Wednesday, May 23
Ignacio Taboada is one of five UGA players aiming for the NCAA singles championship in the coming days. (Photo by C.B. Schmelter/UGA Sports Communications)
The team portion of the NCAA tennis championships being held in Athens ended Tuesday, but that doesn't mean the event is completed.
The individual singles competition for men and women begins at 10 a.m. today. Doubles starts play Thursday.
UGA landed a record five players in the men's field of 64 singles players. The previous high for the team was four in 2007 and 2008.
Meanwhile, two UGA women's singles players are in the draw that starts today, and former NCAA singles champ Chelsey Gullickson was seeded eighth overall.
Here are links to the draws:
MEN'S SINGLES
WOMEN'S SINGLES
MEN'S DOUBLES
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
And here are the schedule of singles matches for Wednesday:
MEN's DRAW
-10 am: Hernus Pieters (UGA) vs Costin Paval (OKLAHOMA)
-11 am: KU Singh (UGA) vs Kevin King (GA TECH)
-1:30 pm: Wil Spencer (UGA) vs Juan Spir (GA TECH)
-2 pm: Sadio Doumbia (UGA) vs Kyle McMorrow (WASHINGTON)
-2:30 pm: Ignacio Taboada (UGA) vs Mate Zsiga (BAYLOR)
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WOMEN's DRAW
-3 pm: Maho Kowase (UGA) vs Aeriel Ellis (TEXAS)
-3 pm: Chelsey Gullickson (UGA) vs Sabrina Santamaria (SOUTHERN CAL)
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ON THE AGENDA
The UGA Athletic Association's meeting in Greensboro, Ga., begins tonight and will last through Friday, while there is a UGA Day scheduled for Thursday night in Tampa, Fla.
Meanwhile, UGA athletics will have a few things on the schedule in the coming days ...
WEDNESDAY
-Baseball: SEC Tourney in Hoover
-Men's Tennis: NCAA individuals
-Women's Tennis: NCAA individuals
THURSDAY
-Baseball: SEC Tourney in Hoover
-Men's Tennis: NCAA individuals
-Women's Tennis: NCAA individuals
-Track & Field: NCAA regionals
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LINK(S) OF THE DAY
A day late with this link, but if you missed it, former UGA golfer Harris English shot scortching rounds of 60 and 63 to qualify easily for the British Open, which will be July 19-22 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes in England.
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TWEET(S) OF THE DAY
My top 5 NBA players of all time: Chris Anderson Brian Scalabrine Arvydas Sabonis Vlade Divac Shawn Bradley 6th man: Adam Morrison
OL Watts Dantzler
Officially signed as a Minnesota Viking.
Former UGA PK Blair Walsh
Done with high school! Now onto a new book!
LB signee Josh Dawson
There are angels on earth and they come right on time.
Former UGA DB Brandon Boykin
To all the bulldog fans in Jacksonville, FLA come out and support the UGA track team this weekend at the university of north Florida!
WR Justin Scott-Wesley
After watching aj green in person in high school when i was in 7th and to watch his NFL tape make me think i can make the 843 proud too
WR commit Tramel Terry
Funny how people take they time out to tell me or say what I'm gone play in college . Like they be with me everyday at practice .
RB commit Derrick Henry
Most of the time, whatever culture says you should do, do the opposite.
OL Chris Burnette
I keep hearing ppl always saying "Do it the Georgia Way" what is the Georgia (way) actually???
LB Jarvis Jones
- Gentry Estes
- Georgia Insider - Dawgs247