ANN ARBOR, MI. — After three days of competition, the Georgia women’s tennis team concluded its third day of action with four doubles victories at the Michigan Invitational on Sunday.
With doubles competition taking place all day, the Bulldogs opened the morning against Ohio State with one win.
The newly formed tandem of Alexandra Vecic and Mell Reasco opened the win column for Georgia with a victory over Sydni Ratliff and Shelly Bereznyak (Ohio State). Despite the early battle, the Bulldog duo prevailed and closed out the match with three straight games to win 6-3.
Georgia Bulldogs Women’s Tennis Team Achieves strong start on Opening Day of Michigan Invitational
Heading into the afternoon, the Bulldogs took three of four doubles matchups against Michigan to close up action in Ann Arbor.
The first result saw No. 58 Aysegul Mert and Dasha Vidmanova pull off an upset for a ranked win against No. 8 Kari Miller and Jaedan Brown (Michigan). Early dominance set the tone for the Bulldog duo as they made quick work of the opposition to cruise past for a 6-1 win.
No. 15 Guillermina Grant and Mai Nirundorn followed with their own dominant performance in a win against Julia Fliegner and Lily Jones (Michigan). Despite dropping one game, Grant and Nirundorn were sharp through seven games as they controlled momentum on their way to their own 6-1 victory.
Anastasiia Lopata and Haley Gaudette rounded out the wins on the day after knocking off Gala Mesochoritou and Bayley Sheinin (Michigan). The match was a back-and-forth battle early as neither side led by more than two games. Tied at 5-5, Lopata and Gaudette capitalized on momentum as they capped off the last two games and take the match 7-5.
Georgia will now prepare for its first dual match of the season where it will travel to face No. 1 North Carolina on Sunday, Jan. 21 at 1 p.m. in Chapel Hill, N.C. The two programs are meeting for the first time since competing in the 2023 NCAA Tournament semifinals.
Sunday Results
Doubles Matches
Irina Cantos/Teah Chavez (Ohio State) def. No. 58 Aysegul Mert/Dasha Vidmanova, 6-1
Audrey Spencer/Luciana Perry (Ohio State) def. No. 15 Guillermina Grant/Mai Nirundorn, 7-5
Alexandra Vecic/Mell Reasco def. Sydni Ratliff/Shelly Bereznyak (Ohio State), 6-3
Maddie Atway/Akanksha Bhan (Ohio State) def. Anastasiia Lopata/Haley Gaudette, 7-5
No. 58 Aysegul Mert/Dasha Vidmanova def. No. 8 Kari Miller/Jaedan Brown (Michigan), 6-1
No. 15 Guillermina Grant/Mai Nirundorn def. Julia Fliegner/Lily Jones (Michigan), 6-1
Reese Miller/Piper Charney (Michigan) def. Alexandra Vecic/Mell Reasco), 6-3
Anastasiia Lopata/Haley Gaudette def. Gala Mesochoritou/Bayley Sheinin (Michigan), 7-5
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