SAN DIEGO, Calif. –Carol Lee’s run in the 2022 ITA National Fall Championships came to a close on Saturday as the Yellow Jacket fell in the semifinals. Lee capped her fall season with an impressive 3-1 record in singles action at the tournament at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, Calif.
Singles
Facing the top seed of the tournament in North Carolina’s Fiona Crawley and reigning ITA All-American Singles Champion, the Tar Heel came out with a 3-1 lead in the opening set. Crawley extended her advantage to 5-1 as Lee fought off a set point, but Crawley took the first set winning at deuce, 6-1.
Lee had a chance to earn a quick break in the first game of the second set, but the Tar Heel held at deuce to spark a 6-0 set, clinching the match.
Lee’s run in the fall finale tournament closes the fall slate. Georgia Tech will return to action kicking off the spring campaign in January.
RESULTS
Singles – Semifinals
No. 21 Fiona Crawley (UNC) def. No. 16 Carol Lee (GT) 6-1, 6-0
Competitive Drive Initiative
In a unified endeavor, Georgia Tech, the Georgia Tech Foundation, Georgia Tech athletics and the Alexander-Tharpe Fund have come together to accelerate funding for student-athlete scholarships with the launch of the Competitive Drive Initiative. The initiative kicks off with the Accelerate GT Match Program, where any new gift to the A-T Fund’s Athletic Scholarship Fund made through Dec. 31 will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Georgia Tech Foundation, up to $2.5 million. Should Accelerate GT reach its $2.5 million fundraising goal, the matching gift would result in a $5 million impact for Georgia Tech athletics. To learn more and to contribute online, visit atfund.org/accelerate.
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