University of Georgia Athletics
Bulldogs Open Battle in the Bay Unblemished
September 22, 2022 | Women's Tennis
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. — The University of Georgia women's tennis team kicked off the 2022-23 season in dominant fashion, in the opening rounds of the Battle in the Bay Classic on Thursday. All four Bulldogs making the trip notched singles wins and both tandems registered a doubles victory.
Georgia posted two dominant wins in doubles. No. 2 seed Guillermina Grant and Dasha Vidmanova defeated Colorado's Antonia Balzert and Aya El Sayed 8-3, while No. 4 seed Meg Kowalski and Lea Ma topped the tandem of Arianna Capogrosso (San Francisco) and Klara Kosan (Pacific) 8-4. With the wins, both Bulldog tandems advance to the quarterfinals of the women's double draw.
In singles play, No. 1 seed Ma picked up the first win of the afternoon, defeating Southern California's McKenna Koenig in straight sets 6-0, 6-3. She was quickly followed by Grant, who cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 win over Tomi Main (Pacific). No. 8 seed Kowalski used her experience to topple Kansas' freshman Silvia Maria Costache 6-1, 6-2, while Vidmanova capped off the perfect day with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Arizona State's Sedona Gallagher.
"Today was a terrific start to the season," said Georgia associate head coach Drake Bernstein. "We competed well in all six matches, especially given that it was our first competition in a while."
"I was really impressed with our fitness," said Bernstein. "We played some long, tough points and bounced right back to the line every time. Katrin Koch has done a phenomenal job preparing our team to use strength and conditioning as a weapon and they have all stepped up to the plate and bought into the program."
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Singles Results
(1) Lea Ma (UGA) def. McKenna Koenig (USC) 6-0, 6-3
Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. Tomi Main (Pacific) 6-0, 6-1
(8) Meg Kowalski def. Silvia Maria Costache (Kansas) 6-1, 6-2
(5) Dasha Vidmanova def. Sedona Gallagher (ASU) 6-0, 6-3
Doubles Results
(2) Guillermina Grant/Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. Antonia Balzert/Aya El Sayed (Colorado) 8-3
(4) Meg Kowalski/Lea Ma (UGA) def. Arianna Capogrosso (USF)/Klara Kosan (Pacific) 8-4
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