ORLANDO, Fla. – The first matchup of the Pac-12/SEC Showdown went down to the wire, but No. 13 Georgia topped No. 16 Stanford, 4-3, at the USTA National Campus on Saturday.
Arthur Fery earned a straight-set win over the nation's No. 1 player, Ethan Quinn, 7-6 (8), 6-3. Fery improves to 7-3 in his career against top-20 opponents, while the win marks his first over an ITA No. 1 singles player.
The Cardinal dug an early hole, as Georgia won the doubles point and two of the first three singles matches. A win from Filip Kolasinski on court six had the Cardinal trailing 3-1 with three courts to go.
Samir Banerjee scored a straight-set win on three, 6-3, 6-4, for his first-career ranked win, and he was followed by Fery on court one to tie the match at 3-3.
Basing fought back from a one-set deficit to tie the match at 1-1, but was outlasted by the nation's No. 10 player in the second slot in three sets.
Stanford continues action in Orlando on Sunday, Feb. 5 against No. 15 Florida. The action begins at 9 a.m. PT.
#13 Georgia 4, #16 Stanford 3
DOUBLES
1) No. 19 Bryde/Quinn (UGA) d. Basavareddy/Fery (STAN), 6-1
2) Giusca/Henning (UGA) led Basing/Anders Matta (STAN), 5-2 uf
3) No. 55 Croyder/Johnston (UGA) d. Kolasinski/Rajesh (STAN), 6-1
SINGLES
1) Arthur Fery (STAN) d. No. 1 Ethan Quinn (UGA), 7-6 (8), 6-3
2) No. 10 Philip Henning (UGA) d. No. 7 Max Basing (STAN), 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-3
3) Samir Banerjee (STAN) d. No. 70 Teodor Giusca (UGA), 6-3, 6-4
4) No. 106 Trent Bryde (UGA) d. Aryan Chaudhary (STAN), 7-5, 6-3
5) No. 21 Blake Croyder (UGA) d. Neel Rajesh (STAN), 6-4, 6-2
6) Filip Kolasinski (STAN) d. Miguel Perez Peña (UGA), 7-6 (6), 6-2
Order of Finish: 5, 6, 4, 3, 1, 2