University of Georgia Athletics

Friday, May 12
Athens, Ga.
5 p.m.

University of Georgia

vs

Oklahoma

Mell and Dasha

Georgia Set to Host Oklahoma in Round of 16

May 11, 2023 | Women's Tennis

#3 GEORGIA vs #13 OKLAHOMA
Date: 
Friday, May 12
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: Athens, Georgia
Site: Dan Magill Tennis Center

MEDIA INFORMATION
Tournament Central Page: https://gado.gs/ajx
UGA Season Stats: https://gado.gs/9yj

Social Media
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Bulldogs by following UGA Women's Tennis on Twitter @UGAWomensTennis, on Instagram @UGAWomensTennis, and on Facebook @GeorgiaWomensTennis 
or check out information online at georgiadogs.com.

QUICK HITS
816 Wins, 20 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. 

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 Champions 

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.

NCAA History 
The Georgia women — which won the 2023 SEC tournament title — receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the 36th-straight year with an all-time tournament record of 89-33. The 2023 season marks the 12th consecutive year the Bulldogs have earned a host position for the first and second rounds of the tournament. The Georgia women have two NCAA titles (1994 and 2000), while a Bulldog has won the NCAA singles championship three times (1984 Lisa Spain, 1994 Angela Lettiere, and 2010 Chelsey Gullickson). 

Five Bulldogs Earn All-SEC Honors 
Lea Ma, a senior from Dix Hills, New York, and Dasha Vidmanova, a sophomore from Prague, Czech Republic, were named First-Team All-SEC. Meanwhile, Meg Kowalski, a graduate from Chicago, Illinois, and Mell Reasco, a sophomore from Quito, Ecuador, were named Second-Team All-SEC. Anastasiia Lopata, a freshman from Kiev, Ukraine, made the SEC All-Freshman team. 

Five Bulldogs Earn Bids to NCAA Singles and Doubles Championship 
Senior Lea Ma and sophomores Mell Reasco and Dasha Vidmanova will represent the Bulldogs in singles action, while sophomore Guillermina Grant and Mai Nirundorn will represent Georgia in doubles.

Three Bulldogs Earn CSC Academic All-District Honors 
Senior Lea Ma and sophomores Guillermina Grant and Dasha Vidmanova earned 2023 Academic All-District Women's Tennis Team honors, selected by College Sports Communicators. The CSC Academic All-District team recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. Academic All-District honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America ballot. First-, second and third-team Academic All-America honorees will be announced June 1.

Ticket Information
Tickets for this weekend's matches go on sale online at Georgia Bulldogs | Online Ticket Office | Event Groups (evenue.net). Fans can also purchase tickets at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex beginning one hour prior to the start of the first match each day (based on availability). Will call opens at 4 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for youth and seniors. 

Schedule
Friday, May 12
5 p.m. — Georgia vs. Oklahoma

Saturday, May 13
2 p.m. — Georgia vs. Harvard

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Tuesday, May 20
Georgia Women's Tennis NCAA Championship vs Texas A&M Postgame Presser
Monday, May 19
Georgia Women's Tennis NCAA Semifinal vs. North Carolina Video Recap
Saturday, May 17