SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Georgia Tech’s Carol Lee keeps rolling at the prestigious ITA National Fall Championships, cruising to a straight-set decision in the round of 16 on Thursday. The fall finale is being played at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, Calif.
Singles
Lee got to work quickly against Pepperdine’s Savannah Broadus, pocketing a straight-set victory to secure a spot in the quarterfinals. The opponents kept it close in the opening set as Lee grabbed a 5-4 lead and took the set, 6-4.
Lee jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second set before Broadus took the next three games to move back on serve at 3-3. Games were traded to a 5-all standstill before Lee held serve to take a 6-5 edge. The Yellow Jacket broke Broadus in the next service game to clinch the match, 6-4, 7-5.
Lee returns to action on Friday facing Virginia’s No. 56 Elaine Chervinsky.
RESULTS
Singles – Round of 16
No. 16 Carol Lee (GT) def. No. 49 Savannah Broadus (Pepperdine) 6-4, 7-5
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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