University of Tennessee Athletics
Saturday, February 29
Athens, Ga.
Noon
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Lady Vols Fall to Georgia, 4-0
February 29, 2020 | Women's Tennis
ATHENS, Ga. – Saturday afternoon saw the No. 23-ranked Tennessee women's tennis team fall to No. 9-ranked Georgia on the road, 4-0.
"Today didn't go as planned, but we have to give all the credit to Georgia," head coach Alison Ojeda said. "They are a great team and were better than us."
UT (9-2, 0-1 SEC) gave up the doubles point to open the match. On court one, the No. 8-ranked duo of Kaitlin Staines and Tenika McGiffin were down 4-5 as the doubles point was clinched.
"I'm really excited about our young players," Ojeda said. "Our two freshmen were battling and in control of their matches, both of them were up a set and had an early lead in the second. Rebeka (Mertena) did an outstanding job competing against one of the best players in the country. We are in a good spot and excited for our upcoming competitions."
Georgia (6-2, 1-0 SEC) got singles wins over No. 73-ranked Staines on court three, McGiffin on court six, and No. 40-ranked Rebeka Mertena on court one. Freshmen Carly Briggs and Hadley Doyle were ahead on courts four and five, respectively, when the match ended.
No. 100-ranked Briggs won a tightly-contested opening set 7-6 (7-3) over UGA's No. 104-ranked Morgan Coppoc. The freshman was tied at 1-1 in the second set as Georgia clinched the match.
Doyle took the first set 6-4 on court five over Elena Christofi. She was up 2-1 when the match ended.
The Lady Vols will head to Mississippi to take on Mississippi State on Friday, March 6 and Ole Miss on Sunday, March 8.
#9 Georgia 4, #23 Tennessee 0
Singles
1. #27 Katarina Jokic (UGA) def. #40 Rebeka Mertena (UT) 6-2, 6-3
2. #31 Lea Ma (UGA) vs. #55 Johanna Silva (UT) 6-3, 3-2, unfinished
3. #86 Marta Gonzalez (UGA) def. #73 Kaitlin Staines (UT) 6-3, 6-2
4. #100 Carly Briggs (UT) vs. #104 Morgan Coppoc (UGA) 7-6 (7-3), 1-1, unfinished
5. Hadley Doyle (UT) vs. Elena Christofi (UGA) 6-4, 2-1 unfinished
6. #52 Meg Kowalski (UGA) def. Tenika McGiffin (UT) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
1. #31 Katarina Jokic/Anna Hertel (UGA) vs. #8 Tenika McGiffin/Kaitlin Staines (UT) 5-4, unfinished
2. Elena Christofi/Lea Ma (UGA) def. Johanna Silva/Rebeka Mertena (UT) 6-4
3. #52 Morgan Coppoc/Meg Kowalski (UGA) def. Ariadna Riley/Carly Briggs (UT) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (3,6,1)
"Today didn't go as planned, but we have to give all the credit to Georgia," head coach Alison Ojeda said. "They are a great team and were better than us."
UT (9-2, 0-1 SEC) gave up the doubles point to open the match. On court one, the No. 8-ranked duo of Kaitlin Staines and Tenika McGiffin were down 4-5 as the doubles point was clinched.
"I'm really excited about our young players," Ojeda said. "Our two freshmen were battling and in control of their matches, both of them were up a set and had an early lead in the second. Rebeka (Mertena) did an outstanding job competing against one of the best players in the country. We are in a good spot and excited for our upcoming competitions."
Georgia (6-2, 1-0 SEC) got singles wins over No. 73-ranked Staines on court three, McGiffin on court six, and No. 40-ranked Rebeka Mertena on court one. Freshmen Carly Briggs and Hadley Doyle were ahead on courts four and five, respectively, when the match ended.
No. 100-ranked Briggs won a tightly-contested opening set 7-6 (7-3) over UGA's No. 104-ranked Morgan Coppoc. The freshman was tied at 1-1 in the second set as Georgia clinched the match.
Doyle took the first set 6-4 on court five over Elena Christofi. She was up 2-1 when the match ended.
The Lady Vols will head to Mississippi to take on Mississippi State on Friday, March 6 and Ole Miss on Sunday, March 8.
#9 Georgia 4, #23 Tennessee 0
Singles
1. #27 Katarina Jokic (UGA) def. #40 Rebeka Mertena (UT) 6-2, 6-3
2. #31 Lea Ma (UGA) vs. #55 Johanna Silva (UT) 6-3, 3-2, unfinished
3. #86 Marta Gonzalez (UGA) def. #73 Kaitlin Staines (UT) 6-3, 6-2
4. #100 Carly Briggs (UT) vs. #104 Morgan Coppoc (UGA) 7-6 (7-3), 1-1, unfinished
5. Hadley Doyle (UT) vs. Elena Christofi (UGA) 6-4, 2-1 unfinished
6. #52 Meg Kowalski (UGA) def. Tenika McGiffin (UT) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
1. #31 Katarina Jokic/Anna Hertel (UGA) vs. #8 Tenika McGiffin/Kaitlin Staines (UT) 5-4, unfinished
2. Elena Christofi/Lea Ma (UGA) def. Johanna Silva/Rebeka Mertena (UT) 6-4
3. #52 Morgan Coppoc/Meg Kowalski (UGA) def. Ariadna Riley/Carly Briggs (UT) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (3,6,1)
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
23
Katarina Jokic / 0 (27/-) [UGA]
66
#2 Singles Match
123
32UF
Lea Ma / 0 (31/-) [UGA]
63UF
#3 Singles Match
12
32
Marta Gonzalez / 0 (86/-) [UGA]
66
#4 Singles Match
123
71UF
Morgan Coppoc / 0 (104/-) [UGA]
61UF
#5 Singles Match
123
62UF
Elena Christofi / 0 [UGA]
41UF
#6 Singles Match
12
20
Meg Kowalski / 0 (52/-) [UGA]
66
Order of Finish:
3,6,1
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