University of Tennessee Athletics
Saturday, March 19
Knoxville, TN
12 PM
University of Tennessee
0
vs
4
Georgia
Lady Vols Fall Short of #15 Georgia, 4-0
March 19, 2022 | Women's Tennis
KNOXVILLE – Fighting through tough, windy conditions, the 29th-ranked Tennessee women's tennis team fell to No. 15 Georgia, 4-0, Saturday afternoon at Barksdale Stadium.
"There are some good things happening with our team, but the reality is, in order for us to beat good teams, every single spot needs to show up," head coach Alison Ojeda said after the match. "The last three matches we have given away a couple of spots. We have got to get tougher."
Georgia (9-2, 5-0 SEC) picked up the doubles point with victories on Court 2 and 3. Tenth-ranked Tenika McGiffin and Daria Kuczer were battling on Court 1, holding a 4-3 lead while on serve, when the point was clinched.
It was a similar story for the Lady Vols (8-5, 2-3 SEC) in singles. Tennessee was finding momentum on Courts 1, 4 and 6 when the match was clinched, but losses at the other three spots resulted in defeat for the Big Orange.
On Court 1, 31st-ranked Rebeka Mertena took the first set over No. 49 Lea Ma of UGA, 7-6(2). The pair fought for every point through the gusty breeze, but Mertena stepped up in the tiebreak. She earned a mini-break in the deciding game and closed it out with attacking play when she was on serve back. At the point of conclusion in the match she trailed, 2-3, in the second set.
Esther Adeshina continued to find success playing her style of tennis. The sophomore pushed ahead early, taking the first set, 6-1. As the match wore on, she and Morgan Coppoc's bout got grittier. The Bulldog took the second stanza, 6-3, and the two were locked at 2-2 in the third set, as play ended.
On Court 6, Eleonora Molinaro only seemed to get better as the match wore on. The Luxembourg native fell in the first set, 4-6, but struck right back with a 6-3 victory in the second. She held a 2-1 advantage when the Bulldogs clinched.
UP NEXT
Tennessee hosts No. 12 Texas A&M for their third-straight top-15 matchup. First serve goes up at noon ET at Barksdale Stadium, with live coverage of the match on the Cracked Racquets SEC Crosscourt Cast.
BRINGING IT AT BARKSDALE
A crowd of 254 was on hand for Saturday's matchup against Georgia. It marks the second home crowd in a row over 250, as 312 were in attendance for the Ole Miss match on March 6.
"There are some good things happening with our team, but the reality is, in order for us to beat good teams, every single spot needs to show up," head coach Alison Ojeda said after the match. "The last three matches we have given away a couple of spots. We have got to get tougher."
Georgia (9-2, 5-0 SEC) picked up the doubles point with victories on Court 2 and 3. Tenth-ranked Tenika McGiffin and Daria Kuczer were battling on Court 1, holding a 4-3 lead while on serve, when the point was clinched.
It was a similar story for the Lady Vols (8-5, 2-3 SEC) in singles. Tennessee was finding momentum on Courts 1, 4 and 6 when the match was clinched, but losses at the other three spots resulted in defeat for the Big Orange.
On Court 1, 31st-ranked Rebeka Mertena took the first set over No. 49 Lea Ma of UGA, 7-6(2). The pair fought for every point through the gusty breeze, but Mertena stepped up in the tiebreak. She earned a mini-break in the deciding game and closed it out with attacking play when she was on serve back. At the point of conclusion in the match she trailed, 2-3, in the second set.
Esther Adeshina continued to find success playing her style of tennis. The sophomore pushed ahead early, taking the first set, 6-1. As the match wore on, she and Morgan Coppoc's bout got grittier. The Bulldog took the second stanza, 6-3, and the two were locked at 2-2 in the third set, as play ended.
On Court 6, Eleonora Molinaro only seemed to get better as the match wore on. The Luxembourg native fell in the first set, 4-6, but struck right back with a 6-3 victory in the second. She held a 2-1 advantage when the Bulldogs clinched.
UP NEXT
Tennessee hosts No. 12 Texas A&M for their third-straight top-15 matchup. First serve goes up at noon ET at Barksdale Stadium, with live coverage of the match on the Cracked Racquets SEC Crosscourt Cast.
BRINGING IT AT BARKSDALE
A crowd of 254 was on hand for Saturday's matchup against Georgia. It marks the second home crowd in a row over 250, as 312 were in attendance for the Ole Miss match on March 6.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
123
Lea Ma / 0 (49/-) [UGA]
630
72UF
#2 Singles Match
12
Mell Reasco / 0 (25/-) [UGA]
76
51
#3 Singles Match
12
Dasha Vidmanova / 0 (113/-) [UGA]
76
53
#4 Singles Match
1234
Morgan Coppoc / 0 [UGA]
1620
632UF
#5 Singles Match
12
Meg Kowalski / 0 (71/-) [UGA]
67
25
#6 Singles Match
1234
Ania Hertel / 0 (122/-) [UGA]
6310
462UF
Order of Finish:
3,2,5
Players Mentioned
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