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The 30th ranked Georgia Bulldogs defeat No. 26 Alabama
March 26, 2006 | Women's Tennis
March 26, 2006
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Tuscaloosa, Ala. --- The 30th ranked Georgia Bulldogs
defeated the 26th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide 6-1 Sunday at
the UA Tennis Complex in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The Bulldogs (9-6, 5-1 SEC) took an early 1-0 advantage over
the Crimson Tide (7-7, 3-3 SEC) by claiming the doubles point
taking two of the three contests. At number one the team of
Shadisha Robinson and Carolina Basu, ranked eighth, went up
2-0 for Georgia, but would drop the match 8-2 to the Tide's
18th-ranked team of Robin Stephenson and Ashley Bentley. Then,
at number three the Bulldogs tandem of Natalie Frazier and
Kelley Hyndman defeated Natalie McElveen and Andrea Brenes 8-4
to even the doubles competition. The point came down to the
number two match up of Georgia's Darya Ivanov and Evgenia
Subbotina, ranked #33, versus Alabama's Mari Muller and
Melissa Day. Each team had match point in their favor in the
third set but neither was able to finish the match sending it
to a tie breaker. Then in the tie breaker, Ivanov and
Subbotina rallied back from being down 5-1 to win the break
8-6 including taking the final three points after facing match
point at 6-5 to clinch the first team point.
In singles, Bentley defeated Robinson 6-2, 6-2 at number two
to pull the match even at 1-1. However, Georgia would quickly
jump head 3-1 as Bulldogs Hyndman and Ivanov took points
respectively at number five and number six. After dropping the
first set 3-6 McElveen, Basu took the final two sets 6-2, 6-2
at number four to put the Bulldogs up 4-1 clinching the team
point. Frazier then picked up a win at number one, and
Subbotina picked up a win at number three for the final margin
of 6-1.
Up next, Georgia will continue play on the road for their next
two contests. The Bulldogs will face #29 Kentucky in Lexington
at 4:00 p.m. Friday and then #12 Vanderbilt in Nashville next
Sunday at noon.
Women's Tennis Match Results
March 26, 2006 at Tuscaloosa, Ala.
#30 Georgia Bulldogs 6, #26 Alabama 1
Singles:
1. #28 Natalie Frazier (UGA) def. #12 Robin Stephenson (UA)
6-4, 7-6
2. #86 Ashley Bentley (UA) def. #55 Shadisha Robinson (UGA)
6-2, 6-2
3. Evgenia Subbotina (UGA) def. Mari Muller (UA) 6-7, 6-2, 7-6 (5)
4. #82 Carolina Basu (UGA) def. Natalie McElveen (UA) 3-6,
6-2, 6-2
5. Kelley Hyndman (UGA) def. Shelley Godwin (UA) 6-0, 6-1
6. Darya Ivanov (UGA) def. Melissa Day (UA) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles:
1. #18 Robin Stephenson/Ashley Bentley (UA) def. #8 Shadisha
Robinson/Caroline Basu (UGA) 8-2
2. #33 Darya Ivanov/Evgenia Subbotina (UGA) def. Mari
Muller/Melissa Day (UA) 9-8(6)
3. Natalie Frazier/Kelley Hyndman (UGA) def. Natalie
McElvenn/Andrea Brenes (UA) 8-4
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,5,6,4,1,3)
Georgia now 9-6, 5-1 SEC; Alabama 7-7, 3-3 SEC
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