THE FLATS – Georgia Tech women’s tennis cruised to a 4-1 victory in its final non-conference home match of the season against Penn State Sunday afternoon.
After securing the doubles point, the Yellow Jackets (8-8, 3-3 ACC) earned three of four singles matches against the Nittany Lions (10-5, 1-4 Big Ten), handing the road team its first non-conference loss of the season.
Given Roach and Eleni Karantali opened the doubles action with a 6-2 win on court three for the duo’s sixth-straight victory. Moments later on court two, Taly Licht and Sabritt Dozier collected their third-straight win, 6-4, to earn the doubles point for the Jackets.
Penn State took the first singles victory of the day before Roach earned a 6-3, 6-2 win on court three. Licht and the 66th-ranked Alejandra Cruz captured back-to-back quick wins on courts two and one, respectively, to seal the victory for Tech.
The Jackets improved to 8-3 on home court this season in what was the program’s first-ever meeting with Penn State.
Doubles
- No. 77 Alejandra Cruz/Seri Nayuki (GT) vs. Maelie Monfils/Olivia Dorner (PSU) 2-5, unfinished
- Taly Licht/Sabritt Dozier (GT) def. Maiko Uchijima/Patricia Grigoras (PSU) 6-4
- Given Roach/Eleni Karantali (GT) def. Brianna Baldi/Maria Ciubotaru (PSU) 6-2
Order of finish: 3,2
Singles
- No. 66 Alejandra Cruz (GT) def. Maelie Monfils (PSU) 6-4, 6-4
- Taly Licht (GT) def. Patricia Grigoras (PSU) 6-4, 6-4
- Given Roach (GT) def. Maiko Uchijima (PSU) 6-3, 6-2
- Seri Nayuki (GT) vs. Brianna Baldi (PSU) 6-4, 5-3, unfinished
- Olivia Dorner (PSU) def. Sabritt Dozier (GT) 6-1, 6-3
- Olivia Carneiro (GT) vs. Maria Ciubotaru (PSU) 1-6, 4-4, unfinished
Order of finish: 5,3,2,1
The Yellow Jackets return to the court Friday, March 27 at 4 p.m. against Miami inside the Ken Byers Tennis Complex. Admission is free to all 2026 home women’s tennis matches.
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