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Top Row Dawg · 04-30-2024, 03:58 AM

for Uncle John always.

Woof™..........

The University of Georgia men's and women's tennis teams have earned spots in the NCAA Tournament. The women's team set to host the first and second round matches this weekend at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. The men will travel to Winston-Salem, N.C., for their first and second round matches at the Wake Forest regional. The announcement came Monday evening during the 2024 NCAA Selection Show.

Georgia's women's team, which earned the No. 7 overall seed, welcomes Alabama State, Florida State and UNC Asheville. The action starts at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 3, with Florida State battling UNC Ashville. Georgia's match will follow as the Bulldogs will host Alabama State at 1 p.m. The winners of those first round matches will play on Saturday for spot in the Super Regionals at 1 p.m. The Georgia women — which won a share of the 2024 SEC regular season title as well as the SEC tournament title — received a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the 37th-straight year with an all-time tournament record of 93-34. The 2024 season marks the 13th consecutive year the Bulldogs have earned a host position for the first and second rounds of the tournament. The program has won two NCAA titles (1994 and 2000), while a Bulldog has won the NCAA singles championship three times (Lisa Spain in 1984; Angela Lettiere in 1994; Chelsey Gullickson in 2010).

Men's action will also begin on Friday, May 3, when the Bulldogs face Arizona State at 2 p.m. ET before Wake Forest — the No. 6 overall seed — will take on South Carolina State at 5 p.m. The potential second round matchup will be played on the following day at 5 p.m. The Bulldog men, who hold a tournament record of 117-40, are making their 40th-straight and 45th overall NCAA appearance. Georgia's men have won six NCAA National Championships (1985, 1987, 1999, 2001, 2007 and 2008), while a Bulldog has won the NCAA Singles Championship five times (Mikael Pernfors in 1984 and 1985; Matias Boeker in 2001 and 2002; Ethan Quinn in 2023). The Bulldogs have claimed the doubles title on three occasions - Ola Malmqvist and Allen Miller in 1983, Boeker and Travis Parrott in 2001 and John Isner and Antonio Ruiz in 2005.

Dakota Leffew, a first-team All-MAAC performer for Mount St. Mary's during the 2023-24 season, has signed a letter of intent to play for the Georgia Bulldogs basketball team next season as a graduate transfer, head coach Mike White announced on Monday. Leffew is a 6-5, 185-pound guard from Hampton, Ga., who played at Jonesboro High School. Leffew is the fourth newcomer for Georgia's 2024-25 roster. Last fall, the Bulldogs signed Asa Newell, a 6-10, 215-pound power forward from Destin, Fla., who was ranked as the No. 8 overall prospect in the 247Sports.com composite ledger for Class of 2024 prep prospects. From the transfer portal, this spring Georgia also has signed De'Shayne Montgomery, a 6-4, 190-pound guard from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., who won 2024 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Rookie of the Year accolades playing for Mount St. Mary's last season; and Frank Abson, a 6-9, 235-pound forward from Pompano Beach, Fla., who was named the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year after finishing No. 4 nationally in blocked shots last season at Appalachian State.

The 18th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs baseball team travel to Kennesaw State Tuesday with first pitch at 6:02 p.m. The Bulldogs are 31-12 under first-year head baseball coach Wes Johnson. The Owls are 24-18 and are coached by Ryan Coe who is in his second season. Tuesday's contest will be the final non-conference game of the regular season for Georgia. The Bulldogs have three more SEC series. Up next in league action, Georgia will play host to No. 13 Vanderbilt starting Friday at Foley Field. Georgia leads the KSU series 23-11 including a 15-5 run-rule win in eight innings in Athens on Apr. 9. The Owls have had some impressive road wins this year. They went 2-1 against No. 8 Kentucky, who is 33-9 now, and 1-2 against now No. 4 Clemson (34-9).The Bulldogs rank third nationally with a school record-tying 109 home runs, which matches the 2009 club that set the mark in 62 games. Also of note, this year's squad has hit a school record 10 grand slams. Georgia is third nationally with a .595 slugging percentage while it is sixth in on base percentage at .436.