Georgia, USA – South African rising tennis star Wayne Montgomery, from Somerset West, who is currently a student at the University of Georgia in the USA has been named the Southeastern (SEC) Tennis Freshman of the Week following his performance against Georgia Tech, it was announced Wednesday by the conference office.
Montgomery won his first career match at number one to help the fourth-ranked Bulldogs defeat Georgia Tech 4-3 last Friday. His 6-3, 6-2 victory over No. 49 Nathan Rakitt was his seventh win against a ranked opponent and gave Georgia its first team point in the victory over Tech. Montgomery is 21-4 in his freshman campaign and climbed to No. 17 in this week’s Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings.
Montgomery and the fourth-ranked Bulldogs will take on No. 15 Columbia in the first round of the ITA National Team Indoor Championships today (Friday).