March 9, 2013
THE FLATS – The Georgia Tech women’s tennis team, ranked No. 32, dropped a tough 6-1 decision to No. 13 Miami Saturday afternoon at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex.
Senior Elizabeth Kilborn recorded the Yellow Jackets’ only point as Tech fell to 5-5 overall and 0-2 in the ACC. Miami improved to 8-3 and 2-1 in the conference with the win.
Miami got on the board first, winning the doubles point with victories on courts two and three. Tech took the early edge with an 8-5 win by freshmen Kendal Woodard and Megan Kurey over Miami’s 43rd-ranked team of Stephanie Wagner and Lina Lileikite on court one. Woodard and Kurey improved to 13-4 overall this year and 9-1 in dual match doubles play.
Tech’s pair of Muriel Wacker and Natasha Prokhnevska fought hard but fell 8-5 to the Canes’ side of Clementina Riobueno and Monique Albuquerque on court three.
The decisive doubles match was a battle between Tech’s Elizabeth Kilborn and Jasmine Minor and Miami’s Melissa Bolivar and Kelsey Laurente. After falling behind 3-1, Kilborn and Minor fought back to tie the score at 3. From there, it would never be more than a one game lead until the end as the Canes edged the Jackets 9-7.
Miami took a 2-0 lead when Albuquerque downed Kurey, 6-1, 6-3 on court four. The Canes’ Laurente, ranked No. 74, defeated Tech’s Woodard, ranked No. 104, 6-1, 6-4 on court two to put Miami up 3-0.
Kilborn, ranked No. 65, put Tech on the board with a hard-fought 6-4, 6-3 win over Miami’s Lileikite, ranked No. 110, on court one but the Canes quickly followed with a 6-3, 7-6 win by 91st-ranked Clementina Riobueno over Tech’s Wacker on court five to clinch the win.
Miami’s Bolivar added to the Canes’ total with a 6-2, 7-6 win over Tech’s Minor on court six. In a marathon battle to end the day, Wagner bested Tech’s Prokhnevska 7-5, 0-6, 7-5 on court three.
Georgia Tech is back in action tomorrow when the Yellow Jackets host the No. 16 Florida State Seminoles at noon at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex.
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Miami vs Georgia Tech
Mar 09, 2013 at Atlanta, Ga.
(Ken Byers Tennis Complex)
#16 Miami 6, #32 Georgia Tech 1
Singles competition
1. #65 Elizabeth Kilborn (GT) def. #110 Lina Lileikite (UM) 6-4, 6-3
2. #74 Kelsey Laurente (UM) def. #104 Kendal Woodard (GT) 6-1, 6-4
3. Stephanie Wagner (UM) def. Natasha Prokhnevska (GT) 7-5, 0-6, 7-5
4. Monique Albuquerque (UM) def. Megan Kurey (GT) 6-1, 6-3
5. #91 Clementina Riobueno (UM) def. Muriel Wacker (GT) 6-3, 7-6
6. Melissa Bolivar (UM) def. Jasmine Minor (GT) 6-2, 7-6
Doubles competition
1. Kendal Woodard/Megan Kurey (GT) def. #43 Stephanie Wagner/Lina Lileikite (UM) 8-5
2. Melissa Bolivar/Kelsey Laurente (UM) def. Elizabeth Kilborn/Jasmine Minor (GT) 9-7
3. Clementina Riobueno/Monique Albuquerque (UM) def. Muriel Wacker/Natasha Prokhnevska (GT) 8-5
Match Notes:
Miami 8-3, 2-1 ACC; National ranking #16
Georgia Tech 5-5, 0-2 ACC; National ranking #32
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,2,1,5,6,3)
Match played indoors
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