UGA men’s tennis team sweeps William & Mary in straight sets

The ninth-ranked Georgia men’s tennis team won all three doubles matches and all six singles matches in straight sets en route to a 7-0 win over William & Mary on Monday at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

Freshman Ben Wagland clinched the match at No. 1 with a 6-0, 6-4 win over Anton Andersson. It was the third straight match clincher for Wagland and the fourth overall, and it was also the first time Wagland has played No. 1 for the Bulldogs, who claimed their first 7-0 win of the season.

With the win, Georgia coach Manuel Diaz tied former Kentucky coach Dennis Emery for second place on the all-time SEC wins list with 568. Bulldogs legend Dan Magill holds the record with 706 wins in his 34 seasons from 1955-88.

Georgia (9-3) won the doubles point for the sixth straight match and the 10th time in 12 matches this season. Austin Smith and Marco Nunez topped Ben Guthrie and John Banks, 8-3, at No. 2, then Casey Kay and Will Oliver clinched the point at No. 3 with an 8-3 win over Been Hoogland and Adrian Vodislav. The sixth-ranked tandem of Hernus Pieters and Wagland completed the sweep at No. 1 with an 8-3 win over Andersson and Aaron Chaffee.

No. 72 Pieters claimed the Bulldogs’ first singles point, winning 6-2, 6-0 over Aaron Chaffee at No. 2. Smith then made it 3-0 with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Hoogland at No. 3 before Wagland furnished the clincher at No. 1.

Georgia closed out the match with straight sets wins at Nos. 5, 4 and 6 by Nunez, Garrett Brasseaux and Eric Diaz, respectively.

The Bulldogs will return to SEC play this weekend when they travel to Ole Miss on Friday and Mississippi State Sunday.

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