University of Georgia Athletics
Darja Vidmanova signs with the Bulldogs
November 10, 2021 | Women's Tennis
ATHENS, Ga. — University of Georgia women's tennis head coach Jeff Wallace announced Wednesday, Nov. 10, the signing of Darja Vidmanova (pronounced DAR-e-uh vid-MAN-ova) to the Bulldog tennis program.
Vidmanova, a native of Prague, Czech Republic has climbed as high as No. 21 in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior rankings. She has played in numerous Junior Grand Slams, including third round appearances at the Australian and French Open, as well as, a second round appearance in Wimbledon. In 2019, Vidmanova won the Grade 1 Offenbach in Germany and the Grade 2 Tribuswinkel in Austria — both on clay courts.
Throughout her career, Vidmanova has posted a career-high 11.51 Universal Tennis Rating — UTR is a global rating system that promotes fair and competitive play across the tennis world on a scale between 1 and 16.50 based on actual match results.
"Darja is an incredibly experienced player," said Georgia associate head coach Drake Bernstein. "Coming from Czech (Republic), she has played all over the world. Darja has reached the Round of 16 three times in Junior Grand Slams, against some of the best competition in the world. She has multiple top-10 wins, and we are excited about what she will bring to the locker room. She had a great time on her visit and she will fit in really well with our group."
Georgia concluded its Fall slate, accumulating 89 wins — 62 singles and 27 doubles. The Bulldogs will be back in action on Saturday, Jan. 22, when they kick-off the Spring dual season at Chapel Hill taking on North Carolina at noon.
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