THE FLATS – Georgia Tech women’s tennis won four singles matches Sunday afternoon to rebound from dropping the doubles point and collect a 4-3 victory over Northwestern. The win pushed Tech to 1-3 on the season.
DOUBLES
The decision for the doubles point came down to court two after the Yellow Jackets and Wildcats split the first two matches. Northwestern took court three as Justine Leong and Christina Hand opened with a 4-2 lead over Monika Dedaj and Mahak Jain, and sealed the win, 6-3. But Carol Lee and Kate Sharabura evened the doubles field with a victory on court one. The doubles teams stood on serve at 3-3 before Lee and Sharabura won the next three games to pocket a 6-3 decision and improve to 3-0 in dual play and 8-2 on the season.
Competing on court two, Gia Cohen and Ruth Marsh held a 5-4 lead against Clarissa Hand and Maria Shusharina, but the Wildcats rallied back to force a tiebreak at 6-6. Northwestern clinched the doubles point, winning the tiebreak, 7-3, for the early 1-0 match lead.
SINGLES
Northwestern’s lead was short-lived, however, as Georgia Tech won the first four singles matches to clinch the victory at 4-1. On court one, Lee knotted the score at 1-all, winning her 10th singles victory of the season. The sophomore opened a 4-1 lead against No. 94 Clarissa Hand in the first set, and rolled to a 6-2, 6-2 victory to put the Yellow Jackets on the scoreboard.
Rosie Garcia Gross gave Tech its first lead of the match, taking court four in straight sets against Leong. Garcia Gross extended a 3-2 edge against Leong into a 5-2 lead and took the first set, 6-3. The Jacket sealed the match with a 6-2 second set to give Tech a 2-1 match lead. Sharabura cushioned Tech’s lead on court six, defeating McColgan, 6-4, 6-3. The freshman was on serve at 4-4 in the first set before winning the next two games and cruised to a 6-3 second set to setup a 3-1 match advantage for the Jackets.
Jain clinched the match for Georgia Tech at the three seed. Jain improved to 8-4 overall on the season, collecting her second dual singles win as the sophomore defeated Pratt, 6-3, 6-2, to clinch the match at 4-1 for Georgia Tech.
Northwestern took the final two singles matches on courts two and five to account for the final 4-3 tally.
UP NEXT
Georgia Tech is slated to return to action on Monday, Feb. 21 welcoming Mercer to the Ken Byers Tennis Complex. First serve is slated for 5 p.m.
DOUBLES
1. Carol Lee/Kate Sharabura (GT) def. Sydney Pratt/Hannah McColgan (NU) 6-3
2. Clarissa Hand/Maria Shusharina (NU) def. Gia Cohen/Ruth Marsh (GT) 7-6 (3)
3. Justine Leong/Christina Hand (NU) def. Monika Dedaj/Mahak Jain (GT) 6-3
Order of finish: 3,1,2
SINGLES
1. No. 85 Carol Lee (GT) def. No. 94 Clarissa Hand (NU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Maria Shusharina (NU) def. No. 69 Ava Hrastar (GT) 7-5, 6-3
3. Mahak Jain (GT) def. Sydney Pratt (NU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Rosie Garcia Gross (GT) def. Justine Leong (NU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Ema Lazic (NU) def. Gia Cohen (GT) 7-6 (2), 6-2
6. Kate Sharabura (GT) def. Hannah McColgan (NU) 6-4, 6-3
Order of finish: 1,4,6,3,2,5
Alexander-Tharpe Fund
The Alexander-Tharpe Fund is the fundraising arm of Georgia Tech athletics, providing scholarship, operations and facilities support for Georgia Tech’s 400-plus student-athletes. Be a part of developing Georgia Tech’s Everyday Champions and helping the Yellow Jackets compete for championships at the highest levels of college athletics by supporting the Support The Swarm Fund, which helps Georgia Tech athletics offset the significant financial challenges associated with Covid-19, and the Annual Athletic Scholarship Fund, which directly provides scholarships for Georgia Tech student-athletes. To learn more about supporting the Yellow Jackets, visit atfund.org.
For the latest information on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, follow us on Twitter (@GT_WTEN), Instagram (GT_WTEN), Facebook (Georgia Tech Women’s Tennis) or visit us at www.ramblinwreck.com
