Georgia Sweeps Past Duke

Friday, February 6

Athens, Ga.

5:30 p.m.

Duke University

Georgia

Duke men's tennis' Pedro Rodenas, wearing a blue shirt and black shorts, holds a tennis ball and readies for a serve.

Photo by: Duke Athletics

2/6/2026 8:40:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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ATHENS, Ga. – The No. 20 Duke men's tennis squad fell 4-0 at Georgia Friday evening at the Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Tennis Facility. Duke drops to 4-4 while the Bulldogs improve to 3-1.

Georgia earned the doubles point with victories at the first and second positions. The Bulldogs clinched the match with singles wins on courts three, six and four.

How It Happened

In doubles, Georgia's court one pair of Arda Azkara and Santiago Giamichelle downed No. 36 Pedro Rodenas and Cooper Williams, 6-4. The Georgia duo turned a set that was even until 4-4 into a victory by winning the final two games.
The Bulldog pair of Will Jansen and Gabriele Vulpitta defeated Dylan Long and Gerard Planelles Ripoll 7-5 on two to secure Georgia's first point. With each side dominating on serve, the set was knotted throughout until the Bulldogs went on a hold-break-hold run to capture the last three games for the match and doubles point.
No. 28 Jansen tallied the Bulldogs' second point with a 6-3, 6-3 victory against Alexander Visser on court three. The opening set had Jansen hop out to a 3-0 lead before Visser clawed back and made it 4-2. Jansen took two of the last three for the set. Jansen again took an early lead in the second set, going up 3-1. Visser rallied to make it a 4-3 deficit, but Jansen took the final two for the match.
Georgia pushed its lead to 3-0 with a court six win as No. 109 Vulpitta topped Teddy Truwit, 6-2, 6-4. Vulpitta took a 2-0 lead before Truwit closed the gap to 3-2, but Vulpitta ran off with the final three games. In the second, Truwit led 1-0 and 3-2 before Vulpitta knotted the action at 3-3 and 4-4 and won the final two for the match.
Georgia added its fourth and final point on court four, where Derrick Chen downed No. 78 Planelles Ripoll, 6-1, 7-6 (7). After breezing through the opening set, Chen trailed 4-1 in the second set before storming back with four straight games to lead 5-4. Planelles Ripoll answered and sent the set to the tiebreaker. Neither side held more than a one-point lead until Chen broke a 7-7 tie with the final two points for the match.

Up Next

Duke ends its weekend road trip at No. 14 South Carolina with a 12 p.m. match Sunday.

Results
Doubles (1,2)
1. Arda Azkara/Santiago Giamichelle (UGA) def. #36 Pedro Rodenas/Cooper Williams (DU) 6-4
2. Will Jansen/Gabriele Vulpitta (UGA) def. Dylan Long/Gerard Planelles Ripoll (DU) 7-5
3. Noah Johnston/Derrick Chen (UGA) vs. Teddy Truwit/Alexander Visser (DU) 5-4, unfinished

Singles (3,6,4)
1. #39 Arda Azkara (UGA) vs. #47 Cooper Williams (DU) 6-4, 5-5, unfinished
2. #63 Santiago Giamichelle (UGA) vs. #90 Pedro Rodenas (DU) 7-5, 2-6, 2-2, unfinished
3. #28 Will Jansen (UGA) def. Alexander Visser (DU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Derrick Chen (UGA) def. #78 Gerard Planelles Ripoll (DU) 6-1, 7-6 (9-7)
5. Dylan Long (DU) vs. #83 Noah Johnston (UGA) 6-3, 3-6, 2-1, unfinished
6. #109 Gabriele Vulpitta (UGA) def. Teddy Truwit (DU) 6-2, 6-4

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