Oct. 5, 2013
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. – Sophomores Megan Kurey and Kendal Woodard advanced to the back draw doubles final at the Riviera/ITA Women’s All-American Championships but eventually fell to Michigan’s #3 Brooke Bolender and Emina Bektas, 8-5.
Kurey and Woodard, who are ranked at #26 in the ITA doubles preseason poll, defeated #2 Kate Fuller and Silvia Garcia of Georgia, 8-4, in the semifinals. Fuller and Garcia were the # 1 seed in the doubles main draw while Bolender and Betkas were the #2 overall seed.
After being eliminated from the doubles main draw in the first round, Kurey and Woodard went on to defeat three-straight ranked opponents to make it to the finals in the back draw bracket. The duo defeated two pairs ranked in the top five, # 2 Fuller and Garcia of Georgia and # 4 Hermon Brhane and Whitney Ritchie of Oklahoma.
The women’s tennis team is back in action this upcoming weekend when it travels to the Vanderbilt Invitational on Oct. 11.
Fans are encouraged to follow Georgia Tech women’s tennis on Twitter, @GT_WTEN, and like the Yellow Jackets on Facebook, GTWomensTennis, for an inside look at the program.
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