University of Georgia Athletics
Bulldogs Open Fall Play in San Francisco
September 21, 2022 | Women's Tennis
BATTLE IN THE BAY
Site: California Tennis Club
Location: San Francisco, California
Date: Sept. 22-25, 2022
Time: All day
MEDIA INFORMATION
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Live Video: https://gado.gs/9l3
Social Media
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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.
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.
Bernstein's Beliefs
"We're excited to start off the season in Northern California at the Battle in the Bay," Georgia associate head coach Drake Bernstein said. "It is a prestigious tournament with incredible hosts, hospitality and of course, a top notch field. We've been putting in a lot of fitness work in the first month and I know our team is excited to see that hard work pay off. As a group, we feel like we were creating a lot of momentum late in the season last year and we're excited pick up where we left off."
The Field
Georgia graduate Meg Kowalski, senior Lea Ma and sophomores Dasha Vidmanova and Guillermina Grant will compete against a strong field of student-athletes from Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Fresno State, Kansas, Oklahoma State, Pacific, Pepperdine, San Diego, Southern California and the host school San Francisco. The field includes 23 players ranked in the ITA singles top-125, eight of the top-60 ranked doubles teams and three of the top-10 newcomers/freshman.
What's at Stake
The women's singles winner will receive a main draw wild card into the Rancho Santa Fe 60K singles draw. Doubles wild cards might be possible for the women's professional tournament as well, but are not guaranteed.
