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Bulldogs Beat Wildcats 4-1
March 10, 2023 | Women's Tennis
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The third-ranked University of Georgia women's tennis team defeated No. 53 Kentucky 4-1 on Friday afternoon at the Hillary J. Boone Tennis Center, in Southeastern Conference action.
In doubles, Georgia (9-3, 3-0 SEC) dropped two of three to Kentucky (6-5, 1-2 SEC). On court two, No. 39 Meg Kowalski and Mell Reasco topped Makayla Mills and Florencia Urrutia 6-3, while No. 26 Guillermina Grant and Mai Nirundorn fell 6-3 on court one and Anastasiia Lopata and Dasha Vidmanova fell 6-2 on court three.
In singles, the Bulldogs won four matches. No. 64 Lopata gave Georgia its first victory of the day. The freshman cruised to a 6-0, 6-2 win over Carlota Molina. She was followed by No. 52 Reasco, who defeated Ellie Eades 6-3, 6-3. This marked Reasco's fourth consecutive straight-set win. The Bulldogs' third win of the day came from No. 12 Vidmanova, who outlasted Elizabeth Stevens 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 – Vidmanova's sixth consecutive win. No. 10 Lea Ma clinched the win for Georgia, picking up a 6(3)-7, 6-4, 6-1 victory over No. 74 Florencia Urrutia after being down 4-2 in the second set. This marked Ma's fourth match-clinching win of the season.
The Bulldogs will return to action on Sunday, March 12 when they travel to Nashville, Tennessee to face the Commodores at 1 p.m.
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Doubles Results
1. Carlota Molina/Elizabeth Stevens (UK) def. #28 Guillermina Grant/Mai Nirundorn (UGA) 6-3
2. #30 Meg Kowalski/Mell Reasco (UGA) def. Makayla Mills/Florencia Urrutia (UK) 6-3
3. Ellie Eades/Zoe Hammond (UK) def. Anastasiia Lopata/Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) 6-2
Singles Result
1. #10 Lea Ma (UGA) def. #74 Florencia Urrutia (UK) 6(3)-7, 6-4, 6-1
2. #12 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. Elizabeth Stevens (UK) 6-2, 5-7, 6-1
3. #52 Mell Reasco (UGA) def. Ellie Eades (UK) 6-3, 6-3
4. #64 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Carlota Molina (UK) 6-0, 6-2
5. Zoe Hammond (UK) vs. #122 Meg Kowalski (UGA) 5-7, 0-3 unfinished
6. Makayla Mills (UK) vs. Guillermina Grant (UGA) 6-0, 4-1 unfinished
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
4,3,2,1
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