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Friday, February 9
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Georgia Drops Heartbreaker to Ohio State, 4-3, in ITA Indoor Championships First Round
February 09, 2024 | Women's Tennis
SEATTLE, Wash. — Despite leading early in the match, the No. 4-ranked Georgia women's tennis team fell in a heartbreaking 4-3 loss against No. 12 Ohio State in the first round of the ITA DI Women's National Team Indoor Championships at the Seattle Tennis Center on Friday.
The 7-seeded Bulldogs (2-3) opened the match with a dominant display in doubles competition. On court one, the No. 31 tandem of Aysegul Mert and Dasha Vidmanova jumped out to a brilliant start as they breezed past No. 24 Luciana Perry and Sydni Ratliff (Ohio State), 6-1.
Within five minutes, the No. 32 duo of Mai Nirundorn and Guillermina Grant helped clinch the doubles point for Georgia after knocking off Audrey Spencer and Irina Cantos Siemers (Ohio State) 6-1.
Leading 1-0 heading into singles action, Georgia doubled its lead after No. 114 Anastasiia Lopata swept Teah Chavez 6-3, 6-1 on court four. After Ohio State picked up a win on court four to cut the deficit to 2-1, Grant responded with a win on court six as she cruised past Spencer (Ohio State) 6-2, 6-3.
Not before long, the Buckeyes went on to pick up wins on courts three and five to level the match at 3-3, leaving only court two remaining in competition. Despite losing a tiebreaker in the first set, No. 38 Vidmanova battled from behind in the second to stay in the match, but ultimately fell to No. 123 Ratliff 7-6(3), 6-2.
Georgia will return to action at the ITA Indoor Championships on Saturday with an opponent and time to be determined in the consolation bracket following Friday's action.
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. 14 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. No. 48 Alexandra Vecic (UGA) 6-1, 6-4
No. 123 Sydni Ratliff (OSU) def. No. 38 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
No. 73 Luciana Perry (OSU) def. No. 66 Mell Reasco (UGA) 6-4, 6-4
No. 114 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Teah Chavez (OSU) 6-3, 6-1
Shelly Bereznyak (OSU) def. No. 111 Mai Nirundorn (UGA) 6-2, 6-3
Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. Audrey Spencer (OSU) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles Results
No. 31 Aysegul Mert/Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. No. 24 Sydni Ratliff/Luciana Perry (OSU) 6-1 No. 32 Guillermina Grant/Mai Nirundorn (UGA) def. Irina Cantos Siemers/Audrey Spencer (OSU) 6-1
Alexandra Vecic/Mell Reasco (UGA) vs. Teah Chavez/Madeline Atway (OSU) 4-4, unfinished
Match Notes:
No. 12 Ohio State 6-1
No. 4 Georgia 2-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (4,1,6,3,5,2)
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Bulldogs by following UGA Women's Tennis on X @UGAWomensTennis, on Instagram @UGAWomensTennis, and on Facebook @GeorgiaWomensTennis or check out information online at GeorgiaDogs.com.
The 7-seeded Bulldogs (2-3) opened the match with a dominant display in doubles competition. On court one, the No. 31 tandem of Aysegul Mert and Dasha Vidmanova jumped out to a brilliant start as they breezed past No. 24 Luciana Perry and Sydni Ratliff (Ohio State), 6-1.
Within five minutes, the No. 32 duo of Mai Nirundorn and Guillermina Grant helped clinch the doubles point for Georgia after knocking off Audrey Spencer and Irina Cantos Siemers (Ohio State) 6-1.
Leading 1-0 heading into singles action, Georgia doubled its lead after No. 114 Anastasiia Lopata swept Teah Chavez 6-3, 6-1 on court four. After Ohio State picked up a win on court four to cut the deficit to 2-1, Grant responded with a win on court six as she cruised past Spencer (Ohio State) 6-2, 6-3.
Not before long, the Buckeyes went on to pick up wins on courts three and five to level the match at 3-3, leaving only court two remaining in competition. Despite losing a tiebreaker in the first set, No. 38 Vidmanova battled from behind in the second to stay in the match, but ultimately fell to No. 123 Ratliff 7-6(3), 6-2.
Georgia will return to action at the ITA Indoor Championships on Saturday with an opponent and time to be determined in the consolation bracket following Friday's action.
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. 14 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. No. 48 Alexandra Vecic (UGA) 6-1, 6-4
No. 123 Sydni Ratliff (OSU) def. No. 38 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
No. 73 Luciana Perry (OSU) def. No. 66 Mell Reasco (UGA) 6-4, 6-4
No. 114 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Teah Chavez (OSU) 6-3, 6-1
Shelly Bereznyak (OSU) def. No. 111 Mai Nirundorn (UGA) 6-2, 6-3
Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. Audrey Spencer (OSU) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles Results
No. 31 Aysegul Mert/Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. No. 24 Sydni Ratliff/Luciana Perry (OSU) 6-1 No. 32 Guillermina Grant/Mai Nirundorn (UGA) def. Irina Cantos Siemers/Audrey Spencer (OSU) 6-1
Alexandra Vecic/Mell Reasco (UGA) vs. Teah Chavez/Madeline Atway (OSU) 4-4, unfinished
Match Notes:
No. 12 Ohio State 6-1
No. 4 Georgia 2-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (4,1,6,3,5,2)
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Bulldogs by following UGA Women's Tennis on X @UGAWomensTennis, on Instagram @UGAWomensTennis, and on Facebook @GeorgiaWomensTennis or check out information online at GeorgiaDogs.com.
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