Neither UGA Tennis squad was able to prevail in today’s ITA Indoor Championship finals. The men fell 4-1 to Virginia while the women came up short against Northwestern.

Manuel Diaz sees a silver lining in the losing effort:

“I can’t say enough about our guys, it was anybody’s match on every court, and they gave a championship effort,” said Georgia coach Manuel Diaz. “A lot of the experts said we might be in for a down year but we showed we can compete with anybody in the country. I’m not saying it’s going to be smooth this year but we definitely have the kind of guys who will fight hard every time out. We’re ahead of schedule, and I like how we’ve got a close-knit group.”

Ladie’s coach Jeff Wallace on his squad’s loss:

“We ran in to the top-ranked team that played a solid match today, and I’m still proud of our team for making it to the finals,” said Georgia coach Jeff Wallace. “We learned a lot and what we need to work on for the rest of the year. This was a good experience for the team. We had the right mindset coming up here, and this was a great showing.”

Both teams surpassed expectations and did the Bulldog Nation proud. I imagine both squads will be in the hunt for their respective national titles.