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Cheri Leavypublisher Tennis anyone? Get out and support our teams

The past several weekends have seen Athenshopping and there is only more to come beforeschool (K-12) is out for the summer and familieshead to the coast. This spring offered up a jam-packed G-Day football weekend, Twilight Cri-terium, the Stadion Classic at UGA and thefun-filled UGA graduation weekend.

We cover some of the happenings during theStadion Classic at UGA on page 11. Congratula-tions to one of our own Bulldogs, Hudson Swaf-ford for his exciting win. The hometown crowderupted with Swafford’s birdie out of the bunkeron the 72nd hole. My husband Vance was rightthere in the celebration to see the joy of CoachHaack, Asst. Coach Douglas and Swafford’s fam-ily.

Hats off to a great job by everyone involvedwith hosting the Nationwide Tour event inAthens. It was a blast and top notch. Vance andI have loved attending golf tournaments sinceour first one, The Players Championship, whichwe attended while in high school. Luckily ourparents thought the TPC was worthy of a skip-

school day! How fun to cheer on more Bulldogsat this year’s The Players. We watched everythrilling minute of the tournament thanks totevo. We were proud of the tremendous play ofBulldogs’ Harris English and Brian Harman. Oneof our St. Simons Island’ neighbors won it. Iknow, I know, how can I mention that TechieMatt Kuchar in a Bulldog publication but seri-ously I guess sometimes nice guys go to GeorgiaTech.

Sunday, while we were working on this issue,Vance got nervous because the Georgia men’s ten-nis team lost the doubles point so he quicklyheaded over to the tennis matches and joined upwith Jeff Dantzler and Allen Miller to root theDawgs to a win. Thankfully the team rallied win-ning four straight singles matches to secure theirspot in the upcoming NCAA Championships.

The main focus of this issue is on the up-coming tourney that will be hosted here inAthens at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. Don’tmiss this family friendly event and the chance tosee some of the best collegiate student-athletes

in the country. It is electric. Living in nearbyFive Points, you can hear the cheers from myyard. Folks truly tailgate. You can follow thesmell of hamburgers, hot dogs and barbequesmoke that leads to some of Athens best grill-masters hanging out in the parking lot behindthe courts. It is a blast so get over there andcheer on the Dawgs.

PS. Happy 70th Birthday to my friend An-drew Downs! Our new intern Katherine Parkeenjoyed the chance to meet this fascinating fel-low and shares a spotlight on him on page 8.

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Johnson, Casey Kay, Will Oliver, KU Singh BackRow (L-R): Hernus Pieters, Garrett Brasseaux,Eric Diaz, Wil Spencer, Nathan Pasha, WillReynolds, Ignacio Taboada

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3Bulldawg Illustrated Athens

For the 30th time, the NCAA Tennis Championships are backhome in Athens at the Dan Magill Complex. Georgia has the goodsto make a run on both the men’s and women’s side, and carve outsome more memories and history in this grand event.

Following are some of the greatest moments in Georgia tennishistory at the NCAAs in Athens, many of which I’ve been oh so for-tunate to witness first hand.

1983 – Allen Miller and Ola Malmqvist teamed to capture theNCAA Doubles crown, defeating Ken Flach and Robert Seguso, whowould go on to win a slew of Grand Slam and Davis Cup victoriesand end their careers as one of the most accomplished tandems inthe history of the sport. Miller would go on to be Georgia’s first everfour time All-American in any sport, and Malqvist still serves as a di-rector for the United States Tennis Association.

1984 – Georgia’s greatest player ever, the incomparable MichaelPernfors defeated Lawson Duncan of Clemson to win the NCAASingles Championship. It marked the second straight year that theBulldogs captured an individual crown. The team had come so close.When Pernfors announced he would return, the stage was set the fol-lowing year for the Bulldogs to break through.

1985 – After years of knocking on the door, Georgia rolledthrough the regular season, losing just once, and then dusted thecompetition to win it all, downing UCLA in the final. Led by thegreatest senior class in college tennis history – Pernfors, GeorgeBezecny, Miller and Dean Frye, as well as underclass standouts PhilipJohnson and Trey Carter – Georgia delivered the precious title forMagill, the greatest Bulldog ever and winningest coach in tennis his-tory, and his ace assistant Manny Diaz in the year of the University’sbicentennial. In the singles final, it was Bulldog vs. Bulldog withPernfors topping his roommate to win the national championship fora second straight year and cap an incredible year in which he went72-3. Pernfors and Miller wound up the year ranked No. 1 in dou-bles.

1987 – For the second time in three seasons, the Bulldogs wonit all. Led by Johnson and Stephen Enochs, Georgia again beat UCLA

in the final to further establish the Bulldogs as one of America’s pre-mier programs.

1993 – In one of the most thrilling and tense matches in schoolhistory, Georgia rallied from a 4-2 deficit, sweeping the doubles tobeat UCLA 5-4 in the semi’s and advance to the final. Rain forced thematch inside, with “The Richmond Rifle” Wade McGuire and BobbyMariencheck clinching the match for the Bulldogs at No. 1 doublesat 2:30 a.m. in front of a raucous crowd that was fully lubricated atfive points watering holes “Steverino’s” and “Son’s of Italy” during themultiple, lengthy rain delays. “Rifle had like 25 aces that night, andit was so loud, coach Diaz had to signal in our strategy, because wecouldn’t hear him,” reflected Mariencheck. Georgia would come upjust short in a heart-breaking loss to Southern Cal on very short restthe next day. McGuire, who had one of the great tournaments inBulldog annals, made it to the singles final for a second straight year.

1994 – For the first time ever, the NCAA Women’s Champi-onship made its way to Athens. Jeff Wallace led Georgia to the title,downing Stanford 5-4 in a thrilling final. All-American Angela Let-tiere then went on to win the singles championship.

1999 – In sports, the best team doesn’t always win the title in agiven year. And your best team might not be the one that wins it allin a certain year. But sometimes the mojo is on your side. In whatwas Georgia’s least talented team since at least 1983, and after hav-ing come so close so many times under the direction of Diaz, Amer-ica’s premier coach, who had guided Georgia to five finals previously,the Bulldogs somehow, someway broke through and won it all.UCLA was again the victim, as the Bulldogs rallied from five and ahalf feet under – the Bulldogs faced a match point vs. Washingtonin the round of 32 and were down 3-1 to the Bruins in the final – todo the improbable. It also marked the start of a dominant run by theBulldogs. From 1999 through 2008, Georgia would win four na-tional championships and make it to two other finals.

2001 – It was unforgettable couple of weeks in Athens. Oneof Georgia’s greatest ever teams would blast through the tournament,defeating SEC rival Tennessee to win the school’s fourth national

championship. Matias Boeker went on to win the national champi-onship in singles, and teamed with Travis Parrot to win the doublestitle – completing the rare Triple Crown. At adjacent Foley Field,Jeff Keppinger went on a tear, leading the Bulldogs to the CollegeWorld Series. In a Regional victory over Georgia Southern, Kep-pinger hit for the cycle. The next day, Keppinger went five-for-fivewith three homers, including baseball’s “Belue to Scott,” a two-out,two run ninth inning homer that delivered a one-run win overCoastal Carolina. Boeker and Keppinger’s accomplishments in lead-ing Georgia to such great glory in such close proximity is a feat thatany school would be hard pressed to match.

2007 – Another of Georgia’s greatest teams ever, led by anotherof Georgia’s greatest players ever, “Big” John Isner capped an unde-feated campaign with a 4-0 victory over Illinois to capture the na-tional championship. Only one team managed to get to two pointson the season. 1985, 2001, and 2007, of all of the Bulldogs phe-nomenal teams, go down as the three best ever at Georgia. Isnerwould go on to advance to the finals and won more matches thanany player in Bulldog history. Two of Georgia’s greatest ever players,Miller and Al Parker were inducted into the Collegiate Tennis Hall ofFame.

2010 – Georgia’s men pulled off an incredible comeback victoryover Florida, then topped Oklahoma, coached by mid-1990s stand-out John Roddick, to make it to the semifinals. It was the 25th yearanniversary of that incredible 1985 team, and having the group to-gether was a joyous occasion. On the women’s side, Chelsea Gul-lickson won the singles championship as a sophomore.

With Magill and Diaz the lone two coaches for the men’s pro-gram since 1953, and Wallace now in his fourth different decade atthe women’s helm, the camaraderie of Georgia tennis is unparalleled.And the NCAA’s bring so many great people, who carved out somany magic moments, back to Athens. It is a grand event, and noplace does it like Athens – especially when the Dawgs are sniffin’ atitle.

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5Bulldawg Illustrated Athens

1. World class tennis

When it comes down to the best 16 teams in the country in both the men’s and women’s col-lege tennis, these players are top-notch. They come from all parts of the world to be a part ofthe US college tennis circuit. And when they start battling against each other on the court, thesparks will fly.

2. Great atmosphere

If you haven’t ever been to a tennis match in Athens, you don’t know what you’re missing. Itmight surprise you but matches can get pretty wild in a real short period of time. Fans, play-ers and coaches all get into the matches and the result is a great atmosphere with a palpableamount of intensity. Now, multiply that by ten and you have the atmosphere when all theseteams are competing for a national title.

3. Cheer on the Dawgs!!!

It’s a great fortune that both the Georgia men’s and women’s teams have advanced to the roundof 16 and will be competing for the NCAA title over the next several weeks. Without question,the men and women teams will have a massive home court advantage.

4. National Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame

If you want to jump into a time capsule and learn a little bit about the history of college ten-nis, head into the College Tennis Hall of Fame right next to the courts and soak it in. It’s agreat resource which includes over 1,800 rare photos as well as racquets used by past champi-ons and other memorabilia.

5. Dan Magill

One thing that you can just about guarantee about this tournament is that Dan Magill will bethere showing his support. The 91 year-old hall of famer and legend in the college tennisranks still makes it over to the tennis center as often as he can. He’s a great ambassador for thegame and is sure to be there greeting fans as they come through the gates.

6. Unnatural rivalries

Every Georgia fan is used to the football rivalries with the likes of Florida and Auburn. Butwith tennis, different rivalries have risen and provide a bit of a change-up for fans. For exam-ple, Georgia and Kentucky absolutely hate each other on the tennis court. With both teams onthe same side of the bracket, a showdown may be in the works.

7. Last chance to see the tandem of Gilchrist and Gullickson

The women’s doubles duo of Nadja Gilchrist and Chelsey Gullickson has been one of the bestin the country over the past two years and it will be the last time these two will be playing to-gether. How great would it be to send them out with a good run in the doubles tournament?

8. Say goodbye to Wil and Sadio

On the men’s side, this will be the last chance for fans to see seniors Wil Spencer and SadioDoumbia. Both have been nothing but great since landing in Athens and deserve a great sendoff.

9. See one of the greats in action

Men’s coach Manny Diaz is undoubtedly the most successful college tennis coach in history.You won’t find a better opportunity to see this man in his element than while coaching in theNCAAs. He’s one of the best and you don’t want to miss this chance to see him at his finest.

10. Watch the Dawgs compete for a national title

How many of you can say you have seen a UGA sports team win a National Championship inperson? I imagine it’s not very many of you. It’s not an opportunity that comes very often andnow it comes twice with both the men’s and women’s teams. You’ll never forget being at a na-tional title match, especially if the team winning is wearing the red and black.

By Travis Ragsdale

Ten Reasons not to miss the NCAA Championships

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Nadja Gilchrist is a senior on the Women’s Tennis team at theUniversity of Georgia. She is originally from Webster, NY andis currently helping the tennis conquer the NCAA Tourna-ment. Nadja spoke with me about hosting the tournamentand the team.

I heard that the team just won, congratulations! How doesthat feel?We did! We just beat Clemson in the second round on Satur-day. We made it to the top 16 teams!

That awesome! When and who do you play next?Our next match is May 17th and we are playing againstTexas at 4 p.m.. We start practice on Monday preparing!

How does it feel to be the hosting team of the NCAA Tour-nament?It feels really good since it’s my last year on the tennis team.Especially for Chelsey and me. Not having to travel all overthe place and spending this time in Athens is very special. Allof our fans came and having all the fans here has been great.

Did a lot of the fans come support you on Saturday?We had a ton of fans. It was a big match against Clemson.The fans made a huge difference. They got us pumped up toget the win and to get into the tournament.

I love that the fans came out to support you and your team.Only the top sixteen teams are entered into the tournament.

We beat Clemson to get here. All the teams come to Athensthis week.

What are some of the things that go on behind thescenes of the tournament? There is a banquet on Wednesday night with all the teamsbefore the tournament starts. It’s great! We get all dressed upand there is free food. It’s fun because in the tennis world we

know each other very well and have friends all over thecountry. At the banquet we do not feel like we all have tostick with our teams. It’s a chance to mingle and catch upwith friends.

How did you get started playing tennis?When I was in elementary school there were a lot of afterschool programs and tennis was one of them. The coachesnoticed that I liked to hit the ball really hard and said Ineeded to continue to play tennis. My parents took me tothe park to play and from that time my love for tennis grew. Iwent to my first tennis academy at age 12 and it became mylife. Tennis is my sport!

You said earlier that this was your last season. What’s nextfor you?I am planning on graduating in December of this year. Iwould love to go pro in tennis. I am going to try and feel outthe pro circuit. If I am successful it will be great! If not I amensuring plan B! I am finishing school to make sure I have adegree. My major is Childhood and Family Development. Ilove kids!

Congratulations on your season and good luck on yournext match! Do you have any last thoughts?I want everyone to know that we worked really hard for this.This is the year that we can do a lot in the NCAA tourna-ment. We have a lot of faith in each other. This is the year!Especially since it’s Chelsey’s and I last year. We want it!

By Katherine Parke

Talking with Georgia women’s tennis player, Nadja Gilchist

You won’t often hear college coaches call freshman play-ers “phenomenal” but that’s the exact word that men’stennis coach Manny Diaz uses to describe Nathan Pasha.Pasha has dominated in his freshman season earning SECfreshman of the week honors four times. Now, Pasha setshis eyes on the NCAA tournament. We took time to sitdown with him to talk about the successes of his fresh-man campaign and what’s to come in his career.

What’s the transition to college tennis been like?It’s been hard. The biggest thing has been managing myemotions; not getting too excited with actually having acrowd watching me every time I play. Also dealing withthe pressures of having other people depend on you.

Does the rowdy atmosphere of college tennis botheryou? It definitely can. It all depends on what people like. Theguys from Kentucky, for example, like that rowdy atmos-phere against them and that helped them unfortunatelywhen they were here. I don’t mind it. I can feed off of it.It can kind of depend on the pressure of the match aswell.

Has it been difficult to balance academics and tennis? It’s hard. It really is. I’ve gotten so much better with timemanagement here because of it. Tennis and school havereally helped me to develop as a person just participatingin both just about every single day.

What’s it like having seniors like Wil Spencer and SadioDoumbia on the team? It’s helped me a lot. Whenever I need to figure out aproblem I go to them first. Just to ask them how theydealt with it. So it’s good to have those kinds of peoplewith experience to look up to.

Doubles vs. Singles...which do you prefer? You have to have such a different mindset for each. I lovethem both. If I can, I’d like to continue to play both.They’re so different in mindsets and game styles. Whenayou’re playing doubles, it’s like sprint. You’re sprintingto 8, first one to 8. You’re in that intense, fast-paced kindof mindset. Whereas singles is more drawn out, more ofa marathon and it takes a bit longer.

What’s been the key to success this year? The key has been the coaches and the leaders on theteam helping me to overcome pressure. That was thebiggest thing in the fall for me. I wouldn’t do that well inclosing out matches in pressure situations but I’ve done

well at in the spring just because the coaches and leadershave done a good job in guiding me.

Can you continue the success that you’ve had at the bot-tom of the lineup, at the top of the lineup? Hopefully. That’s what I come out and work every dayfor. Ideally when I’m working, I’m working to win asmuch as a I can wherever they put me whether down atthe bottom or up at the top.

How do you prepare yourself mentally for the NCAAtournament?I think I just have to perceive it the right way. I need torealize that everyone is out to support us. Or at leastmost people with it being here this year. When I take itlike that, I get a lot more confidence and feel a lot betterknowing that most of fans will be here to support us.Perceiving like ‘there are a ton of people here’, that’sscary. I don’t want to perceive it that way.

What are the goals for the tournament? The ultimate goal is to obviously win the tournament.The whole team knows that we can win this tournament.But the mindset that we have to have is taking it onematch at a time. There’s a ton of good teams that can beatanyone on any given day, including us. So that’s whywe’ve got to take it one match at a time and fight.

Two, three years down the road, how do you see your-self as a player? I hopefully see myself as number one, a leader on theteam. And two, be playing at the top of the lineup justdoing a good job of leading and guiding the others justlike the leaders have done this year for me. So we cankeep the team on the same successful path that everyoneis already on.

By Travis Ragsdale

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1 * Southern California (27-1) 3 Southern California 4-0 Virginia 4-0

49-64 Fairfield (16-4) Southern California 4-0 Virginia 4-0 49-64

17-32 Texas A&M (13-14) 17-32 Texas A&M 4-0 VCU 4-0

33-48 South Carolina (15-11) 33-48

17-32 Auburn (17-9) 9 a.m. 4 p.m. 17-32 Auburn 4-2 Texas Tech 4-1

33-48 Drake (24-2) 33-48

49-64 Western Mich. (17-11) Illinois 4-3 California 4-3 49-64 Illinois 4-0 California 4-0

16 * Illinois (14-7) 14

Noon 4 p.m.

9 * Mississippi St. (19-6) 11 Mississippi St. 4-0 Stanford 4-0

49-64 Alcorn St. (10-8) Baylor 4-3 Stanford 4-1 49-64

17-32 Baylor (17-11) 17-32 Baylor 4-2 Santa Clara 4-1

33-48 Memphis (19-5) 33-48

17-32 LSU (14-10) 9 a.m. 4 p.m. 17-32 LSU 4-0 Indiana 4-2

33-48 Northwestern (14-9) 33-48

49-64 George Washington (17-7) Duke 4-1 Kentucky 4-0 49-64

Duke 4-0 Kentucky 4-08 * Duke (22-4) 6

5 p.m. 5 p.m.5 * Ohio St. (29-2) 7

Ohio St. 4-0 Pepperdine 4-049-64 East Tenn. St. (14-8) Ohio St. 4-0 Pepperdine 4-0 49-64

17-32 Notre Dame (20-8) 17-32 Notre Dame 4-3 Washington 4-1

33-48 Vanderbilt (8-15) 33-48

17-32 Harvard (22-2) Noon 7 p.m. 17-32 Harvard 4-2 Tulsa 4-2

33-48 Virginia Tech (11-11) 33-48

49-64 Navy (18-8) Florida 4-0 Tulsa 4-1 49-64 Florida 4-0 Oklahoma 4-0

12 * Florida (14-9) 10

Noon 4 p.m.13 * Ole Miss (13-8) 15

Ole Miss 4-0 North Carolina 4-049-64 Binghamton (15-11) Ole Miss 4-2 North Carolina 4-0 49-64

17-32 Michigan (16-6) 17-32 Michigan 4-0 Tennessee 4-1

33-48 Middle Tenn. (19-7) 33-48

17-32 San Diego (17-9) Noon 7 p.m. 17-32 San Diego 4-0 Florida St. 4-3

33-48 Fresno St. (20-4) 33-48

49-64 Eastern Ky. (19-9) UCLA 4-0 Georgia 4-1 49-64 UCLA 4-0 Georgia 4-0

4 * UCLA (22-3) 2

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National ChampionshipMay 22

Round of 16May 18

First & Second RoundsMay 11-12 or 12-13

Round of 16May 18

QuarterfinalsMay 20

* Virginia (23-1)

Fairleigh Dickinson (15-8)

VCU (22-4)

Columbia (18-4)

Texas Tech (15-8)

SemifinalsMay 21

SemifinalsMay 21

First & Second RoundsMay 11-12 or 12-13

QuarterfinalsMay 20

Texas (16-9)

Santa Clara (21-5)

Indiana (21-8)

Louisville (18-9)

Radford (20-5)

Cal Poly (15-7)

UTSA (13-10)

* California (12-11)

* Stanford (17-8)

Sacramento St. (11-12)

Tulsa (18-8)

Minnesota (13-6)

UMKC (10-15)

* Oklahoma (18-3)

South Carolina St. (17-2)

* Kentucky (26-5)

* Pepperdine (23-6)

Green Bay (19-6)

Washington (16-8)

North Carolina St. (20-9)

* Georgia (23-2)

* North Carolina (13-7)

Col. of Charleston (18-4)

Tennessee (14-13)

UNC Wilmington (17-6)

Florida St. (18-9)

Boise St. (26-6)

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1 * UCLA (21-2) 3 UCLA 4-0 Duke 4-0

49-64 Eastern Ky. (18-6) UCLA 4-0 Duke 4-0 49-64

17-32 Arkansas (12-13) 17-32 Long Beach St. 4-0 South Carolina 4-1

33-48 Long Beach St. (18-5) 33-48

17-32 Illinois (17-6) 9 a.m. 4 p.m. 17-32 Rice 4-3 Tennessee 4-0

33-48 Rice (14-7) 33-48

49-64 Southern U. (10-10) Rice 4-2 Virginia 4-1 49-64 Ole Miss 4-0 Virginia 4-0

16 * Ole Miss (17-8) 14

Noon 4 p.m.

9 * California (17-6) 11 California 4-0 Texas 4-0

49-64 Sacramento St. (15-9) California 4-0 Texas 4-2 49-64

17-32 Purdue (14-6) 17-32 Pepperdine 4-0 Nebraska 4-0

33-48 Pepperdine (15-8) 33-48

17-32 Georgia Tech (14-11) 9 a.m. 4 p.m. 17-32 Georgia Tech 4-1 Clemson 4-0

33-48 Oklahoma St. (11-9) 33-48

49-64 Army (22-6) Georgia Tech 4-3 Georgia 4-3 49-64

Alabama 4-0 1 p.m. 1 p.m. Georgia 4-08 * Alabama (17-4) 6

5 * Southern California (20-3) 7 Southern California 4-0 North Carolina 4-0

49-64 Fairfield (14-6) Southern California 4-1 North Carolina 4-2 49-64

17-32 Vanderbilt (16-7) 17-32 Vanderbilt 4-1 Arizona 4-1

33-48 San Diego (13-9) 33-48

17-32 Tulsa (19-3) Noon 7 p.m. 17-32 Tulsa 4-0 Utah 4-3

33-48 Stephen F. Austin (23-4) 33-48

49-64 Oral Roberts (13-5) Baylor 4-0 Miami 4-0 49-64 Baylor 4-0 Miami 4-0

12 * Baylor (23-7) 10

Noon 4 p.m.13 * Northwestern (16-7) 15

Northwestern 4-0 Michigan 4-049-64 Akron (24-3) Northwestern 4-2 Michigan 4-3 49-64

17-32 Notre Dame (20-7) 17-32 Notre Dame 4-0 Texas A&M 4-1

33-48 Hawaii (15-6) 33-48

17-32 Yale (19-3) Noon 7 p.m. 17-32 Yale 4-0 Washington St. 4-3

33-48 St. Mary's (CA) (14-7) 33-48

49-64 Stony Brook (11-7) Stanford 4-0 Florida 6-0 49-64 Stanford 4-0 Florida 4-0

4 * Stanford (17-1) 2

South Carolina St. (16-0)

* Florida (21-1)

* Michigan (17-6)

Ill.-Chicago (18-3)

Texas A&M (18-5)

LSU (11-12)

Washington St. (18-5)

Florida St. (13-10)

Arizona (15-8)

Minnesota (15-7)

Texas Tech (19-5)

Utah (11-10)

North Florida (16-4)

* Miami (FL) (17-4)

Clemson (15-9)

Arizona St. (11-9)

Col. of Charleston (25-5)

* Georgia (21-4)

* North Carolina (22-5)

Richmond (14-4)

Fairleigh Dickinson (16-7)

* Virginia (18-7)

* Texas (17-7)

Wichita St. (21-5)

Nebraska (23-3)

North Texas (18-6)

* Duke (24-2)

Winthrop (15-10)

South Carolina (15-8)

TCU (18-5)

Tennessee (14-12)

VCU (20-4)

SemifinalsMay 21

SemifinalsMay 21

First & Second RoundsMay 11-12

QuarterfinalsMay 19

National ChampionshipMay 22

Round of 16May 17

First & Second RoundsMay 11-12

Round of 16May 17

QuarterfinalsMay 19

1 p.m.

NATIONAL CHAMPION

Dan Magill Tennis ComplexAthens, Georgia

University of Georgia , hostMay 20-25

Dan Magill Tennis ComplexAthens, Georgia

University of Georgia , hostMay 17-22

2012 NCAA Division 1 Men’s Tennis Championships Brackets

2012 NCAA Division 1 Women’s Tennis Championships Brackets

Georgia is lucky enough to havereceived a pretty good draw withthe tournament bracket this year.On their side, the biggest hurdleto overcome is Kentucky or Vir-ginia. Those two look to be on acrash course for a showdown inthe quarterfinals which is goingto be a heck of a match if it comesto be. Both teams thrive on a wildand crazy atmosphere and theDan Magill Tennis Complex willprovide just that over the nextcouple of weeks. Mitchell Frankand Jarmere Jenkins provide anasty punch at the top of thelineup for Virginia. But UGA fansknow how good Kentucky can begiven a rowdy atmosphere tofeed off of. On the other side of thebracket, the USC Trojans loomand have clear path to the finals.Although, Ohio State may prove tobe a bit of a speed bump for theTrojans should their paths crossin the semi-finals. The Buckeyeshave an advantage of alreadyplaying in Athens once this year.

- Travis Ragsdale

The Georgia women have atough road to haul in order towin a National Championshipthis year. After receiving a disappointing six seed for thetournament, the Dawgs startoff in a bit of a hole. If the ladiescan get past Texas in the roundof 16, then they are likelyheaded to a buzzsaw in Duke inthe quarterfinals. The Blue Devils have rattled off 16 winsin a row but they haven’t had areally close match in severalweeks. That may be the oneadvantage that the Dawgs haveover Duke. But don’t count outthe Lady Dawgs who have aton of experience in the NCAAtournament. On the other side,UCLA is the likely favorite butkeep an eye on Stanford. TheCardinal has lost only onematch all year long and haveconsistently beaten teams inthe top ten all year long.

- Travis Ragsdale

8 May 15, 2012

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By Katherine ParkeHappy 70th Birthday Andrew Downs Our very own Andrew Downs is turning 70 this week and we want to reflect on his incredible life. When I asked him about the big day he replied, “I’ve done this sixty-nine times before.” His sense of humor is one of his many great qualities. Working for what you want out of life is another great aspect of Andrew Downs that is hard to miss. He shared with me that his father said, “You can have anything you want in the world but you will have to work for it.” Keeping true to this philosophy, he has kept busy since the age of twelve when he started work at a grocery store to work for the things he wanted. When he realized that working allowed him his inde-pendence, college was not something he really wanted to do. But to honor his parents, Andrew came down from Virginia Beach to attend the University of Georgia. He explained to me that he wanted to attend art school but his parent’s did not approve. Then he wanted to go into journalism, but that too was not up to par. “I finally said, Dad, what do you want me to do? I am still unsure how we came to major in Psychology.” It took him six and a half years to get out of Athens. “I would get bored and find another adventure.” From working odd jobs to a trip to Rome, he made the most of his college years. Andrew then traveled to New York to study pattern making but was soon hired to run a little flower shop called Par-ish Woodworth. This shop was starting to capture a lot of at-tention from major players in the public eye. Within six months, he bought the Parish Woodworth with his florist partner, John Cianciolo. The shop took off with success and gossip colum-nist Suzy said, “The client list of Parrish Woodworth reads list a Who’s Who in new York Society.” The shop soon grew out of its Madison Avenue location and they moved to a brownstone at 41 E. 65th St. This was a two story building with the first floor holding the

florist and the second floor became a gifts and home furnishing boutique. He said, “I just started making things. I did not know what I was doing!” I have a feeling that he had some inclina-tion or maybe it was pure natural talent, however his creations attracted the attention of many. In fact, Roger Horchow’s assistant insisted that he meet Andrew due to all the publicity. From there Andrew Downs entered the mail order catalogue industry with one dress and Horchow, the first luxury mail-order catalog. Soon, his creations were featured in all of the top catalogues including Neiman Marcus, Lord & Taylor, and Sax Fifth Avenue. This success required Andrew to buy a factory to keep up with the demand. Then, a little magazine called Victoria Secret came out and he jumped on board. He worked with Victoria Secret right up until his world was turned upside down. Like a true Georgia Bulldog, Andrew traveled down for a football game. He explained, “I turned around and saw the most beautiful woman I had ever seen.” It was truly love at first sight when he met Lane. After two years of dating back and forth, he made a huge decision. He sold the factory and moved to Winder, GA to marry the love of his life. Struggling to find work and to stay busy as he had for his whole life, Andrew started a curtain business out of his garage and sold them in Atlanta. Later, he opened a booth in the Athens Interior Market when he was approached to rent the space on Prince Avenue. Three days after that opportunity was presented to him, Andrew opened Andrew Downs & Com-pany. The shop is absolutely beautiful and worth walking in. Andrew’s belief about design is, “have a budget, keep to the budget, trust the person who you are working with, go to their house to see how they live. The most expensive thing about decorating is mistakes.”

The success of Andrew Downs can also be seen in his family. Along with his beautiful wife, he has two stepchildren who have provided them with wonderful grandchildren. Andrew said, “I used to think I was pretty well-off but I’ll have to work the rest of my life to keep up with these grandchildren.” It is clear that he adores his family and loves spoiling them. For his birthday, he is keeping to a quiet celebration. He is headed off to St. Simons with his wife and his brother-in-law and his brother-in-law’s wife for the week. They go at least four times a year to get away from the everyday and to spend time with each other. To this day, Andrew Downs has lived his life to the absolute fullest and he will continue to do so. “All the blessings in my life, I have not asked for any of them. With all the things that happen everyday, I don’t think I’ll ever stop.” He is by far one of the most interesting men I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. He believes in the creativity in all people and is encour-aging that in his grandchildren. Andrew Downs is very inspiring. Please go by his store to wish him a happy birthday and pick his brain about anything. Your life will be better for it. Happy birthday Andrew Downs! We cannot wait to see what else you have to bring into this world.

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The 34th Annual Athens Human Rights Festival was theplace to be this weekend. Hot in the sun, cool in the shade, tonsof great music and lots of interesting talkers. My weekend startedwith most members of Dangfly, then Elite tha Showstoppa, Low-dive, Kite to the Moon, Betsy Franck & the Bare Knuckle Bandand Big C & the Velvet Delta rounded it out for me. All of thesebands are very uplifting no matter what stage they are playingbut playing the historic Human Rights Festival stage is somethingspecial. Neighbors, friends and llamas hanging out in the streetsof downtown Athens. Check out www.AthensRockShow.com towatch more than 1700 of my videos and pictures of Athensbands. Here is where I’d go if I could go out every night and seeevery band that I wanted to see in Athens.

5/16 Adam Klein & AJ Adams / Brett Vaughn (Hendershots)5/16 M. Ward / Lee Renaldo Band (Georgia Theatre) 5/16 The Heap / Monophonics (Melting Point)5/16 Sweet Knievel (Nowhere Bar)5/18 Burning Angels / Special Guests (Flicker)5/18 Heartless Bastards / These United States (the 40 Watt Club)5/18 B-53's, Pilgrim, Moths, Timmy Tumble & the Tumblers,Outer Spaces, Tom(b) Television, Weird Like Us (Broad RiverWatershed Party)5/18 Land Mine / Tijuana Hercules (Little Kings)5/19 Matt Hudgins & His Shit Hot Country Band / LosMeesfits / Cielo K-Lentano (Caledonia Lounge)5/22 Lucero / Dead Confederate (Georgia Theatre)5/22 Kite To The Moon Get Up and Get Down Late Night(Georgia Theatre)5/23 Adam Klein w Sunny Ortiz & Jim Wilson (Hendershots)5/24 Dodd Ferrelle / Efren / Still Small Voice and the JoyfulNoise / Vespolina (Georgia Theatre)5/24 Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers) & the DowntownRumblers (Melting Point)5/25 Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers) & the DowntownRumblers (Melting Point)5/26 the Highballs (Melting Point)5/30 Lefty Hathaway CD Release Party / Mama's LoveAcoustic (Melting Point)5/30 Adam Klein / Bronson Tew (Hendershots)6/9 the Arcs / Jay Gonzales / Jack Logan (the 40 Watt Club)6/9 Radiolucent / the Whiskey Gentry / the Pretty Please(Georgia Theatre)6/10 Dawes / Sara Watkins (Melting Point)6/14 Todd Snider / Lera Lynn (Melting Point)6/14 The Humms (Georgia Theatre)6/21 the Flagpole Music Awards (Morton Theatre)6/22 The Shut Ups / The Producers (Melting Point) AthFest 2012

Come to Athens for the Bulldawgs and stay for the Rock-’N’Roll. Chances are the person serving you sweet tea at lunchwill be performing on a stage that night.

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Lowdive

Adam Payne,Adam Poulin andShawn Patrick

Betsy Franck and Bare Knuckle Band

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Samantha Bailey and Charlotte Butler Brent and Angelique Witcher Bill Hall and DeDe Farmer

Congratulations Hudson Swafford on winning the Stadion Classic