Men's Tennis Topped At Georgia Sunday

AUBURN, Ala. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" No. 7 Georgia topped No. 59 Auburn at home in men's tennis Sunday afternoon at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, defeating the Tigers by a 4-0 score.

Three of the six first sets went to tiebreakers, but Georgia emerged the winner in straight-set wins on courts one, three and six to clinch the match. Dante Saleh on court four was the only Tiger to win his first set, by a 7-6 (7-4) count over Jan Zielinski. The remaining singles matches were not completed.

Georgia took the doubles point with wins on courts one and two. Saleh and Conner Huertas del Pino were leading 5-4 on court three but that match went unfinished.

Auburn is now 11-12 and ranked No. 59 nationally as a team. No. 7 Georgia is 16-3 overall and 10-0 in SEC action, clinching a share of the conference title with the win Sunday.

The Tigers close the SEC regular season with a pair of home conference matches at the Yarbrough Tennis Center. Friday, Auburn hosts Tennessee at 5 p.m. Sunday, the Tigers host Kentucky on Senior Day at 1 p.m. All home matches are played at the Yarbrough Tennis Center (771 Yarbrough Farms Blvd., Auburn) and admission is free.

Georgia 4, Auburn 0

Singles
Austin Smith (UGA) def. Marko Krickovic (AU) 6-3, 6-4
Max Hinnisdaels (AU) vs. Wayne Montgomery (UGA) 6-7 (8-6), 3-2 unfinished
Walker Duncan(UGA) def. Conner Huertas del Pino (AU) 6-4, 6-3
Dante Saleh (AU) vs. Jan Zielinski (UGA) 7-6 (7-4), 3-5 unfinished
Brandon Laubser (AU) vs. Nick Wood (UGA) 6-7 (7-3), 1-3 unfinished
Emil Reinberg (UGA) def. Edward Nguyen (AU) 6-4, 6-2

Doubles
Austin Smith/Ben Wagland (UGA) def. Marko Krickovic/Max Hinnisdaels (AU) 6-4
Paul Oosterbaan/Jan Zielinski (UGA) def. Olle Thestrup/Brandon Laubser (AU) 6-1
Conner Huertas del Pino/Dante Saleh (AU) vs. Wayne Montgomery/Emil Reinberg (UGA) 5-4 unfinished

Length of match: 2:15; Order of finish: Doubles: 2,1; Singles: 1,3,6