RALEIGH, N.C. – No. 65 UNCW men's tennis, the 2025 Coastal Athletic Association Champions, fell to No. 26 Georgia 4-0 in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Saturday afternoon at J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center. 

No. 65 UNCW, the No. 3 seed for the Raleigh Regional, had its nine-match win streak snapped and finished the season 12-8.

No. 26 Georgia improved to 16-11. The Bulldogs entered the regional as the No. 2 seed and played their 20th match of the season against a nationally ranked opponent.

Georgia started strong with two doubles wins on courts two and three, taking a 1-0 lead into singles play.

At No. 1 doubles, Jordi Domenech and Joseph Wayand went toe-to-toe with No. 30 Ryan Colby and Thomas Paulsell.

Domenech and Wayand entered the regional with an 8-1 record and seven straight victories. The Seahawks' top pairing trailed 4-3 in a tight battle before the match went unfinished.

Georgia quickly extended its lead to 2-0 with a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 6 singles.

At No. 2 singles, No. 36 Colby followed suit with a 6-3, 6-4 win against Wayand to give the Bulldogs a 3-0 lead.

Georgia clinched the match in No. 3 singles after No. 50 Paulsell won the battle of ranked players by outlasting No. 104 Sam Nicholson 6-4, 6-3. 

Senior Harold Huens led his match against No. 62 Miguel Perez Pena 6-3, 2-5 at No. 1 singles before it went unfinished. Huens finished his UNCW with 50 wins, tying for 14th all-time in program history.

Trey Mallory, also a senior, led his match on court four 7-6 (3), 0-2, and Lukas Steffen (6-2, 4-6) just began a third set on court five as play ended.