Men’s Tennis: No. 5 Virginia cruises past Georgia on road, 5-2

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The No. 5 Virginia men’s tennis team defeated Georgia 5-2 on the road on Friday at the Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Facility in Athens.

Sophomore Dylan Dietrich won the clinching point for the Cavaliers (6-1), helping Virginia cruise to a road win over the Bulldogs (3-4).

Dietrich and junior Mans Dahlberg started the match strong for the Hoos, picking up a 6-2 victory over No. 15 Thomas Paulsell and Ryan Colby on doubles court two. Grad student James Hopper and freshman Keegan Rice secured the doubles point for the Cavaliers, winning 6-3 on the top court.

Georgia tied the match with a straight sets win on court four.

Freshman Rafael Jódar put Virginia on top with a dominant 6-3, 6-2 win over No. 23 Paulsell on court two.

Freshman Jangjun Kim extended the Virginia lead with a 6-3, 6-4 win on court six just moments before Dietrich sealed the win for the Hoos on the top court with a 6-2, 7-6 (3) victory over No. 36 Colby.

Dahlberg picked up the other point for Virginia, winning in a match tiebreaker on court five against Oscar Pinto Sansano.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

• Dylan Dietrich picked up his third straight win over a ranked opponent this season
• Dietrich and Mans Dahlberg logged the highest ranked doubles win of their careers, topping No. 15 Thomas Paulsell and Ryan Colby
• Rafael Jódar picked up his fourth ranked win of the year and his third straight ranked win
• Jódar and Jangjun Kim improve to 5-1 in dual matches
• Keegan Rice made his debut on the doubles top court, partnering with James Hopper. The pair are now 5-0 in dual matches this season

UP NEXT

The Cavaliers will head to Dallas, Texas, to compete in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships, being held Feb. 14-18.

VIRGINIA 5, GEORGIA 2

Singles
1. #26 Dylan Dietrich (VA) def. #36 Ryan Colby (UGA) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
2. #44 Rafael Jódar (VA) def. #23 Thomas Paulsell (UGA) 6-3, 6-2
3. #46 Miguel Perez Peña (UGA) def. James Hopper (VA) 6-3, 7-5
4. Niels Ratiu (UGA) def. #103 Keegan Rice (VA) 6-4, 6-1
5. Mans Dahlberg (VA) def. Oscar Pinto Sansano (UGA) 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (10-6)
6. Jangjun Kim (VA) def. Gabriele Vulpitta (UGA) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles
1. #65 James Hopper/Keegan Rice (VA) def. Niels Ratiu/Miguel Perez Peña (UGA) 6-3
2. #75 Dylan Dietrich/Mans Dahlberg (VA) def. #15 Thomas Paulsell/Ryan Colby (UGA) 6-2
3. Freddy Blaydes/Oscar Pinto Sansano (UGA) vs. Rafael Jódar/Janjun Kim (VA) 4-4, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (4,2,6,1,3,5)