University of Georgia Athletics
Tech Defeats Georgia 5-2 In Women's Tennis
March 20, 2010 | Women's Tennis
ATLANTA-----With Bulldog sophomore Nadja Gilchrist sidelined due to a sprained ankle, 12th-ranked Georgia fell short in their bid to defeat Georgia Tech Saturday as the Yellow Jackets posted a 5-2 win.
The Yellow Jackets (8-5) captured the doubles point and collected four wins in singles to snap Georgia's four-match winning streak. The Bulldogs (8-4) moved up four of their players in the lineup due to Gilchrist's injury and freshman walk-on Kelly Jordan made her debut at No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles with senior Lara Fakhoury.
Hyndman and junior Cameron Ellis were the two Bulldogs to notch singles wins while Chelsey Gullickson and Ellis did get a victory at No. 1 doubles. Ellis and Hyndman won super tiebreakers in lieu of a third set with the overall match outcome determined. Ellis defeated Lynn Blau 3-6,6-3,1-0 in the No. 4 match. Hyndman edged Sasha Krupina 6-2,6-7(4),1-0 at No. 2 singles. Meanwhile, the Yellow Jackets got wins at No. 1 from top-ranked Irina Falconi, at No. 3 from Viet Ha Ngo, at No. 5 from Hillary Davis and at No. 6 from Elizabeth Kilborn.
Normally, Gilchrist plays No. 1 doubles with Gullickson and No. 2 singles. In fact, the Gilchrist/Gullickson duo is on a 14-match winning streak with a record of 15-3 and a national ranking of No. 9. In singles, Gilchrist is ranked 25th nationally with an 18-5 record including 9-2 at No. 2.
Georgia returns to SEC action on March 26 at Arkansas, In Georgia's last trip to Fayetteville, the Bulldogs captured their third straight SEC Tournament title.
| #36 Georgia Tech 5, #12 Georgia 2 | ||
| Singles | ||
| 1. | #1 Irina Falconi (GT) def. #13 Chelsey Gullickson (UGA) | 7-5, 6-0 |
| 2. | Yvette Hyndman (UGA) def. Sasha Krupina (GT) | 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 1-0 (10-7) |
| 3. | Viet Ha Ngo (GT) def. Naoka Ueshima (UGA) | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 4. | Cameron Ellis (UGA) def. Lynn Blau (GT) | 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 |
| 5. | Hillary Davis (GT) def. Lara Fakhoury (UGA) | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 6. | Elizabeth Kilborn (GT) def. Kelly Jordan (UGA) | 6-0, 6-0 |
| Doubles | ||
| 1. | Chelsey Gullickson/Cameron Ellis (UGA) def. Sasha Krupina/Hillary Davis (GT) | 8-1 |
| 2. | Irina Falconi/Lynn Blau (GT) def. Yvette Hyndman/Naoka Ueshima (UGA) | 8-3 |
| 3. | Elizabeth Kilborn/Viet Ha Ngo (GT) def. Lara Fakhoury/Kelly Jordan (UGA) | 8-0 |
Records:
Georgia 8-4; National ranking #12
Georgia Tech 8-5; National ranking #36
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,1,5,4,2,3)
T-3:00 A-357
