UGA WOMEN’S TENNIS: Schedule Announced

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UGA WOMEN’S TENNIS: Schedule Announced

Coach Drake Bernstein congratulates Lauren Herring and Laura Patterson on their win during the Bulldog Tennis Classic at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014 in Athens, Ga. (Photo by John Kelley)
Coach Drake Bernstein congratulates Lauren Herring and Laura Patterson on their win during the Bulldog Tennis Classic at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014 in Athens, Ga
(Photo by John Kelley)
[su_spacer size=”20″] ATHENS—–Six events including one at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex highlight the fall tournament season of the 2015-16 schedule, coach Jeff Wallace announced Wednesday.
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The Bulldogs will begin their season in the Puerto Rico College Challenge in Palmas del Mar from Sept. 14-18. When the calendar flips to October, Georgia will send a contingent to Los Angeles for the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships (Oct. 3-12) and later that month a group will head to Atlanta for a tournament at Windward Academy in Alpharetta (Oct. 16-18). Georgia plays host to the USTA/ITA Southeast Regionals (Oct. 22-26). The fall season concludes in November with tournaments in Orlando and New York.
[su_spacer size=”40″] The dual match season for the Bulldogs begins January 22 against Wyoming as part of an ITA Kick-Off Weekend at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. Old Dominion and Tulane round out the four-team field headed here, and one of the squads will advance to the ITA National Team Indoors (Feb. 5-8) in Madison, Wis. The Bulldogs will play Clemson (Jan. 30) and Georgia Tech (Feb. 20) before Southeastern Conference action gets underway in March.
[su_spacer size=”40″] The Bulldogs will face Mississippi, Mississippi State, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, LSU and Texas A&M on the road while they will welcome Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Florida and South Carolina to Athens. Georgia will take a break from SEC play on March 17 when Virginia visits.
[su_spacer size=”40″] LSU will serve as the host of the 2016 SEC Tournament from April 20-24 while the NCAA Championships will be decided in Tulsa (May 19-30).
[su_spacer size=”40″] The Bulldogs went 24-7 last year and finished with a No. 5 final national ranking. Georgia advanced to the 2015 NCAA Final Four, the ITA National Team Indoor finals and the SEC Tournament Championship final.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Georgia returns seven letterwinners including sophomore All-American Ellen Perez, a pair of All-SEC standouts in senior Silvia Garcia and sophomore Kennedy Shaffer and Academic All-SEC junior Caroline Brinson.
[su_spacer size=”40″] For official news regarding the Georgia women’s tennis program, check out Georgiadogs.com/sports/w-tennis; follow @UGAWomensTennis on Twitter and like the Bulldogs at Facebook.com/GeorgiaWomen’sTennis.

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