Bulldogs Fall on Second Day of Battle in the Bay Classic

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Bulldogs Fall on Second Day of Battle in the Bay Classic

September 23, 2023 | Women's Tennis

ATHENS, Ga. — Despite two Bulldogs advancing past the round of 16 in singles play, the Georgia women's tennis team's last remaining doubles pairing and all four singles competitors dropped matches at the Battle in the Bay Classic on Friday.

With doubles play slated in the morning, the No. 4 seeded tandem of Aysegul Mert and Dasha Vidmanova produced a grueling effort in the quarterfinal but came up short as they fell 8-7(1) to Savannah Broadus (Pepperdine) and Lucia Peyre (Oklahoma State).

In singles play, Georgia saw two of four secure victories in the round of 16. No. 1 seed Vidmanova found her stride as she defeated Midori Castillo (Arizona) in straight sets 6-4, 6-1, while No. 5 Mert slotted a convincing win over Klara Kosan (Pacific) 6-1, 6-4.

Guillermina Grant responded to a one set deficit with a strong second set to level the match but fell short in the third to No. 5 seeded Amelia Honer (UC Santa Barbara) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1. A nail-biting first set saw Mai Nirundorn force a close tiebreaker, but ultimately both sets leaned opposite as she fell to No. 5 Nikki Redelijk (Pepperdine) 7-6(4), 6-4.

Moving on to singles quarterfinal play, Vidmanova fought effortlessly to stay in the match but came up short as she fell to No. 5 seed Ayumi Miyamoto (Oklahoma State) in three sets 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Across the venue on court two, No. 2 Connie Ma (Stanford) defeated Mert 6-0, 6-1.

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Singles Results
Round of 16
[1] Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. Midori Castillo (Arizona) 6-4, 6-1
[5] Amelia Honer (UC Santa Barbara) def. Guillermina Grant (UGA) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
[5] Nikki Redelijk (Pepperdine) def. Mai Nirundorn (UGA) 7(7)-6(4), 6-4
[5] Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. Klara Kosan (Pacific) 6-1, 6-4

Quarterfinals
[5] Ayumi Miyamoto (Oklahoma State) def. [1] Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
[2] Connie Ma (Stanford) def. [5] Aysegul Mert (UGA) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles Results
Quarterfinals
Savannah Broadus (Pepperdine)/Lucia Peyre (Oklahoma) def. [4] Aysegul Mert/Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) 8(7)-7(1)