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Georgia Falls to Auburn 4-3
April 17, 2022 | Women's Tennis
AUBURN, Ala. – The 10th-ranked University of Georgia women's tennis team fell to the 13th-ranked Auburn Tigers 4-3 Sunday afternoon, in Southeastern Conference action.
In doubles, Georgia (15-5, 10-3 SEC) dropped two of three to Auburn (19-4, 11-2 SEC). The freshman duo of Guillermina Grant and Dasha Vidmanova dropped the first doubles match on court three to Carolyn Ansari and Madeline Meredith 6-2. The Bulldogs immediately respond with a win on court two, where graduate Meg Kowalski and freshman Mell Reasco cruised to a 6-3 win over Georgie Axon and Adeline Flach. With the doubles point on the line, it all came down to the top-20 battle on court one. In the end, No. 16 Selin Ovunc and Ariana Arseneault got the best of No. 15 Morgan Coppoc and Ania Hertel, winning 6-3.
In singles play, Georgia earned wins from No. 29 Reasco, Hertel and Nirundorn. Hertel earned the first point of the day for the Bulldogs, defeating Adeline Flach in straight sets 6-2, 7-5. The Tigers responded, taking the matches on courts two, three and four to clinch the match. While playing the match out, Nirundorn continued her magic, picking up her third win of the dual season with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Yu Chen. In the last remaining match, Reasco topped No. 35 Selin Ovunc 6-4, 7-6(12) in a thrilling second-set tiebreaker. With the win, Reasco moved to a team-high 23-8 on the season, including a team-high eight wins against ranked opponents.
No. 108 Kowalski fell to Georgie Axon 6-3, 6-2, while Morgan Coppoc lost to No. 107 Carolyn Ansari 6-2, 6-4. No. 66 Dasha Vidmanova dropped her match to No. 68 Ariana Arseneault 6-3, 7-5.
Next up, Georgia will travel to Gainesville, Florida for the 2022 SEC Women's Tennis Tournament. The Bullodgs will face the winner of match five on Friday, April 22 at 3 p.m.
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Singles Results
1. #29 Mell Reasco (UGA) def. #35 Selin Ovunc (AU) 6-4, 7-6 (14-12)
2. #68 Ariana Arseneault (AU) def. #66 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) 6-3, 7-5
3. #107 Carolyn Ansari (AU) def. Morgan Coppoc (UGA) 6-2, 6-4
4. Georgie Axon (AU) def. #108 Meg Kowalski (UGA) 6-3, 6-2
5. Ania Hertel (UGA) def. Adeline Flach (AU) 6-2, 7-5
6. Mai Nirundorn (UGA) def. Yu Chen (AU) 7-5, 6-4
Doubles Results
1. #16 Selin Ovunc/Ariana Arseneault (AU) def. #15 Morgan Coppoc/Ania Hertel (UGA) 6-3
2. Mell Reasco/Meg Kowalski (UGA) def. Georgie Axon/Adeline Flach (AU) 6-3
3. Carolyn Ansari/Madeline Meredith (AU) def. Guillermina Grant/Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) 6-2
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