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Georgia Set to Host NCAA First and Second Rounds
May 04, 2023 | Women's Tennis
#3Â GEORGIA vs FLORIDA A&M
Date:Â Friday, May 5
Time:Â 1 p.m.
Location:Â Athens, Georgia
Site:Â Dan Magill Tennis Center
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814 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.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.
NCAA HistoryÂ
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).Â
Five Bulldogs Earn All-SEC HonorsÂ
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.Â
Two Bulldogs Tabbed All-America
No. 3 Lea Ma and No. 4 Dasha Vidmanova were tabbed All-America after earning top-16 seed for the NCAA Singles Championship.
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.
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.Â
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
Players Mentioned
