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Georgia Knock Off Texas A&M, 4-2, Wrap Up ITA Indoor Championships
February 12, 2024 | Women's Tennis
SEATTLE, Wash. — The No. 4 ranked Georgia women's team closed out its third day of action at the ITA Indoor Championships with a 4-2 win over No. 9 Texas A&M in its second consolation match at the Seattle Tennis Center on Sunday.
The Bulldogs (4-3) notched back-to-back wins against top-10 opponents after defeating No. 8 Florida, 4-1, on Saturday. The win closes out the last match for Georgia in Seattle, as it went 2-1 against top-15 opponents.
Opening the day with doubles action, the Bulldogs were dominant early and capitalized down the stretch to secure the first point for Georgia.
On court two, the No. 32 duo of Mai Nirundorn and Guillermina Grant proved to be the stronger pair as they cruised past Nicole Khirin and Lucciana Perez (Texas A&M) 6-1. The tandem of Alex Vecic and Mell Reasco picked up an early lead and never looked back as they capped off a convincing 6-3 win over Daria Smetannikov and Jeanette Mireles (Texas A&M) on court three.
Heading into singles play, Georgia carried over momentum as the Bulldogs picked up first set wins on three of six courts while the back-half of the order made the difference in the match.
Grant was a star throughout the weekend as she tallied her third singles win in as many days, taking down Smetannikov (Texas A&M) 6-3, 6-3 on court five. After an Aggie win on court three, Nirundorn completed a late comeback from two games down in the first set to force a tiebreaker and win to lead by one set to none. With the second set mirroring the first, Nirundorn held her own as she secured a 7-6(2), 6-4 victory over Mireles (Texas A&M) on court six.
Following a second singles win for Texas A&M on court two, the Bulldogs lead 3-2 with tight scores remaining on courts one and four. No. 38 Dasha Vidmanova went toe-to-toe with the ITA singles No. 1 in Mary Stoiana, as both girls battled their way into a 6-3, 4-6, 6-6 stalemate before No. 114 Anastasiia Lopata completed her own comeback 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory over Perez (Texas A&M) to clinch the match for Georgia.
The Bulldogs will return to Athens and prepare for a five-match road trip which will see them open up against in-state rivals No. 23 Georgia Tech on Sunday, Feb. 18 at noon ET in Atlanta.
ITA DI Women's Indoor Championships
Date: Friday, Feb. 9 to Monday, Feb. 12
Time: All day
Location: Seattle, Wash.
Venue: Seattle Tennis Center
Live Video: https://gado.gs/bch
Singles Results
No. 38 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) vs No. 1 Mary Stoiana (TAMU), 6-3, 4-6, 6-6 (3-3) UF
No. 32 Nicole Khirin (TAMU) def. No. 48 Alexandra Vecic (UGA), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
No. 24 Mia Kupres (TAMU) def. No. 66 Mell Reasco (UGA), 6-3, 6-2
No. 114 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Lucciana Perez (TAMU), 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. Daria Smetannikov (TAMU), 6-3, 6-3
No. 111 Mai Nirundorn (UGA) def. Jeanette Mireles (TAMU), 7-6(2), 6-4
Doubles Results
No. 3 Mia Kupres/Mary Stoiana (TAMU) vs. No. 31 Aysegul Mert/Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) 4-4, UF
No. 32 Guillermina Grant/Mai Nirundorn (UGA) def. Lucciana Perez/Nicole Khirin (TAMU), 6-1
Alexandra Vecic/Mell Reasco (UGA) def. Jeanette Mireles/Daria Smetannikov (TAMU), 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles: (Order of Finish: 2, 3) Singles: (Order of Finish: 5, 3, 6, 2, 4)
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