New Georgia Tennis Coach Nick Papac Follows Bo Hodge From Oklahoma
New Georgia Tennis volunteer assistant Nick Papac follows new Associate Head Tennis Coach Bo Hodge to Athens.
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Nick Papac of Oklahoma is now a volunteer coach for Many Diaz’s Georgia Tennis team.
Papac is following former Oklahoma assistant coach and new Georgia Associate Head Tennis Coach Bo Hodge to Athens.
Nick Papac joins Georgia men's tennis staff >> http://t.co/b57NkTqaBI pic.twitter.com/2VOhnp2cvY
— Georgia Tennis (@UGAtennis) August 26, 2015
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“Nick is going to make a huge difference for us,” Diaz told Georgiadogs.com . “He brings a lot of enthusiasm, and he has a great understanding of the game. He is a terrific young coach who is interested in competing at the highest level, and we are very excited to have him here at Georgia.”
Papac knows his way to Athens, having advanced to the quarterfinals of the Southern Intercollegiate Tennis Championship last fall, defeating Georgia’s Ben Wagland in the round of 32.
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At Oklahoma, Papac was a member of two consecutive NCAA runner-up teams in 2014 and 2015 in addition to Big 12 title teams in the last four years. While Papac only competed on senior day during the spring of 2015 due to injury, in 2014 he paired with Alex Ghilea to win a match at number 3 doubles in the semifinal round of the NCAA Tournament to help the Sooners advance to the championship match.
A native of Norman, Ok, Papac played in 15 dual matches at Fresno State and contributed to the Bulldogs 2011 WAC championship before transferring to Oklahoma.
“It’s a privilege to be here, and I consider myself blessed to be a part of the tennis tradition at Georgia,” Papac told Georgiadogs.com. “I’m very grateful for the opportunity Manny and Bo have given me, and I’m looking forward to putting the work in this fall and seeing the guys compete.”
Papac, the son of a former Miss Oklahoma and cousin of Mary Closs, a top-ranked American junior tennis player, graduated from Oklahoma in May with a degree in administrative leadership.
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