THE FLATS – Georgia Tech women’s tennis returns home on Wednesday for a midweek matchup against in-state rival, Georgia. The 34th installment of ‘Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate’ is set for 4 p.m. at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex.
GEORGIA TECH vs. GEORGIA
WHEN: Wednesday, 4 p.m.
WHERE: Ken Byers Tennis Complex
PARKING: McCamish Pavilion lot, Fowler Street, Family Housing Deck
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The Yellow Jackets (11-5, 6-2 ACC) are coming off a pair of non-conference wins in Charleston, S.C., last weekend, upending College of Charleston and Charleston Southern, both by shutout decisions. Tech concludes this three-game non-conference stretch on Wednesday before returning to league play on Saturday. A pair of Yellow Jackets continue to hold national rankings: No. 54 Carol Lee and No. 84 Kylie Bilchev. The Jackets also boast two doubles teams ranked in the top 25 of the latest ITA rankings: No. 9 Carol Lee and Kate Sharabura and No. 21 Kylie Bilchev and Ava Hrastar.
No. 7 Georgia (10-3, 6-1 SEC) comes into the midweek tilt off a 7-0 loss against Texas A&M, which snapped a seven-match win streak. The Bulldogs opened the season winning their ITA Kickoff Weekend to secure a spot in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships. Lea Ma leads Georgia from the No. 1 singles position, owning a 6-3 record and Mell Reasco holds down the No. 2 position with a 7-4 dual record. Georgia’s doubles team of Morgan Coppoc and Ania Hertel, ranked No. 12 in the latest ITA rankings, carry a 6-3 dual record from the No. 1 position.
Georgia leads the all-time series against Georgia Tech, 27-6, and has taken the last three meetings. The Yellow Jackets were last victorious in Atlanta on Feb. 23, 2018.
ITA RANKINGS
No. 27 Georgia Tech
No. 54 Carol Lee
No. 84 Kylie Bilchev
No. 9 Carol Lee/Kate Sharabura
No. 21 Kylie Bilchev/Ava Hrastar
No. 7 Georgia
No. 21 Mell Reasco
No. 40 Dasha Vidmanova
No. 71 Meg Kowalski
No. 117 Ania Hertel
No. 12 Morgan Coppoc/Ania Hertel
No. 47 Mell Reasco/Dasha Vidmanova
No. 71 Guillermina Grant/Mell Reasco
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