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Georgia Falls to Texas A&M 4-0
April 23, 2022 | Women's Tennis
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The 14th-ranked University of Georgia women's tennis team fell to the sixth-ranked Texas A&M Aggies 4-0 Sunday afternoon, in the finals of the 2022 Southeastern Conference women's tennis tournament. Junior Ania Hertel and freshman Mell Reasco earned All-SEC Tournament team honors.
Reasco, a native of Quito, Ecuador, went 2-0 in singles over the tournament with wins over No. 5 Sarah Hamner and No. 34 Rebeka Mertena at the top spot, while Hertel, a native of Warsaw, Poland, went 2-0 with wins over Misa Malkin and Daria Kuczer at the No. 5 spot.
"We wanted to leave it all out there this whole week and I think we did just that," said Georgia associate head coach Drake Bernstein. "I think we showed a lot about who we are as a team and we're excited to carry some momentum into the NCAA tournament."
In doubles, Texas A&M (30-1, 13-0 SEC) swept Georgia (17-6, 10-3 SEC). The duo of Meg Kowalski and Mell Reasco dropped the first match of the day to No. 47 Carson Branstine and Mary Stoiana 6-3. After taking a 4-1 lead on court one, No. 14 Morgan Coppoc and Ania Hertel fell to No. 3 Jayci Goldsmith and Tatiana Makarova 6-4. The freshmen duo of Mai Nirundorn and Dasha Vidmanova went unfinished 6-5 after being down 4-1.
In singles play, No. 24 Reasco took the first set in dominating fashion over No. 15 Carson Branstine 6-1. The match would go unfinished in the third set. Hertel and Nirundorn also forced third sets. After dropping the first set 6-4, Hertel responded with a 6-4 second set. Nirundorn dropped the first set 6-2 before rallying back to win the second set 6-3.
No. 120 Kowalski fell to Jayci Goldsmith in straight sets 6-2, 6-1, while No. 84 Vidmanova lost to No. 20 Tatiana Makarova 6-2, 6-3. The Aggies clinched the match on court three, with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Morgan Coppoc.
Up next, The first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament on Friday through Sunday, May 6-8.
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Singles Results
1. #15 Carson Branstine (TAMU) vs. #24 Mell Reasco (UGA) 1-6, 7-5, unfinished
2. #20 Tatiana Makarova (TAMU) def. #84 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) 6-2, 6-3
3. #70 Mary Stoiana (TAMU) def. Morgan Coppoc (UGA) 6-2, 6-2
4. Jayci Goldsmith (TAMU) def. #120 Meg Kowalski (UGA) 6-2, 6-1
5. Gianna Pielet (TAMU) vs. Ania Hertel (UGA) 6-4, 4-6, unfinished
6. Jeanette Mireles (TAMU) vs. Mai Nirundorn (UGA) 6-2, 3-6, unfinished
Doubles Results
1. #3 Jayci Goldsmith/Tatiana Makarova (TAMU) def. #14 Morgan Coppoc/Ania Hertel (UGA) 6-4
2. #47 Carson Branstine/Mary Stoiana (TAMU) def. Mell Reasco/Meg Kowalski (UGA) 6-3
3. Gianna Pielet/Renee McBryde (TAMU) vs. Dasha Vidmanova/Mai Nirundorn (UGA) 6-5, unfinished
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
4,2,3
Players Mentioned
