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Georgia Tops Notre Dame 4-1, Punch Ticket to Seattle
January 28, 2023 | Women's Tennis
ATHENS, Ga. — The sixth-ranked University of Georgia women's tennis team defeated Notre Dame 4-1 on Saturday afternoon, in the championship match of the ITA Kickoff Weekend.
"First of all, Notre Dame played a really great match," said Georgia head coach Jeff Wallace following the match. "They have a good team and I think they are going to have a really good year. I'm super impressed with how our team rebounded after just getting beat in the doubles point… Singles started really well with how many first sets we were able to get. Closing out matches. It was high-level tennis. Everybody played great. A lot of fight. A lot of heart. A lot of determination. That is what it took. You have to earn that trip to Seattle and that's what we did."
In doubles action, Notre Dame (5-1) swept Georgia (2-0). Kowalski and Reasco fell to Julia Andreach and Carrie Beckman 6-3, while Hertel and Anastasiia Lopata drop their match to Rylie Hanford and Yashna Yellayi 7-5.
In singles, the Bulldogs picked up four wins on the day. Sophomore Mell Reasco picked up the first win of the day for Georgia, topping Yashna Yellayi 6-3, 6-2. She was quickly followed by Senior Ania Hertel who cruise to a 6-3, 6-1 win over Bojana Pozder. Graduate Meg Kowalski defeated No. 102 Nibedita Ghosh 6-0, 6-3, while sophomore Dasha Vidmanova clinched the match with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Julia Andreach.
The Bulldogs will return to action on Feb. 1 when they head to Chapel Hill, N.C. to take on the second-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels at 5 p.m.
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Doubles Results
1. Guillermina Grant/Mai Nirundorn (UGA) vs. Page Freeman/Bojana Pozder (ND-W) 4-5, unfinished
2. Julia Andreach/Carrie Beckman (ND-W) def. Meg Kowalski/Mell Reasco (UGA) 6-3
3. Yashna Yellayi/Rylie Hanford (ND-W) def. Ania Hertel/Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) 7-5
Singles Result
1. #19 Lea Ma (UGA) vs. Page Freeman (ND-W) 6-3, 2-6, 1-2, unfinished
2. #31 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. Julia Andreach (ND-W) 7-5, 6-2
3. Mell Reasco (UGA) def. Yashna Yellayi (ND-W) 6-3, 6-2
4. #100 Meg Kowalski (UGA) def. #102 Nibi Ghosh (ND-W) 6-0, 6-3
5. Ania Hertel (UGA) def. Bojana Pozder (ND-W) 6-3, 6-1
6. Mai Nirundorn (UGA) vs. Akari Matsuno (ND-W) 4-6, 5-4, unfinished
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
3,5,4,2
