No. 9 Jackets Host No. 15 Vanderbilt Sunday
THE FLATS – The 9th-ranked Georgia Tech women’s tennis team returns home for the first time since January on Sunday, welcoming No. 15 Vanderbilt to the Ken Byers Tennis Complex. First serve is slated for 11 a.m.
THE SCENE: Georgia Tech (7-3), which will face its fifth top-15 opponent in 10 days Sunday, looks to get back to winning ways, coming off a tough 4-1 loss last Thursday at No. 5 Georgia. The Yellow Jackets were led in Athens by senior Victoria Flores, who picked up her ninth singles win this season and improved to 8-0 in dual match play.
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Auburn fights to the finish line at No. 6 Georgia Tech Story links ATLANTA – Auburn pushed three crucial games to third sets, but the Tigers came just short in a fight to the finish with No. 6 Georgia Tech, falling 5-2 Sunday afternoon.
“When you’re climbing a mountain, you can’t always take the same path to the top,” said Auburn head coach Caroline Lilley. “You have to climb in inches and focus on the next step instead of the whole journey ahead. Inch by inch, step by step. Climbing is like a tennis match point by point until the job is done.
Jain Clinches 4-3 Win Over No. 14 South Carolina
THE FLATS – Freshman Mahak Jain clinched the deciding match for No. 12 Georgia Tech women’s tennis on Saturday afternoon as the Yellow Jackets opened the ITA Kickoff Weekend with a 4-3 win over No. 14 South Carolina. All eyes turned to court six where the freshman battled to a three-set win, pushing Tech to 2-0 on the season.
DOUBLES ACTION – Wins on courts one and two put the Yellow Jackets up 1-0 following doubles play. Gia Cohen and Carol Lee gave Tech the edge in doubles, wrapping up first on court two. The pair won an early break to take a 2-0 lead and never looked back, securing a 6-3 win over Allie Gretkowski and Emma Shelton. Tech’s No. 5 doubles tandem of Kenya Jones and Victoria Flores clinched the doubles point on court one. On serve at 3-2 with No. 29 Mia Horvit and Megan Davies, the Jackets pushed their lead out to 5-3 and Jones served out the win, 6-3. Court three action between Ava Hrastar and Ruth Marsh and Si
No. 12 Jackets Blank Tigers, 7-0
STARKVILLE, Miss. – No. 12 Georgia Tech women’s tennis swept Memphis on Monday afternoon, 7-0, to collect its first win of the season. The Yellow Jackets and Tigers wrapped up the holiday weekend with a neutral match at Mississippi State.
DOUBLES ACTION – The Jackets (1-0) took the early match lead, winning the doubles point with victories from courts one and three. No. 5 Kenya Jones and Victoria Flores wasted no time, opening with a 5-0 lead over Sophie Abrams and Aran Teixido Garcia on court one. The Yellow Jacket duo sealed the win, 6-1. Monika Dedaj and Ava Hrastar clinched the point for Tech from court three. The pair opened a 5-3 lead over Josephine Cao and Claire Sullivan, and Hrastar served out the match for a 6-4 victory. Memphis grabbed its only doubles victory from the two spot as Katherine Cao and Alisha Reayer topped Gia Cohen and Carol Lee. Knotted at 5-all, the Tigers took the next two games to pocket the match, 7-5.