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No. 10 Bulldogs Blank No. 4 Buckeye in Top-10 Showdown
March 16, 2022 | Women's Tennis
ATHENS, Ga. – The 10th-ranked University of Georgia women's tennis team swept the fourth-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes 7-0 Wednesday afternoon, in non-conference play. Today's win marked the first win over a Top-5 team since the Bulldogs beat No. 5 Duke in 2019.
"We are super excited," said Georgia head coach Jeff Wallace. "Ohio State is No. 4 in the country and we shut them out. Anytime you blank the No. 4 team in the country, you know you've had a fantastic day. I was really proud of our doubles effort today, I thought it was one of our best doubles points of the season. Then, we just kept rolling in singles. Everybody just played outstanding. I think this win will help us a lot as the season progresses. Super excited that we were able to beat these guys 7-0."
In doubles, Georgia (7-2, 4-0 SEC) took two-of-three from Ohio State (8-3, 1-0 BIG 10). At the top spot, graduate Morgan Coppoc and junior Ania Hertel dominated No. 15 Irina Cantos Siemer and Sydni Ratliff 6-2. After graduate Meg Kowalski and freshman Guillermina Grant fell 6-4, the freshmen duo of Mell Reasco and Dasha Vidmanova clinched the doubles point with an impressive 6-4 win over Lucia Marzal and Kolie Allen.
In singles play, the Bulldogs swept the Buckeyes. No. 25 Reasco picked up the first win of the afternoon, cruising to a straight-set win of No. 19 Isabelle Boulais 6-1, 6-4. She was followed by fellow freshman No. 113 Vidmanova who picked up her sixth-consecutive win over No. 43 Sydni Ratliff 6-4, 6-3. Coppoc clinched the match for UGA, dominating Shelly Bereznyak 6-4, 6-3.
With the win secured, Lea Ma upset No. 4 Irina Cantos Siemers in a thrilling three-set match, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, while No. 71 Kowalksi beat Kolie Allen 6-2, 7-5. No. 114 Hertel clinched the sweep for Georgia topping Lucia Marzal 6-2, 6-3. (Note: The match was moved indoors due to inclement weather)
Next up, the Bulldogs travel to Knoxville, Tennessee to face the Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday, March 19 at noon.
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Singles Results
1. #49 Lea Ma (UGA) def. #4 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
2. #25 Mell Reasco (UGA) def. #19 Isabelle Boulais (OSU) 6-1, 6-4
3. #113 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. #43 Sydni Ratliff (OSU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Morgan Coppoc (UGA) def. Shelly Bereznyak (OSU) 6-4, 6-3
5. #71 Meg Kowalski (UGA) def. Kolie Allen (OSU) 6-2, 7-5
6. #122 Ania Hertel (UGA) def. Lucia Marzal (OSU) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles Results
1. #62 Morgan Coppoc/Ania Hertel (UGA) def. #15 Irina Cantos Siemers/Sydni Ratliff (OSU) 6-2
2. Mell Reasco/Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. Lucia Marzal/Kolie Allen (OSU) 6-4
3. Isabelle Boulais/Kathleen Jones (OSU) def. #64 Guillermina Grant/Meg Kowalski (UGA) 6-4
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,4,1,5,6
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