Georgia Cruises Past Georgia Tech, 4-1

Sunday, February 18

Atlanta, Ga.

12 p.m.

University of Georgia

Georgia Tech

February 18, 2024 | Women's Tennis

ATLANTA — The No. 8 Georgia women's tennis team cruised past in-state rivals Georgia Tech 4-1 at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex on Sunday.

The victory extends the Bulldogs' (5-3) winning streak to three matches this season while also marking six-consecutive wins against the Yellow Jackets (4-4), improving to 30-6 all-time.

"Today was a terrific dual match," head coach Drake Bernstein said. "We enjoyed playing in front of a big crowd and seeing plenty of red and black in the stands, even in a road match. It's always great to get wins from in-state rivalry matches and today was no different."

Opening the day with doubles action, Georgia trailed early after losing on court one.

On court three, the tandem of Alexandra Vecic and Mell Reasco pulled one back for the Bulldogs as they knocked off Given Roach and Scarlett Nicholson (GT), 6-3.

Even at 1-1, Georgia prevailed for the doubles point after the No. 32 duo of Mai Nirundorn and Guillermina Grant pushed through late in the match to close out a 7-5 battle over Kylie Bilchev and Alejandra Cruz (GT) on court two.

"Alex and Mell played a clean doubles match and are finding a nice groove," said Bernstein. "GG and Mai do such a great job of staying together and helping each other play their best in the biggest moments. It's terrific to get to see them clinch that doubles point."

Heading into singles action, the Bulldogs dominated early with four first set wins across courts 1-4.

The first singles win of the day came on court four as No. 114 Anastasiia Lopata made quick work of Nicholson on her way to a 6-3, 6-0 victory, extending her singles winning streak to four matches.

After dropping the match on court six, Georgia immediately responded with a win on court one. Playing her fifth-consecutive ranked opponent in singles, No. 38 Dasha Vidmanova was dominant through two sets as she capped off the match with a one-minute, 30-second-long rally to defeat No. 53 Carol Lee (GT) 6-2, 6-4.

"Dasha was certainly a highlight of the day as well," said Bernstein. "She's getting more concrete in her commitment to playing her game and it's clearly paying off. I'm excited for what's to come for her."

Leading 3-1 with clinching opportunities on courts two and three, No. 66 Reasco rose to the occasion and secured a match-clinching 6-4, 6-3 victory over Cruz on court three.

Georgia's next match will see it compete in its second of five consecutive road matches, as it will open its Southeastern Conference slate against Missouri on Friday, Mar. 1 at noon ET at the Mizzou Tennis Complex.

Singles Results
No. 38 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. No. 53 Carol Lee (GT), 6-2, 6-4
No. 48 Alexandra Vecic (UGA) vs. Kylie Bilchev (GT), 6-0, 6-6 unfinished
No. 66 Mell Reasco (UGA) def. Alejandra Cruz (GT), 6-4, 6-3
No. 114 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Scarlett Nicholson (GT), 6-3, 6-0
Guillermina Grant (UGA) vs. Mahak Jain (GT), 3-6, 6-3 unfinished
Kate Sharabura (GT) def. No. 111 Mai Nirundorn (UGA), 6-1, 6-2

Doubles Results
Carol Lee/Kate Sharabura (GT) def. No. 31 Aysegul Mert/Dasha Vidmanova (UGA), 6-2
No. 32 Guillermina Grant/Mai Nirundorn (UGA) def. Kylie Bilchev/Alejandra Cruz (GT), 7-5
Mell Reasco/Alexandra Vecic (UGA) def. Given Roach/Scarlett Nicholson (GT), 6-3

Match Notes
No. 8 Georgia 5-3
Georgia Tech 4-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,1,3)

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