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Jones Tabbed ACC Player of the Week THE FLATS – Georgia Tech women’s tennis senior Kenya Jones picked up her second Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week honor on Tuesday, as announced by the league office. Jones went undefeated on the week as the Yellow Jackets opened ACC play at home. Jones, ranked No. 13 in singles, helped Tech open ACC play splitting matches against Miami and No. 6 Florida State. Against the Hurricanes, Jones upset the No. 2 singles player in the country, Estela Perez-Somarriba in three-sets, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Jones’ win setup a 3-1 match lead for Tech after she handed the Hurricane her first loss of the season. In doubles action, Jones partnered with teammate Victoria Flores to top Daevenia Achong and Maya Tahan, 6-2, from the No. 1 spot. Jones kept her weekend record unblemished on Sunday, defeating No. 27 Guilia Pairone of Florida State, 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (10-5) to move her win streak to three straight matches. ....
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. ....