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Tennessee Upsets Georgia Women's Tennis 4-3
April 16, 2005 | Women's Tennis
April 16, 2005
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KNOXVILLE, TENN. -- The 20th-ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteers posted a 4-3 upset over sixth-ranked Georgia here Saturday. The Lady Vols (14-7, 7-4 SEC)captured the doubles point and then picked up wins at No. 1, 3 and 5 singles to defeat the Bulldogs (13-6, 7-4).
Tennessee went up 2-0 after Ghizela Schutte beat Evgenia Subbotina 6-2,6-0 at the number five spot. Georgia got its first point of the afternoon when senior Jitka Schonfeldova dispatched Melissa Schaub 6-2,6-4 at number six. The Lady Vols went up 3-1 when Vicky Jones won her seventh straight match, posting a 6-4,6-1 win over Carolina Basu at number three. Georgia closed the gap to 3-2 when freshman Kelley Hyndman beat Bryce Marable 6-4,6-2 at number four. Georgia tied the match at 3-all when seventh-ranked Shadisha Robinson rallied back for a win at number two, beating Blakely Griffith 3-6,6-3,6-2. The match came down to the number one spot where 42nd-ranked Sabita Maharaj upset 26th-ranked Natalie Frazier 3-6,6-4,6-2.
Georgia now preapres for the SEC Tournament, which will be held April 21-24 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Women's Tennis Match Georgia vs Tennessee Apr 16, 2005 at Knoxville, Tenn.
#20 Tennessee 4, #6 Georgia 3 Singles competition: 1. #42 Sabita Maharaj (TN) def. #26 Natalie Frazier (UGA-W) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 2. #7 Shadisha Robinson (UGA-W) def. Blakeley Griffith (TN) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 3. Vicky Jones (TN) def. Caroline Basu (UGA-W) 6-4, 6-1 4. Kelley Hyndman (UGA-W) def. Bryce Marable (TN) 6-4, 6-2 5. Ghizela Schutte (TN) def. Evgenia Subbotina (UGA-W) 6-2, 6-0 6. Jitka Schonfeldova (UGA-W) def. Melissa Schaub (TN) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles competition: 1. #3 Shadisha Robinson/Caroline Basu (UGA-W) def. Sabita Maharaj/Bryce Marable (TN) 8-6 2. Melissa Schaub/Ghizela Schutte (TN) def. Kelley Hyndman/Evgenia Subbotina (UGA-W) 8-3 3. Blakeley Griffith/Daron Moore (TN) def. Natalie Frazier/Anastasiya Shevchenko (UGA-W) 8-5
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (5,6,3,4,2,1)
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