Five Bulldogs Earn Bids to NCAA Singles and Doubles Tournament
May 02, 2023 | Women's Tennis
ATHENS, Ga. – The University of Georgia women's tennis team will be represented by five student-athletes at the 2023 NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships, according to an announcement Tuesday evening. Guillermina Grant, Lea Ma, Mai Nirundorn, Mell Reasco, and Dasha Vidmanova earned bids to compete.
Senior Lea Ma and sophomores Mell Reasco and Dasha Vidmanova will represent the Bulldogs in singles action. Ma, a native of Dix Hills, New York, was named the No. 3 seed, while Vidmanova, a native of Prague, Czech Republic, was named the No. 4 seed. The duo also earned the coveted "All-American" honor for earning a top 16 seed in the NCAA singles championship.
Ma, ranked No. 3 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), holds a 29-5 overall record with wins over 14 ranked opponents, including 10 top-50 victories, and is one of two players in the country to defeat top-ranked Fiona Crawley (UNC) this season. In the fall, Ma claimed the ITA Southeast Region Championship.
Vidmanova, ranked No. 4 by the ITA, boasts a team-best 30-5 overall record with wins over 14 ranked opponents, including nine top-50 victories. Earlier this year, She was named to the ITA National Team Indoors All-Tournament Team and ITA National Team Indoors Most Outstanding Player.
Reasco, ranked No. 66 by the ITA and has a 21-6 overall record and has logged five wins against ranked opponents, including three top-50 wins. She previously earned All-American honors in 2022 before opting out of the NCAA Singles Championship.
In doubles action, sophomore Guillermina Grant and Mai Nirundorn will represent Georgia. The duo are 17-9 on the season, with a pair of ranked wins and are currently ranked No. 31 in the ITA polls
The singles and doubles competition will be conducted May 22-27 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida, after the conclusion of the team championship, which runs from May 17-20. This year's event will be conducted jointly with the NCAA Divisions II and III Men's and Women's Tennis Championships and hosted by the University of Central Florida and the Greater Orlando Sports Commission.
This week, Georgia opens the NCAA tournament by hosting the first and second rounds in Athens. The action begins Friday at 1 p.m., when the Bulldogs host Florida A&M. Ticket information and a full schedule for this weekend's event are below.
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Ticket Information
Tickets for this weekend's matches go on sale online at Georgia Bulldogs | Online Ticket Office | Event Groups (evenue.net) beginning Tuesday at 9 a.m. 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 9 a.m. Friday, 9 a.m. Saturday and noon on Sunday. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for youth and seniors. The ticket is good for the entire day.
Schedule
Friday, May 5 (women's matches only)
10 a.m. — Florida State vs. Illinois
1 p.m. — Georgia vs. Florida A&M
Saturday, May 6 (men and women)
10 a.m. — NC State vs. Oklahoma (men's first round)
1 p.m. — Georgia vs. FGCU (men's first round)
4 p.m. — Women's Second Round Match
Sunday, May 7
1 p.m. — Men's Second Round Match
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