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WTennis: No. 3-ranked Georgia fell in its first dual match of the season against No. 1 North Carolina
After taking a redshirt year last season, Alexandra Vecic made her spring debut for the Bulldogs (0-1) in both singles and doubles play.
Opening with doubles action, the Tar Heels (4-0) took the first two matches of the day. On court one, No. 58 ranked duo Aysegul Mert and Dasha Vidmanova battled deep into a 4-4 score against No. 1 ranked Reese Brantmeier and Elizabeth Scotty, but just came up short 6-4. The No. 15 ranked tandem of Guillermina Grant and Mai Nirundorn took on No. 23 ranked Fiona Crawley and Carson Tanguilig but fell 6-2.
In singles action, Georgia played out all of its matches, falling in all six. On court one, No. 35 Vecic made a match against No. 5 Brantmeier, leading in both sets but ultimately falling 6-3, 7-5. No. 30 Vidmanova faced off against Crawley on court two, but fell in straight sets 6-3, 6-2.
On court three, No. 116 Mell Reasco battled in a tight second set, but dropped in two sets to Tanguilig 6-3, 7-6(3). No. 70 Anastasiia Lopata held her own on court four through two sets against No. 44 Scotty, but fell 6-4, 6-4.
On court five, Grant fought hard from behind to stay alive in both sets as she forced a tiebreaker in the second, but dropped the match to No. 41 Abbey Forbes 6-4, 7-6(3). Lastly, No. 108 Nirundorn faced off on court six against No. 28 Reilly Tran where she fell 6-3, 6-1 in straight sets.
Georgia will now return to Athens where it will prepare to host two days of action at the ITA Kick-Off on Jan. 26-27 at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. The Bulldogs will face off against South Florida on Friday, Jan. 26 at 2:30 p.m. Based on Friday’s results, Saturday’s action will see Georgia face off against one of South Carolina or Arizona in a championship or consolation match on Jan. 27.
Doubles Results
No. 1 Reese Brantmeier/Elizabeth Scotty (UNC) def. No. 58 Aysegul Mert/Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) 6-4 2. No. 23 Fiona Crawley/Carson Tanguilig (UNC) def. No. 15 Guillermina Grant/Mai Nirundorn (UGA) 6-2
No. 11 Abbey Forbes/Reilly Tran (UNC) vs. Alexandra Vecic/Mell Reasco (UGA) 5-4, unfinished
Singles Results
No. 5 Reese Brantmeier (UNC) def. No. 35 Alexandra Vecic (UGA) 6-3, 7-5
Fiona Crawley (UNC) def. No. 30 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) 6-3, 6-2
No. 7 Carson Tanguilig (UNC) def. No. 116 Mell Reasco (UGA) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
No. 44 Elizabeth Scotty (UNC) def. No. 70 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) 6-4, 6-4
No. 41 Abbey Forbes (UNC) def. Guillermina Grant (UGA) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
No. 28 Reilly Tran (UNC) def. No. 108 Mai Nirundorn (UGA) 6-3, 6-1
Match Notes
No. 3 Georgia (0-1)
No. 1 North Carolina (4-0)
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (2,6,1,5,3,4)
WBB: UGA falls to Ole Miss
The University of Georgia women’s basketball team fell to the Ole Miss Rebels, 69-59, Sunday afternoon before 3,646 spectators in Stegeman Coliseum.
Javyn Nicholson became the 43rd Lady Bulldog to eclipse 1,000 career points with her 14-point performance. Nicholson ranks second in the SEC in double-doubles with 11, scoring in double figures in every game this season.
Georgia (10-9, 1-5 SEC) attacked the paint to start the first quarter. The Lady Bulldogs had an 8-7 lead midway through the opening period as Ole Miss (13-5, 3-2 SEC) stayed within a close, two-point margin to close the first frame trailing, 18-16.
The Rebels used a 12-0 run to build a 32-20 lead in the second quarter. Georgia trailed 34-27 heading into halftime.
Four points from Destiny Thomas spurred a six-point run for Georgia coming out of halftime to put the Lady Bulldogs within three, 36-33. Ole Miss answered back with points in the paint to take a 52-46 advantage into the final quarter.
Ole Miss used 10 points in the paint to close the game ahead 69-59.
MTennis: UGA will begin the 2024 dual match season with a doubleheader against Eastern Kentucky today
The No. 18 Georgia men’s tennis team will begin the 2024 dual match season with a doubleheader against Eastern Kentucky today, at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex, with the two matches set for 1 p.m. ET and 4 p.m. respectively.
No. 18 Georgia vs. Eastern Kentucky
Date: Jan. 21, 2024
Time: 1 p.m. + 4 p.m. ET
Location: Athens, Ga.
Venue: Dan Magill Tennis Complex
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BULLDOGS BULLETIN
New-Look Bulldogs: Georgia’s 2023-24 roster includes six new freshmen and a transfer. The team has enrolled five-stars Cyrus Mahjoob and Davis Taylor, four stars Parker Jacques and Parker Mariencheck as well as Belgium-native Niels Raitu. The Bulldogs also signed USC transfer Ryan Colby, a former blue-chip prospect and All-Pac 12 honoree. Freddy Blaydes, who has a career-high International Tennis Federation world juniors ranking of No. 117 and signed with the program in September, joined the team earlier this month.
Juniors Thomas Paulsell, Miguel Perez Peña and redshirt sophomore Filipe Costa are the only three players from the 2023 SEC regular season championship team still on the roster. Five of the remaining six used their final year of eligibility last season while Ethan Quinn opted to begin his professional career after winning the NCAA singles national championship in May.
Fantastic Fall: The Bulldogs had an impressive start to the year during their fall season, with the players from the team claiming tournament titles in three different events. Colby won the Longhorn Invitational in September, Colby and Ratiu took the red draw doubles title and Paulsell earned the red draw singles title at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships and Perez Peña won the ITA Southeast Regional Singles Championship in October.
Mariencheck rounded out the fall by going undefeated in singles at the Georgia Tech Invitational in November, while Ratiu won all of his matches in both singles and doubles at the Gamecock Kickoff at the beginning of January.
Dawgs in the Rankings: Georgia enters the dual match season ranked No. 18 nationally by the ITA. The Bulldogs are one of seven teams in the Southeastern Conference ranked in the top 25 to begin the season, joined by No. 5 South Carolina, No. 6 Tennessee, No. 10 Kentucky, No. 17 Mississippi St., No. 19 Texas A&M and No. 23 Florida.
Georgia’s successes in the fall put four athletes in the ITA singles rankings and a pair in the doubles poll. After a trio of ranked wins in Austin, Texas, Colby leads the team with a No. 36 ranking. He is closely followed by No. 41 Paulsell, who picked up his highest-ranked win against 46th-ranked Nemanja Malesevic (Miss. St.) at the Georgia Tech Invitational, and No. 43 Perez Peña. Freshman No. 112 Cyrus Mahjoob, a semifinalist at the ITA Southeast Regional, closed out the ranked Bulldogs in singles. In doubles, No. 42 Colby and Ratiu earned a spot after an 8-3 start together.
Scouting the Colonels: Eastern Kentucky will come to Athens with a 2-1 record this season, with wins over Xavier and UIC and a loss to No. 11 Kentucky. Mortiz Mayer earned ASUN Player of the Week honors after a straight-set win from court four during the team’s match against UIC and is 2-1 in singles through three matches.
Eastern Kentucky returns seven players from its 2022-23 roster, which finished 4-19 overall with a 1-7 mark in ASUN competition. The Colonels ended their season in the first round of the ASUN Conference Tournament, falling to Jacksonville State.
Monday’s matches will be the third and fourth meeting between the two programs and the first since 1971. Georgia is 2-0 against EKU, with the Bulldogs winning its first match against the Colonels in 1966 by a 7-2 score and in a 9-0 sweep in the previous meeting.
Diaz Enters 36th Season: Manuel Diaz – the SEC’s all-time wins leader with 767 career victories – begins his 36th season as the Georgia men’s tennis coach. Diaz led the Bulldogs to another conference championship and a deep run in the NCAA tournament in 2023.
The United States Tennis Association Southern Tennis Hall of Fame coach has guided Georgia to 29 SEC championships, four NCAA national titles (1999, 2001, 2007 and 2008) and two Intercollegiate Tennis Association indoor national championships in 36 years. He has been named SEC Coach of the Year on seven occasions and the ITA National Coach of the Year three times.
Most recently, the Bulldogs captured the SEC crown with a perfect 12-0 conference record on their way to the NCAA quarterfinals. Under Diaz’s guidance, redshirt freshman Quinn became just the fourth rookie since 1977 to win the NCAA singles championship and the third Georgia player to accomplish the feat, joining the elite company of Mikael Pernfors and Matias Boeker.
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