THE FLATS – The Yellow Jackets fell in a hard-fought road match at Georgia Tuesday night, dropping the match with the Bulldogs 2-4.
In highly-contested doubles action, the final doubles match went to a tiebreaker, but it was the Bulldogs who claimed the point.
Nate Bonetto and Gianluca Carlini struck first and gave Tech an advantage in doubles play, getting a 6-4 win over No. 14 Thomas Paulsell and Ryan Colby from Georgia.
The Bulldogs responded with a win at doubles court one to even the score, where Niels Ratiu and Miguel Perez Pena defeated Krish Arora and Christophe Clement, 6-4.
Attention then turned to court three, where the duo of Gabriele Brancatelli and Robert Bauer battled against Freddy Blaydes and Oscar Pinto Sansano. With the match tied at 6-6, the Tech duo battled in the tiebreaker, but fell 6-7 (1-7).
From the number one singles spot, No. 90 Bonetto got a ranked win over No. 53 Colby, taking the match in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4.
The Bulldogs regained the lead with a win from singles court three, where No. 44 ranked Perez Pena got a 6-0, 6-4 win over Tech’s Clement.
UGA extended their lead to 3-1 following a win from court five, where Georgia Tech’s Carlini fell to Pinto Sansano, 3-6, 5-7.
Sophomore Richard Biagiotti, with his seventh win of the season, put the match at 2-3, following a straight set win over Georgia’s Gabriele Vulpitta, with the Yellow Jacket downing the Bulldog 6-4, 6-4.
In a tough battle on court two, Brancatelli and Paulsell went to a third set, but it was the Bulldog who claimed the match, defeating Brancatelli 6-2, 6-7 (3-7), 6-1.
The final match went unfinished, but Arora and Ratiu were in a third set, after Arora took set one 7-6 (7-2), while Ratiu took the second set 6-3. The two sat at 3-3 when the match was abandoned.
Tech returns to action Feb. 22 for a double header against UNCW and The Citadel at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex.
Georgia 4, Georgia Tech 2
Singles
- #90 Nate Bonetto (GT) def. #53 Ryan Colby (UGA) 6-3, 6-4
- #16 Thomas Paulsell (UGA) def. Gabriele Brancatelli (GT) 6-2, 6-7 (3-7), 6-1
- #44 Miguel Perez Peña (UGA) def. Christophe Clement (GT) 6-0, 6-4
- Niels Ratiu (UGA) vs. Krish Arora (GT) 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 3-3, unfinished
- #125 Oscar Pinto Sansano (UGA) def. Gianluca Carlini (GT) 6-3, 7-5
- Richard Biagiotti (GT) def. Gabriele Vulpitta (UGA) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles
- Niels Ratiu/Miguel Perez Peña (UGA) def. #19 Krish Arora/Christophe Clement (GT) 6-4
- #44 Nate Bonetto/Gianluca Carlini (GT) def. #14 Thomas Paulsell/Ryan Colby (UGA) 6-4
- Freddy Blaydes/Oscar Pinto Sansano (UGA) def. Gabriele Brancatelli/Robert Bauer (GT) 7-6 (7-1)
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