THE FLATS – No. 36 Georgia Tech women’s tennis extended its win streak to five-straight, collecting a 6-1 victory over No. 35 Notre Dame on Sunday. The Yellow Jackets took the doubles point and five singles matches to improve to 8-4 overall and 5-1 in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
DOUBLES
Georgia Tech captured a competitive doubles point against the Fighting Irish with its top two courts leading the way. In a back-and-forth battle on court one, Tech’s No. 13 doubles pair of Kylie Bilchev and Ava Hrastar stood on serve with Notre Dame’s No. 36 Page Freeman and Maria Olivia Castedo, 4-4. The Jackets held serve to grab a 5-4 advantage and closed out the match, 6-4, to give Tech the edge in doubles play.
With court three on serve at 5-all, eyes turned to court two where No. 12 Carol Lee and Kate Sharabura led 5-3 against Julia Andreach and Meghan Coleman. The Fighting Irish fought off match point to setup a 5-4 tally, but dominated the next game, clinching the early match lead with a 6-4 triumph.
SINGLES
Notre Dame evened the match at 1-all with a win to open singles on court two, but the Yellow Jackets would not drop another match to clinch the victory. Competing on court three, Bilchev gained momentum early, rolling to a 6-0 opening set against Nibedita Ghosh and took a 3-1 lead in the second set. The freshman extended her advantage and pocketed the second set, 6-1, for a 2-1 Georgia Tech match lead.
Finishing seconds later on court three, Mahak Jain cushioned Tech’s lead to 3-1, defeating Carrie Beckman in straight sets. Jain raced out with a 3-0 edge in the first set and grabbed the opener over Beckman, 6-2. She held strong in the second set, winning, 6-2, to put Georgia Tech within reach of victory.
Gia Cohen clinched the match for the Yellow Jackets on court five against Castedo. The Jacket took the first set, 6-4, and opened with a 2-1 lead in the second set. Cohen pushed her lead out to 4-2 and sealed the victory, 6-2, clinching Tech’s fifth-straight victory.
On court six, Sharabura pulled out a three-set win over Coleman, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, to setup a 5-1 Tech lead before Lee concluded play in a marathon on court one.
Owning a set lead over Freeman, Lee trailed 6-5 in the second set, but forced a tiebreak at 6-all. The Jacket fought off four set points, pulling out the win in the tiebreak, 13-11.
UP NEXT
Georgia Tech returns to action next weekend hosting Wake Forest on Friday, March 18. First serve at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex is slated for 1 p.m.
DOUBLES
1. No. 13 Kylie Bilchev/Ava Hrastar (GT) def. No. 36 Page Freeman/Maria Olivia Castedo (ND) 6-4
2. No. 12 Carol Lee/Kate Sharabura (GT) def. Julia Andreach/Meghan Coleman (ND) 6-4
3. Gia Cohen/Ruth Marsh (GT) vs. Nibedita Ghosh/Carrie Beckman (ND) 5-5, DNF
Order of finish: 1,2
SINGLES
1. No. 77 Carol Lee (GT) def. No. 101 Page Freeman (ND) 6-3, 7-6 (13-11)
2. Julia Andreach (ND) def. Ava Hrastar (GT) 6-0, 6-3
3. No. 90 Kylie Bilchev (GT) def. Nibedita Ghosh (ND) 6-0, 6-1
4. Mahak Jain (GT) def. Carrie Beckman (ND) 6-2, 6-2
5. Gia Cohen (GT) def. Maria Olivia Castedo (ND) 6-4, 6-3
6. Kate Sharabura (GT) def. Meghan Coleman (ND) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1
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