Jackets Post Strong Day at Bulldog Kickoff
STARKVILLE, Miss. – The 12th-ranked Georgia Tech women’s tennis team posted a strong opening day at the Bulldog Kickoff, collecting six singles wins and a pair of doubles victories.
DOUBLES ACTION – The Jackets got the day started taking two of three doubles matches against Ole Miss. Tech’s No. 5 doubles pair of Kenya Jones and Victoria Flores opened with a 4-3 lead over Tereza Janatova and Sabina Machalova. Jones and Flores broke in the next game to grab a 5-3 advantage and served out the match for a 6-3 win. Gia Cohen and Carol Lee teamed up to face Ole Miss’ Kelsey Mize and Reka Zadori. The Rebels looked in control, grabbing a 5-3 lead, but the Jackets rallied to win the next four games and captured a 7-5 victory. Making their first appearance as Yellow Jackets, the tandem of Ava Hrastar and Ruth Marsh won break point against Lillian Gabrielsen and Elysia Pool to take a 5-2 lead. But the Rebels battled back to knot the match a
Jackets Garner Preseason ITA National Rankings
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech women’s tennis seniors Kenya Jones and Victoria Flores, and junior Gia Cohen represented the Yellow Jackets in the Oracle Division I Preseason Rankings released on Wednesday.
Jones, Flores and Cohen each appeared in the top 125 preseason national singles rankings, coming in at No. 13, No. 56 and No. 123, respectively. Jones became a two-time ITA All-American in singles after last season leading the Jackets from the top singles position all season, compiling an overall 17-9 record. Jones went 5-2 against Atlantic Coast Conference opponents, was named ACC Player of the Week three times and defeated three top-10 players in the shortened season. She rose as high as No. 20 in the singles national rankings last season.