Facing bad weather that altered the competition schedule the Georgia men’s tennis program was perfect going four-for-four on the final day of play of the Miami Invitational.
The Georgia Bulldogs were determined to make their mark on the last day of competition even when storms rolled into south Florida for the second day in a row. The Bulldogs were originally scheduled to play eight singles matches in the morning session and four doubles matches in the afternoon. However, the weather only allowed for four singles matches to take place on Sunday morning. But the Bulldogs took advantage of one last go at their competition.
Two out of four Bulldogs defeated nationally ranked opponents on Sunday morning. Graduate transfer and No. 32 Hamish Stewart secured a win over Texas’ No. 20 ranked Micah Braswell 7-6 (7-4), 6-4. Braswell went 20-5 in singles last season on his way to earning Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors. No. 110 senior Blake Croyder ousted No. 105 Siem Woldeab from Texas in a 6-2,3-6,10-5 victory. Woldeab was a top contender in singles play in the 2021 season earning Second-Team All-Big 12 and Big 12 All-Tournament Team honors.
In addition to Stewart and Croyder’s victories No. 62 senior Trent Bryde and graduate transfer Tristan McCormick also bagged wins for Georgia. After being down in the first set Bryde defeated Lleyton Cronje of UCF 2-6, 6-3, 12-10. McCormick also came from behind in the first set to defeat Texas’ Pierre-Yves Bailly 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 10-5.
The Georgia men’s tennis program will return to the state of Florida for their first dual match of the spring season against familiar competition UCF on Monday, January 17.
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