No. 3 Georgia sweeps MTN

ATHENS, Ga. – The No. 38 Vanderbilt Commodores were swept by the No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs on Sunday afternoon in a 7-0 decision.

Charlie Jones and Joe Dorn tied up the doubles point with a 9-8 (7-1) over Wil Spencer and KU Singh after #59 Sadio Doumbia and Nathan Pasha beat Blake Bazarnik and Jeff Offerdahl 8-3. Georgia won on court one, defeating Gonzales Austin and Alex DiValerio 8-5 for the point.

The Commodores put up a fair fight, with Jones and Anton Kovrigin nearly forcing a third set. Kovrigin went 11-9 in the second set’s tiebreaker before losing 6-1, 7-6(11-9).

Dorn won his first set, but lost in the end to Campbell Johnson 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.

The Commodores host Ole Miss and Mississippi State next weekend to finish out their home slate of the season.

Results:
Singles competition
1. #8 Wil Spencer (UGA) def. #47 Charlie Jones (VU) 6-3, 7-5
2. #32 KU Singh (UGA) def. Gonzalez Austin (VU) 7-5, 6-4
3. #33 Ignacio Taboada (UGA) def. Blake Bazarnik (VU) 6-3, 6-2
4. #62 Hernus Pieters (UGA) def. Jeff Offerdahl (VU) 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
5. Nathan Pasha (UGA) def. Anton Kovrigin (VU) 6-1, 7-6 (11-9)
6. Campbell Johnson (UGA) def. Joe Dorn (VU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. #34 Hernus Pieters/Ignacio Taboada (UGA) def. #46 Gonzalez Austin/Alex DiValerio (VU) 8-5
2. #59 Sadio Doumbia/Nathan Pasha (UGA) def. Blake Bazarnik/Jeff Offerdahl (VU) 8-3
3. Charlie Jones/Joe Dorn (VU) def. Wil Spencer/KU Singh (UGA) 9-8 (7-1)

Match Notes:
Vanderbilt 7-11 (2-6); National ranking #38
Georgia 17-2 (7-1); National ranking #3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,2,5,4,1,6)