Gamecocks Drop Road Match at 26th-ranked Georgia
ATHENS, Ga.- Paul Jubb improved to 11-2 against nationally ranked opponents this season with a three-set singles win on Sunday, highlighting a team loss for South Carolina men’s tennis (11-5, 1-4 SEC), which fell 5-2 at 26th-ranked Georgia (7-6, 3-2 SEC) at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
Jubb went 2-0 on the weekend, defeating a pair of ranked opponents in singles matches culminating in a come from behind, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2, win over No. 20 Emil Reinberg on Sunday.
The Gamecocks fall to 1-4 in conference play having dropped each of their three road SEC matches . Carolina fought back from a slow start in doubles but were unable to complete the comeback, dropping a second-straight doubles team point.
After Georgia’s Phillip Henning was forced to abandon his match against Joseph Brailovsky at No. 4 singles, wins at No. 6 singles followed by a three-set victory at No. 2 singles clinched the win for UGA at 4-1.
Jubb overcame a 6-2 loss in his opening set to win a second-set tiebreak 7-4. Jubb then went on to finish off 20th-ranked Reinberg, his 10th dual-match win of the season.
South Carolina will be back in action at home on Thursday against Kentucky at 4 p.m. ET. Carolina will then get set to host Vanderbilt at the Carolina Tennis Center on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET.
Doubles Results
1. No. 65 Robert Loeb/Jan Zielinski (UGA) def. Paul Jubb/Raphael Lambling (SC) 6-3
2. Walker Duncan/Emil Reinberg (UGA) vs. Joseph Brailovsky/Jake Beasley (SC) 4-5, unfinished
3. Trent Bryde/Philip Henning (UGA) def. Beau Pelletier/Daniel Rodrigues (SC) 6-4
Singles Results
1. No.12 Paul Jubb (SC) def. No. 20 Emil Reinberg (UGA) 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2
2. No. 10 Jan Zielinski (UGA) def. No. 88 Daniel Rodrigues (SC) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
3. Trent Bryde (UGA) def. Raphael Lambling (SC) 7-6 (3), 6-7 (6), 10-6
4. Joseph Brailovsky (SC) def. No. 95 Philip Henning (UGA) 7-5, 4-2, retired
5. Robert Loeb (UGA) def. Patrick Cacciatore (SC) 6-2, 6-0
6. Walker Duncan (UGA) def. Beau Pelletier (SC) 6-3, 6-4
Order of Finish: 5,4,6,2*,1,3
