SIX NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
1985 1987 1999 2001 2007
2008
The 1985 Georgia squad, led by seniors in the top four positions, was perhaps the most powerful team in school history. The Bulldogs were led by Mikael Pernfors, a native Swede who won a second-straight NCAA singles championship with a victory over teammate and roommate George Bezecny. Bezecny played No. 2 for the Bulldogs while Allen Miller, a four-time AllAmerican, was No. 3. The rest of the lineup consisted of Deane Frey at No. 4 singles, Philip Johnson at No. 5 and freshman Trey Carter at No. 6. Georgia finished the spring dual match schedule with a perfect 26-0 record.
Final: Georgia def. UCLA 5-1 No. 1 - Pernfors (UGA) d. Kures (UCLA) 6-2, 6-3 No. 2 - Bezecny (UGA) d. Klaparda (UCLA) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 No. 3 - Miller (UGA) d. Pearce (UCLA) 6-4, 6-4 No. 4 - Basham (UCLA) d. Frey (UGA) 6-1, 7-5 No. 5 - Johnson (UGA) d. Greenwood (UCLA) 7-6, 3-6, 7-5 No. 6 - Carter (UGA) d. Diller (UCLA) 7-6, 3-6, 6-3
The 1987 Georgia tennis team completed the SEC hat trick by winning the indoor tournament, the conference round robin with a 9-0 record and the league outdoor championship. The lineup for the 1987 national champions consisted of the following players: Philip Johnson at No. 1 singles, Stephen Enochs at No. 2, John Boytim at No. 3 and Trey Carter at No. 4. Rounding out the Bulldogs’ lineup was Mike Morrison at No. 5 singles with T.J. Middleton at No. 6. Freshman Jim Childs saw significant action at No. 6 singles and was a regular at No. 3 doubles.
Final: Georgia def. UCLA 5-1 No. 1 - Johnson (UGA) d. Nahirney (UCLA) 4-6, 1-2, ret. No. 2 - Enochs (UGA) d. Farrow (UCLA) 7-6, 6-7, 6-2 No. 3 - Boytim (UGA) d. Trigueiro (UCLA) 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 No. 4 - Carter (UGA) d. Greenwood (UCLA) 7-6, 7-5 No. 5 - Galbraith (UCLA) d. Morrison (UGA) 6-2, 1-6, 6-1 No. 6 - Middleton (UGA) d. Garrow (UCLA) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
The 1999 Bulldogs entered the newly formatted 64-team tournament as the No. 10 seed. Through the course of the regional and championship tournaments, the Bulldogs overcame seemingly insurmountable odds, fighting off three team match points to rise to the top. In the team final against top-ranked UCLA, Georgia opened with wins at Nos. 1 and 2 to claim the doubles point. The Bruins retaliated, proving that they would not go quietly. Falling into a tie in singles play, junior Joey Pitts swung the balance for the Bulldogs in a threesetter at the No. 4 position.
Final: Georgia def. UCLA 4-3 No. 1 - Grinda (UCLA) d. Hemeda (UGA) 6-4,6-7(4),6-4 No. 2 - Fleishman (UCLA) d. Corrales (UGA) 6-3,6-3 No. 3 - Carlson (UGA) d. Cook (UCLA) 6-4,7-6(3) No. 4 - Pitts (UGA) d. Lee (UCLA) 5-7,6-3,6-2 No. 5 - Kramer (UCLA) d. Seri (UGA) 6-2,7-5 No. 6 - Lang (UGA) d. Rozpedski (UCLA) 2-6,7-6 (4),6-2
The 2001 Bulldogs etched their name in the annals of Georgia tennis history and also the NCAA record books as just the second program to win the title, fail to reach the Round of 16 the following year and then claim another NCAA crown in a span of three years. Georgia rode a 25-match winning streak through the tournament to capture the program’s fourth national title. In the team final, Georgia clinched the doubles point, but lost the first set in three singles matches. However, with Georgia leading 3-1, Chad Carlson topped Adam Carey 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 to clinch the match for the Bulldogs.
Final: Georgia def. Tennessee, 4-1 No. 1 - M. Boeker (UGA) vs. Parsons (UT), 1-6, 6-4, 5-5, DNF No. 2 - Toledo (UT) d. Hodge (UGA) 6-7(4), 6-0, 6-4 No. 3 - Joseph (UGA) d. Handoyo (UT) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 No. 4 - Carlson (UGA) d. Carey (UT) 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 No. 5 - Parrott (UGA) vs. Podbury (UT) 1-6, 7-6(2), 1-4, DNF No. 6 - Wagner (UGA) d. Rea (UT) 6-2, 6-1
The 2007 Bulldogs completed their dream season by winning the program’s fifth NCAA title on their home court. The crown was the final piece to a perfect puzzle as the squad captured every possible team title during its undefeated run, which also included the ITA Team Indoor National Championship and the SEC Tournament. Georgia was so dominant that for the first time in team history, the Bulldogs never allowed an opponent more than two points in a match. Even then, the opposition gained two points only twice, and Georgia registered a total of 22 shutouts.
Final: Georgia def. Illinois, 4-0 No. 1 - Isner (UGA) d. Anderson (ILL) 6-1, 7-6 (7-1) No. 2 - Flores (UGA) vs. Rowe (ILL) 6-7 (6-8), 2-4, DNF No. 3 - Helgeson (UGA) vs. Spicijaric (ILL) 7-6 (7-4), 4-2, DNF No. 4 - Omerzel (UGA) d. Gonzales (ILL) 7-6, 6-1 No. 5 - Schnugg (UGA) d. Jones (ILL) 6-4, 6-1 No. 6 - Hunt (UGA) vs. Heiser (ILL) 4-6, 6-3, 2-1, DNF
The 2008 Bulldogs became the first squad to win back-to-back NCAA Championship titles since Stanford in 1997-98. Georgia officially captured the title by defeating Texas in the finals, 4-2. However, arguably the victory most indicative of the Bulldogs’ talent came in the semifinal round as Georgia topped undefeated, No. 1-ranked and heavily-favored Virginia, 4-3. On the run to the national championship, the Bulldogs also captured their third consecutive regular-season Southeastern Conference championship with a 10-1 record.
Final: Georgia def. Texas, 4-2 No. 1 - Helgeson (UGA) d. Kurtovsky (UT) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 No. 2 - Schnugg (UGA) d. Damico (UT) 6-4, 6-2 No. 3 - Flores (UGA) d. Corrie (UT) 6-3, 1-6, 6-1 No. 4 - Hunt (UGA) d. Barriga (UT) 6-1, 6-4 No. 5 - Garrapiz (UGA) vs. Mihailovic (UT) 4-6, 6-2, 2-1, DNF No. 6 - Varela (UT) d. Vitulli (UGA) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles not played, match clinched.
Doubles not played, match clinched.
No. 1 - Hemeda/Seri (UGA) d. Grinda/Lee (UCLA) 8-6 No. 2 - Lang/Parrott (UGA) d. Cook/Kramer (UCLA) 8-6 No. 3 - Carlson/Corrales (UGA) vs. Rozpedski/Sands (UCLA), DNF
No. 1 - M. Boeker/Parrott (UGA) vs Carey/Parsons (UT), DNF No. 2 - Hodge/Wagner (UGA) d. Handoyo/Podbury (UT), 8-6 No. 3 N. Boeker/Carlson (UGA) d. Rea/Toledo (UT), 8-3
No. 1 - Anderson/Rowe (ILL) d. Isner/Flores (UGA) 8-7 No. 2 - Helgeson/Omerzel (UGA) d. Davis/Gonzales (ILL) 8-6 No. 3 - Hunt/Schnugg (UGA) d. Jones/Spicijaric (ILL) 9-7
No. 1 - Hunt/Schnugg (UGA) vs. Corrie/Damico (UT) 8-7, DNF No. 2 - Barriga/Varela (UT) d. Flores/Garrapiz (UGA) 8-6 No. 3 - Kurtovsky/Zavala (UT) def. Helgeson/Vitulli (UGA) 8-3
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