In its first outdoor match of the 2021 season, the 12th-ranked Georgia men’s tennis team shut out Georgia Southern, 7-0, Wednesday at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. The Bulldogs improved to 5-0 with the win and open SEC play on Friday against No. 3 Tennessee.
“More than anything, I thought it was about our guys coming out here and braving the elements,” head coach Manuel Diaz said of playing outdoors on a mid-50s afternoon. “Our early matches in the spring are going to be challenging because it’s cold, it’s a little bit breezy, and we are making the transition from indoor tennis to outdoor tennis, and that’s always a little bit of a challenge.