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Georgia Sweeps Missouri, 4-0 in SEC Opener
March 01, 2024 | Women's Tennis
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The No. 11 Georgia women's tennis team opened its Southeastern Conference slate in dominant fashion after sweeping Missouri 4-0 at the Country Club of Columbia on Friday.
The win marks first-year head coach Drake Bernstein's first career conference match victory, improving the Bulldogs' (6-3, 1-0 SEC) all-time record against the Tigers (2-9, 0-1 SEC) to 12-0 while tallying a sweep in back-to-back seasons.
For the fifth-consecutive match, Georgia opened the day by earning doubles point.
On court one, the No. 22 duo of Aysegul Mert and Dasha Vidmanova bounced back into the win column with a dominant 6-2 ranked victory over No. 24 Inah Canete and Mae Canete (Missouri).
With two tightly contested matches on courts two and three, the No. 23 tandem of Mai Nirundorn and Guillermina Grant came back from a 4-1 deficit to earn a 6-4 victory over Roma Cardenas Rifka and Gabriela Martinez (Missouri) to secure the doubles point for the Bulldogs.
Heading into singles play, Georgia sparked full momentum in its favor as it took four first sets across courts 2-5.
On court four, Grant jumped out to an early lead and was a step ahead from the start as she cruised past Emelie Schwarte (Missouri) 6-2, 6-2, extending her winning streak to four matches.
With matches on courts two, three and five sitting one game away from a win, Mert stepped up in a big way as she defeated Andrea Artimedi (Missouri) 6-1, 6-2 to secure a victory in her dual singles debut for the Bulldogs.
Within a minute, No. 63 Mell Reasco capped off her own strong outing with a 6-2, 6-3 win over I. Canete (Missouri) to grab the clincher for Georgia.
The Bulldogs will remain on the road through the weekend as they will face No. 43 Arkansas on Sunday, Mar. 3 at 1 p.m. ET in Fayetteville, Ark. Georgia is 34-3 all-time against the Razorbacks, having taken each of the last 15 meetings with the most recent result seeing a 4-1 Georgia win.
No. 11 GEORGIA vs No. 43 ARKANSAS
Date: Sunday, Mar. 3
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Location: Fayetteville, Ark.
Venue: Billingsley Tennis Center
Live Scoring: https://gado.gs/bh6
Singles Results
No. 48 Alexandra Vecic (UGA) vs Mae Canete (MIZ), 5-7, 0-1 (unfinished)
No. 63 Mell Reasco (UGA) def. Inah Canete (MIZ), 6-2 6-3
No. 95 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) vs Gabriela Martinez (MIZ), 6-1 5-1 (unfinished)
Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. Emelie Schwarte (MIZ), 6-2 6-2
Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. Andrea Artimedi (MIZ), 6-1 6-2
No. 89 Mai Nirundorn (UGA) vs. Roma Cardenas Rifka (MIZ), (did not start)
Doubles Results
No. 22 Aysegul Mert/Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. No. 24 Inah Canete/Mae Canete (MIZ), 6-2
No. 23 Guillermina Grant/Mai Nirundorn (UGA) def. Roma Cardenas Rifka and Gabriela Martinez (MIZ), 6-4
Mell Reasco/Alexandra Vecic (UGA) vs Andrea Artimedi and Emelie Schwarte (MIZ), 6-5 (unfinished)
Match Notes
No. 11 Georgia (6-3, 1-0 SEC)
Missouri (2-9, 0-1 SEC)
Order of finish: Singles (4,5,2), Doubles (1,2)
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