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Bulldogs Wrap Up Home Slate Against Gamecocks and Gators
April 05, 2023 | Women's Tennis
#5Â GEORGIA vs #27 SOUTH CAROLINA
Date:Â Thursday, April 6
Time:Â 1 p.m.
Location:Â Athens, Georgia
Site:Â Dan Magill Tennis Complex
#5Â GEORGIA vs #17 FLORIDA
Date:Â Sunday, April 9
Time:Â 1 p.m.
Location:Â Athens, Georgia
Site:Â Dan Magill Tennis Complex
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807 Wins, 19 SEC Titles, Six 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 800 wins in women's tennis history – trailing only Lin Loring, the all-time winningest coach with 846 (Indiana). Wallace is also, the nation's only women's tennis head coach to be named National Coach of the Year four times.
2023 ITA National Team Indoors Runner-Up
After defeating sixth-ranked Stanford, 15th-ranked Oklahoma and 14th-ranked Iowa State, the Bulldogs made the program's ninth ITA Indoors finals appearance – a rematch with No. 2 North Carolina. Despite a spectacular run, Georgia fell to the Tar Heels 4-0.Â
Under the direction of Coach Wallace the University of Georgia women's tennis team has played for or won a National Championship in five different decades:
1987...........................................................................................................................NCAA Finals
1994...........................................................................................................................Indoor Champions
1994...........................................................................................................................NCAA Champions
1995...........................................................................................................................Indoor ChampionsÂ
1999...........................................................................................................................NCAA Finals
2000...........................................................................................................................NCAA Champions
2001...........................................................................................................................Indoor Finals
2002...........................................................................................................................Indoor Champions
2004...........................................................................................................................Indoor Finals
2009...........................................................................................................................Indoor Finals
2015...........................................................................................................................Indoor Finals
2019...........................................................................................................................Indoor Champions
2019...........................................................................................................................NCAA Finals
2023...........................................................................................................................Indoor Finals
Built to Last
Under the direction of Coach Wallace, Georgia has finished first or second in the SEC 29 times.
SCOUTING REPORT
Georgia
The Bulldogs are 15-4 on the season and 8-1 in SEC play. Georgia is coming off a 5-2 win over No. 43 LSU and a 5-2 loss to second-ranked Texas A&M.
Singles
#3Â Lea Ma
#9 Dasha Vidmanova
#56 Mell Reasco
#72 Anastasiia Lopata
#125 Meg Kowalski
Doubles
#40 Grant/Nirundorn
#50 Kowalski/Reasco
South Carolina
South Carolina is 12-6 on the season and 7-2 in SEC play. The Gamecocks are coming off a pair of wins over No. 54 Arkansas (4-3) and Missouri (4-0).
Singles
#8 Ayana Akli
#19 Sarah Hamner
Doubles
#48 Ayana Akli & Sarah Hamner
Florida
Florida is 13-4 on the season and 7-2 in SEC play. The Gators are coming off a pair of wins over No. 54 Arkansas (5-2) and Missouri (7-0).
Singles
#37 Sara Dahlstrom
#45 Carly Briggs
#86 Alicia Dudeney
#120 Jayci Goldsmith
Doubles Â
#53 Alicia Dudeney & Bente Spee
#79 Rachel Gailis & Carly Briggs
#46 Ewing/Goldsmith
All-Time Series
The Bulldogs own a 51-17 edge over the Gamecocks. The last time the two squads met, Georgia defeated South Carolina 4-1 in Columbia.
The Gators own a 49-10 mark over the Bulldogs. The last time the two squads met, Georgia defeated Florida 4-1 in Gainesville.
Up Next
Georgia wraps up the regular season with a pair of SEC road matches. The Bulldogs will take on Mississippi State on Friday, April 14 at 5 p.m. before facing Ole Miss on Sunday, April 16 at 1 p.m.Â
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