Georgia Set to Host ITA Kick-off Weekend

ITA KICK-OFF WEEKEND
Date: January 28-29, 2022
Time: 10:00 a.m. / 2:00 p.m.
Location: Athens, Georgia
Site: Dan Magill Tennis Complex (Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Facility)

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773 Wins, 19 SEC Titles, 6 National Championships
Georgia head coach Jeff Wallace is now in his 37th year at the helm of the Bulldogs' tennis program. As the nation's winningest active women's tennis coach, Wallace is one of only two coaches to record 750 wins in women's tennis history. Wallace enters the 2022 dual season with 773 career victories.

Adding to the Mix
Dasha Vidmanova, a native of Prague, Czech Republic, signed with the Bulldogs in November. Projected at the No. 1 spot, Georgia will look for the early enrollee to make an immediate impact.

The Field
Georgia opens the 2022 dual season in Athens, hosting Iowa, Mississippi State and North Florida for the ITA Kick-off Weekend. The Bulldogs will face North Florida on Friday at 2:00 p.m. and either Iowa or Mississippi State on Saturday. Georgia has been a host site in all but two years since the ITA Kick-Off inaugural season in 2009. The Bulldogs are 22-0 in Athens, and 23-1 overall in the opening spring event.

The Stakes
The teams will compete for one of 16 spots in the 2022 ITA National Women's Indoor Championship, which takes place Feb. 11-14 in Madison, Wisconsin. The Bulldogs own four National Indoor Titles (1994, 1995, 2002, 2019) in 31 appearances, dating back to its inception in 1988.

The Schedule
Friday, Jan. 28
10:00 a.m. Iowa vs. Mississippi State (Women's 2v3)
2:00 p.m. #3 Georgia vs. North Florida (Women's 1v4)
Saturday, Jan. 29
10:00 a.m. Women's Consolation
2:00 p.m. Women's Championship

Coaches Comments
"We are all excited to get our 2022 season started," said Georgia head coach Jeff Wallace. "We have a big weekend in front of us and my hope is we will get a ton of fans out to support this amazing team."

Dawgs in the Rankings
No. 3 Georgia boasts seven rankings: A quintette of individuals, No. 11 Reasco, No. 33 Kowalski, No. 52 Ma, No. 63 Coppoc and No. 78 Hertel; A pair of doubles teams in No. 45 Coppoc and Hertel and No. 51 Grant and Reasco. In the fall, the ITA also ranks the Top-10 Freshman/Newcomer, Reasco came in at No. 4.

Scouting the Hawkeyes
Iowa holds one ranking in No. 3 Alexa Noel.

Scouting the Bulldogs
Mississippi State brings a trio of rankings to Athens in No. 50 Emmanouela Antonaki, No. 67 Magda Adaloglou, and the tandem of No. 28 Magda Adaloglou and Chloe Cirotte.

Scouting the Ospreys
North Florida owns two rankings in No. 32 Catherine Gulihur and the 2021 ITA Southeast Regionals Doubles Champions No. 9 Catherine Gulihur and Ana Paula Melilo.

Fall Final
Georgia competed in seven fall competitions in 2021 racking up 89 wins – 62 singles and 27 doubles.

The Bulldogs return five members from last season including graduate Morgan Coppoc, seniors Alee Clayton and Meg Kowalski, and juniors Ania Hertel and Lea Ma. Georgia welcomed four freshmen: Guillermina Grant from Montevideo, Uruguay, Mai Nirundorn from Bangkok, Thailand, Mell Reasco from Quito, Ecuador and Dasha Vidmanova from Prague, Czech Republic.

Fantastic Freshmen
Freshmen Guillermina Grant and Mell Reasco excelled this Fall. Reasco, a native of Quito, Ecuador, posted an 11-3 singles record, won the ITA Southeast Regional, and earned a berth in the ITA National Fall Championship. Grant, a native of Montevideo, Uruguay, notched a 9-2 mark and won the ITA Southeast Regional Consolation draw, defeating fellow freshman and teammate Mai Nirundorn.

Georgia's four freshmen ranked in the Top-31 of the ITF Junior World Rankings prior to arriving in Athens. No. 20 Mai Nirundorn, No. 20 Mell Reasco, No. 21 Dasha Vidmanova and No. 31 Guillermina Grant.

Dominant Doubles
The Bulldogs posted a 27-13 mark in doubles action this fall, including a perfect 12-for-12 in doubles play at the Ole Miss Fall Invite. No. 42 Coppoc and Reasco went 5-1 (fell in the semifinals of the ITA Southeast Regional), and No. 50 Grant and Hertel posted a 3-2 mark.

University of Georgia Athletics

Players Mentioned

Morgan Coppoc

Guillermina Grant

Ania Hertel

Meg Kowalski

Lea Ma

Mai Nirundorn

Mell Reasco

Dasha Vidmanova

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