COLUMBIA, S.C. – Redshirt freshman Cooper Johnson and freshman Noah Johnston each tallied their first wins as Bulldog on the opening day of the Carolina Classic at the Carolina Tennis Center on Friday.
 
RESULTS
Singles
Ian Mayew (North Carolina) def. Noah Johnston, 6-3, 6-3
                  Flight 3 – Extra Match
Clement Lemire (Central Florida) def. Cooper Johnson, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
                  Flight 1 – Round of 16
Noah Johnston def. Nicolas Oliveira (Central Florida), 6-0, 6-3
                  Flight 2 – Quarterfinals
Cooper Johnson def. Anh Hoang La Pham (South Carolina State), 7-6(6), 6-4
 
UP NEXT
Cooper Johnson is set for a consolation semifinal against Columbia’s Jakub Katuch in Flight 1, and Noah Johnston advances to the semifinals of Flight 2 to face the winner of Atakan Karahan (South Carolina) and Thanapat Boosarawongse (Columbia). The duo will also face off against South Carolina State’s Anh Hoang La Pham/Bastian Zamora in the first round of doubles action in Flight B. Match times will be provided on GeorgiaDogs.com and UGA Men’s Tennis socials when made available.
 
More, Derrick Chen, Santi Giamichelle and Gabriele Vulpitta will begin their campaigns in the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla with the opening round of pre-qualifying singles. Chen will face Tulsa’s Reiya Komagata at 11:30 a.m. ET, Giamichelle will face Ohio State’s Brandon Carpico at 12:00 p.m. ET and Vulpitta will face Nebraska’s Henry Lamchinniah at 11:30 a.m. ET. In doubles, No. 84 Chen/Giamichelle will take on Nebraska’s Henry Lamchinniah/Leo Lopez Linquet in the first round of pre-qualifying doubles at 3:30 p.m. ET.
 
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