ANN ARBOR, MI. — The Georgia women’s tennis team picked up two singles wins on the second day of competition at the Michigan Invitational on Saturday.
“Today was another step forward for our team,” head coach Drake Bernstein said. “We are getting better at playing together with each day that goes on.”
After competition was delayed into the afternoon due to a power outage at the Varsity Tennis Center, the Bulldogs relocated to Travis Pointe for singles action against No. 5 Michigan.
No. 70 Anastasiia Lopata picked up the first victory of the day for Georgia against Jaedan Brown (Michigan). The Kiev, Ukraine-native came out strong early in the first set before closing out with two straight games to take the set 6-4. With all momentum heading into the second set, Lopata breezed past Brown to secure the win 6-4, 6-0.
“Nastya bouncing back today against one of the nation’s top players was very encouraging to see,” Bernstein said. “She was laser-focused from the first point of the match and never wavered in her belief.”
Georgia Bulldogs Prepare to Compete in Tennis at the Michigan Invitational
No. 116 Mell Reasco (Georgia) earned a ranked victory against No. 39 Julia Fliegner (Michigan) for the Bulldogs’ second win of the day. Coming off a victory on Friday, Reasco battled early before finishing strong to lead by one set after winning 6-4. In the second set, it was all Reasco as she dominated to close out the match with a 6-4, 6-0 straight-set victory.
“In these multi-day events, we talk a lot about backing up our work day after day and Mell did exactly that today,’ Bernstein said. “She picked up where she left off yesterday, carried momentum and played some of her best tennis in that second set. She is getting better by the day.”
Due to only four courts being available after relocation to Travis Pointe, no doubles matches were played on Saturday.
The Bulldogs will conclude action at the Michigan Invitational on Sunday, Jan. 14. Georgia is slated to face No. 5 Michigan in doubles before wrapping up against No. 20 Georgia Tech in singles. All competition will be individual, and no team scoring will be kept.
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