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Georgia Set to Face Ohio State in ITA Indoor Championships First Round
February 09, 2024 | Women's Tennis
SEATTLE, Wash. — The No. 4-ranked Georgia women's tennis team is set to open the first round of the ITA DI Women's National Team Indoor Championships against No. 12 Ohio State on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 12 p.m. PST at the Seattle Tennis Center.
Georgia (2-2) will open up as the 7-seed out of 16 programs competing in the four-day, bracket-style tournament.
After drawing the Buckeyes (5-1) in the first round, the Bulldogs are set to compete against their third top 15-ranked opponent in their last five matches.
Georgia faced off against the Ohio State under a no-team-scoring format at the Michigan Invitational in early January, where it won four of seven singles matches and one of four doubles matches.
The Bulldogs will aim to make another run for the title after finishing runners-up in last season's edition of the tournament and last winning the competition in 2019.
Match Notes
- Georgia had seven Bulldogs in the latest ITA rankings. In singles, Dasha Vidmanova led the way at No. 38 followed by Alexandra Vecic (No. 48), Mell Reasco (No. 66), Mai Nirundorn (No. 111) and Anastasiia Lopata (No. 114). In doubles, the Bulldogs had two pairings in the mix led by Mert/Vidmanova at No. 31 and Nirundorn/Grant at No. 32.
- No. 38 Dasha Vidmanova has three wins against ranked opponents this season, tallying her second-highest ranked win on Sunday against then-No. 20 Tanya Sasnouskaya
- No. 111 Mai Nirundorn is riding a three-match winning streak in singles play, all coming at the No. 6 spot.
- The duo of Aysegul Mert and Dasha Vidmanova jumped up 27 spots to No. 31 in the most recent ITA women's doubles rankings (prev. No. 58) after winning three of their last five matches, including a win against then-No. 8 Miller/Brown (Michigan).
- No. 111 Mai Nirundorn and Aysegul Mert lead the Bulldogs in singles and doubles wins with 17 and 14 respectively.
- No. 66 Mell Reasco has won six of her last eight singles matches this season and moved up 50 spots in the latest ITA women's singles rankings (prev. No. 116).
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
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