No. 13 Georgia men’s tennis completed a comeback win Friday night over No. 14 Texas A&M 4-3 in College Station, Texas. 

The Bulldogs overcame a 3-1 deficit in singles to win their eighth consecutive match and remain unbeaten in SEC play.

No. 60 Santiago Giamichelle clinched the match for Georgia over Tiago Pires. The Georgia senior started the match with a 7-5 loss in the first set, but fought back in the second to force a third set 6-4. Giamichelle ended the match with a shutout 6-0 victory in the third set. 

The Bulldogs fell short in doubles to start the road match. Noah Johnston and Derrick Chen finished first and marked a 6-3 win over Lathan Skrobarcek and Pires. 

No. 64 Giamichelle and Arda Azkara faced No. 80 Togan Tokac and Theo Papamalamis. The doubles duo forced a tiebreaker, but ultimately allowed the Aggies to clinch their first doubles match 7-6(6). Within seconds of Giamichelle and Azkara’s defeat, Will Jansen and Gabriele Vulpitta lost their match with a chance to clinch the doubles point. Jansen and Vulpitta were also in a tie-breaker battle, but could not mount a comeback. Georgia was down 1-0 after Texas A&M’s No. 61 pairing of Alex Frusina and Kholo Montsi secured the doubles point 7-6(4). 

Chen was first to finish in singles against Markus Molder. On court four, the Bulldog was defeated in consecutive sets 6-3, 6-3. 

No. 30 Jansen put Georgia on the board with a 6-3, 7-5 victory against No. 108 Frusina. Skrobarcek furthered Texas A&M’s lead with a three-set win over No. 77 Vulpitta. The Georgia sophomore claimed the first set 6-3, but fell in the second and third sets. The Bulldogs found themselves in a 3-1 deficit after Vulpitta’s loss. 

No. 42 Azkara secured Georgia’s second point of the day after a consecutive set win over No. 78 Papamalamis. The first set remained close, but Azkara pulled away to win his first set 7-6(6). His momentum remained strong to clinch his match 6-3. 

Johnston tied the score 3-3 after a three-set battle against Tokac. The freshman secured the first set 6-4, but fell short 3-6 in the second set. He pulled away in the tiebreaker set 7-5, which set Giamichelle up for the match clinch.

Georgia will face top SEC opponent No. 4 Texas Sunday afternoon, with a chance to win its ninth-straight match.