Bulldogs Converge in Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE CLASSIC
Site: UNF Tennis Complex
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Date: Oct. 28-30
Time: All day

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QUICK HITS
792 Wins, 19 SEC Titles, 6 National Championships
Georgia head coach Jeff Wallace is now in his 38th 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 2022-23 season with 792 career victories.

ITA Southeast Region Champion
Senior Lea Ma defeated Georgia Tech's Carol Lee 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 to win the ITA Southeast Regional Championship. The road to the championship for Ma, who was seeded third, included straight-set wins over North Florida's Megan Forster, UCF's Jaleesa Leslie, and the No. 13 seed Rachel Gailis (Florida). Her 5-0 run in the event also featured wins over fellow teammate and the 10th ranked freshman/newcomer in Anastasiia Lopata and the No. 1 seed Lee (ITA 16).

Dating back to 2009, Ma is the seventh Bulldog to win the Southeast Regional singles title and the second-straight Georgia player to do so – Mell Reasco won in 2021.

Wallace's Words
"We are very excited to go down to Jacksonville to play at the University of North Florida against some great teams," said Georgia head coach Jeff Wallace. "It will be an exciting, fun week for our team. We will get to see a little baseball and football. We are looking forward to an outstanding weekend. Being there, with the whole team together, hopefully, we can gain a lot from the experience."

Dawgs in the Rankings
Georgia boasts seven rankings: A quartet of individuals, No. 13 Mell Reasco, No. 26 Lea Ma, No. 79 Dasha Vidmanova and No. 101 Ania Hertel; Two doubles teams in No. 20 Reasco and Vidmanova and No. 46 Guillermina Grant and Hertel.

In the fall, the ITA also ranks the Top-10 Freshman/Newcomer, Anastasiia Lopata came in at No. 10.

The Field
Georgia graduate Meg Kowalski, seniors Ania Hertel and Lea Ma, sophomores Guillermina Grant, Mai Nirundorn, Mell Reasco and Dasha Vidmanova and freshman Haley Gaudette and Anastasiia Lopata will compete against a field that features players from North Florida and LSU.

The Schedule
Friday, October 28^th
• Round 1 of Doubles: 9 a.m.
• Round 2 of Double: 10 a.m.
• Round 1 of Singles: 11 a.m.

Saturday, October 29^th
• Round 3 of Doubles: 8 a.m.
• Round 2 of Singles: 9 a.m.

Sunday, October 30^th
• Round 4 of Doubles: 9 a.m.
• Round 3 of Singles: 10 a.m.

University of Georgia Athletics

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Players Mentioned

Haley Gaudette

Guillermina Grant

Ania Hertel

Meg Kowalski

Anastasiia Lopata

Lea Ma

Mai Nirundorn

Mell Reasco

Dasha Vidmanova

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