

Courtroom 2: No. 19 Philip Henning (UGA) def. No. 27 Alafia Ayeni (UK): 6-4, 6-3

Courtroom 3: No. 44 Joshua Lapadat (UK) def. Trent Bryde (UGA): 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5)

Courtroom 4: No. 99 Blake Croyder (UGA) def. Taha Baadi (UK): 6-2, 5-7, 6-3

Courtroom 5: Jaden Weekes (UK) def. No. 116 Teodor Giusca (UGA): 7-6 (1), 6-7 (3), 6-4

Courtroom 6: Miguel Perez Pena (UGA) def. Charlelie Cosnet (UK): 7-5, 3-6, 6-3

Order of end: 2, 4, 1, 3, 5, 6

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