COLUMBIA, S.C. – On day two of the Carolina Kickoff, No. 25 Georgia Tech women’s tennis pocketed five victories between singles and doubles play. The three-day tournament is being played inside the Carolina Indoor Tennis Center.
The Yellow Jackets split singles action, collecting wins from Rosie Garcia Gross, Mahak Jain and Kate Sharabura. After collecting the first set against Ana Cruz (South Carolina), 6-2, Garcia Gross rallied back from a 3-2 deficit in the second set to force a tiebreak at 6-6. The Yellow Jacket pulled away in the breaker, 7-3, to seal her second singles win of the tournament.
Facing Elise Mills (South Carolina), Jain stood at a standstill with the Gamecock at 6-6 in the opening set, but took a convincing lead in the tiebreak, leading 5-1. Jain extended her lead, winning the breaker, 7-2, and held for a hard-fought second set, 7-5, to clinch the win.
Sharabura captured a three-set win on Saturday against Alice Otis (South Carolina). After splitting the first two sets, the Jacket battled in the final for a 7-5 victory.
Tech played three doubles matches against Wake Forest in the afternoon, taking home a pair of victories to close out the day. Kylie Bilchev and Alejandra Cruz won their first doubles match of the tournament, cruising to a 6-2 triumph over Maddie Lynch and Kingyi Li. Also collecting their first doubles win of the spring season, Jain and Marsh topped Whitley Pate and Nevena Carton, 6-4.
Action concludes on Sunday with singles beginning at 9 a.m. followed by the final session of doubles play.
RESULTS
SINGLES
Misa Malkin (SC) def. Ruth Marsh (GT) 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-3)
Kate Sharabura (GT) vs. Alice Otis (SC) 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
Rosie Garcia Gross (GT) def. Ana Cruz (SC) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
Gracie Mulville (SC) def. No. 104 Alejandra Cruz (GT) 6-1, 6-3
No. 109 Mahak Jain (GT) vs. Elise Mills (SC) 7-6 (7-2), 7-5
No. 20 Ayana Akli (SC) def. No. 111 Kylie Bilchev (GT) 6-3, 6-2
DOUBLES
Casie Wooten/Mia Ahmad (WF) def. No. 53 Carol Lee/Kate Sharabura (GT) 6-3
Kylie Bilchev/Alejandra Cruz (GT) def. Maddie Lynch/Jingyi Li (WF) 6-2
Mahak Jain/Ruth Marsh (GT) def. Whitley Pate/Nevena Carton (WF) 6-4
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