University of Memphis Athletics
Monday, January 29
Athens, GA
1 p.m.
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#4 Georgia
Tigers fall at No. 4 Georgia
Jan 29, 2018 | Men's Tennis
Peniston earns second ranked win of season
Box Score
ATHENS, Ga. – Facing the No. 4 team in the country Monday afternoon, the Memphis men's tennis team couldn't quite catch the momentum it needed to capture an upset.
Memphis (2-1) fell to No. 4 Georgia (2-0) by a final of 4-1 in the championship round of the Athens regional as part of the ITA Kickoff Weekend.
Senior Ryan Peniston turned in his third win of the season, downing Georgia's #25 Emil Reinberg. The victory marked Peniston's second ranked win of the season and third career win against a top-25 opponent in dual match play, all in straight-set fashion.
The Tigers provided a solid effort in doubles play to start the day before falling 6-4 on both courts 1 and 2.
The Bulldogs carried the early momentum over to singles play, claiming the first two matches to push their advantage to 3-0.
Peniston answered at the No. 2 position, battling through a hard-fought first set before cruising to a 6-4, 6-0 victory.
The team returns to the Racquet Club of Memphis for its next match. The Tigers will host No. 25 Texas Tech Friday with a first serve slated for 6 p.m.
RESULTS
No. 4 Georgia 4, Memphis 1
Singles
1. #12 Montgomery (UGA) def. Watson (MEM) 6-3, 6-3
2. Peniston (MEM) def. #25 Reinberg (UGA) 6-4, 6-0
3. #66 Ponwith (UGA) def. Lemke (MEM) 6-3, 6-3
4. #30 Zielinski (UGA) def. Pallares (MEM) 6-3, 6-2
5. #33 Duncan (UGA) vs. Patzanovsky (MEM) 1-0, unfinished
6. Loeb (UGA) vs. Rauch (MEM), DNS
Doubles
1. #7 Loeb/Zielinski (UGA) def. Lemke/Story (MEM) 6-4
2. Duncan/Montgomery (UGA) def. Watson/Peniston (MEM) 6-4
3. Diaz/Ponwith (UGA) vs. #58 Pallares/Rauch (MEM) 5-4, unfinished
ATHENS, Ga. – Facing the No. 4 team in the country Monday afternoon, the Memphis men's tennis team couldn't quite catch the momentum it needed to capture an upset.
Memphis (2-1) fell to No. 4 Georgia (2-0) by a final of 4-1 in the championship round of the Athens regional as part of the ITA Kickoff Weekend.
Senior Ryan Peniston turned in his third win of the season, downing Georgia's #25 Emil Reinberg. The victory marked Peniston's second ranked win of the season and third career win against a top-25 opponent in dual match play, all in straight-set fashion.
The Tigers provided a solid effort in doubles play to start the day before falling 6-4 on both courts 1 and 2.
The Bulldogs carried the early momentum over to singles play, claiming the first two matches to push their advantage to 3-0.
Peniston answered at the No. 2 position, battling through a hard-fought first set before cruising to a 6-4, 6-0 victory.
The team returns to the Racquet Club of Memphis for its next match. The Tigers will host No. 25 Texas Tech Friday with a first serve slated for 6 p.m.
RESULTS
No. 4 Georgia 4, Memphis 1
Singles
1. #12 Montgomery (UGA) def. Watson (MEM) 6-3, 6-3
2. Peniston (MEM) def. #25 Reinberg (UGA) 6-4, 6-0
3. #66 Ponwith (UGA) def. Lemke (MEM) 6-3, 6-3
4. #30 Zielinski (UGA) def. Pallares (MEM) 6-3, 6-2
5. #33 Duncan (UGA) vs. Patzanovsky (MEM) 1-0, unfinished
6. Loeb (UGA) vs. Rauch (MEM), DNS
Doubles
1. #7 Loeb/Zielinski (UGA) def. Lemke/Story (MEM) 6-4
2. Duncan/Montgomery (UGA) def. Watson/Peniston (MEM) 6-4
3. Diaz/Ponwith (UGA) vs. #58 Pallares/Rauch (MEM) 5-4, unfinished
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