Friday, February 9
Seattle, Wash.
3:00 PM ET
Ohio State
4
vs
3
Georgia
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Alexandra Vecic / 0 (48/-) [UGA]
14
#2 Singles Match
12
76
Dasha Vidmanova / 0 (38/-) [UGA]
62
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Mell Reasco / 0 (66/-) [UGA]
44
#4 Singles Match
12
31
Anastasiia Lopata / 0 (114/-) [UGA]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Mai Nirundorn / 0 (111/-) [UGA]
23
#6 Singles Match
12
23
Guillermina Grant / 0 [UGA]
66
Order of Finish:
4,1,6,3,5,2
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
Buckeyes Rally for Win over Georgia at ITA Indoors
2/9/2024 7:59:00 PM | Women's Tennis
COLUMBUS, Ohio – With four singles wins, the Ohio State women's tennis team came from behind to defeat No. 7 seed Georgia, 4-3, in the first round of the ITA National Team Indoor Championship Friday in Seattle. Ohio State, now 6-1, advances to the quarterfinals, where it will take on No. 2 seed Stanford at 3 p.m. Saturday.
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Tournament Central (video/scoring links)
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The Buckeyes dropped the doubles point and the first singles match vs. the Bulldogs (2-3). Irina Cantos Siemers put Ohio State on the board but Georgia answered for a 3-1 match. It was all Buckeyes from there, as Luciana Perry, Shelly Bereznyak and Sydni Ratliff all notched wins for the team victory. The four Buckeye singles wins were all in straight sets.
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How it Happened
Ohio State vs Georgia
2/9/2024 at Seattle, Wash.
(Seattle Tennis Center)
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#12 Ohio State 4, #4 Georgia 3
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 Singles competition
1. #14 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. #48 Alexandra Vecic (UGA) 6-1, 6-4
2. #123 Sydni Ratliff (OSU) def. #38 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
3. #73 Luciana Perry (OSU) def. #66 Mell Reasco (UGA) 6-4, 6-4
4. #114 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Teah Chavez (OSU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Shelly Bereznyak (OSU) def. #111 Mai Nirundorn (UGA) 6-2, 6-3
6. Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. Audrey Spencer (OSU) 6-2, 6-3
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 Doubles competition
1. #31 Aysegul Mert/Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. #24 Sydni Ratliff/Luciana Perry (OSU) 6-1
2. #32 Guillermina Grant/Mai Nirundorn (UGA) def. Irina Cantos Siemers/Audrey Spencer (OSU) 6-1
3. Alexandra Vecic/Mell Reasco (UGA) vs. Teah Chavez/Madeline Atway (OSU) 4-4, unfinished
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Match Notes:
Ohio State 6-1; National ranking #12
Georgia 2-3; National ranking #4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (4,1,6,3,5,2)
ITA Indoors First Round
Georgia No. 7 seed
T-2:34Â
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The Buckeyes dropped the doubles point and the first singles match vs. the Bulldogs (2-3). Irina Cantos Siemers put Ohio State on the board but Georgia answered for a 3-1 match. It was all Buckeyes from there, as Luciana Perry, Shelly Bereznyak and Sydni Ratliff all notched wins for the team victory. The four Buckeye singles wins were all in straight sets.
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How it Happened
- Georgia dropped just one game on courts one and two in doubles for a 1-0 lead. The court three match was abandoned at 4-all.
- The Bulldogs posted a straight-set win on court four to push the lead to 2-0.
- Captain Irina Cantos Siemers, ranked 14th, got the Buckeyes on the board, as she dispatched No. 48 Alexandra Vecic, 6-1, 6-4. The Buckeye broke for a 5-4 lead in the second set and served it out.
- Georgia took court six in two sets for a 3-1 advantage.
- On court three, Ohio State freshman Luciana Perry, ranked 73rd, was a 6-4, 6-4 winner over No. 66 Mell Reasco. In the second set, Perry was down a break, 3-4, but won the final three games to draw the Buckeyes within one.
- Shelly Bereznyak tied the match, as she downed No. 111 Mai Nirundorn, 6-2, 6-3. The Buckeye fought back from down a break at 2-3 to win the final four games for the victory.
- No. 123 Sydni Ratliff clinched the team win, as she defeated No. 38 Dasha Vidmanova, 7-6 (3), 6-2, on court two. She took control in the first set tiebreak, winning 7-3, and carried the momentum into the second set, jumping out to a 5-0 lead. The Bulldog won the next two games, but Ratliff closed it out.
- Cantos Siemers is first for the Buckeyes with a 6-0 dual mark this spring. Ratliff is 4-1, with Bereznyak 4-2 and Perry 3-1.
- This was just the second time this season the Buckeyes dropped the doubles point. They also came back to win at Oklahoma, 4-3, after losing the doubles point.
Ohio State vs Georgia
2/9/2024 at Seattle, Wash.
(Seattle Tennis Center)
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#12 Ohio State 4, #4 Georgia 3
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 Singles competition
1. #14 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. #48 Alexandra Vecic (UGA) 6-1, 6-4
2. #123 Sydni Ratliff (OSU) def. #38 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
3. #73 Luciana Perry (OSU) def. #66 Mell Reasco (UGA) 6-4, 6-4
4. #114 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Teah Chavez (OSU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Shelly Bereznyak (OSU) def. #111 Mai Nirundorn (UGA) 6-2, 6-3
6. Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. Audrey Spencer (OSU) 6-2, 6-3
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 Doubles competition
1. #31 Aysegul Mert/Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. #24 Sydni Ratliff/Luciana Perry (OSU) 6-1
2. #32 Guillermina Grant/Mai Nirundorn (UGA) def. Irina Cantos Siemers/Audrey Spencer (OSU) 6-1
3. Alexandra Vecic/Mell Reasco (UGA) vs. Teah Chavez/Madeline Atway (OSU) 4-4, unfinished
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Match Notes:
Ohio State 6-1; National ranking #12
Georgia 2-3; National ranking #4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (4,1,6,3,5,2)
ITA Indoors First Round
Georgia No. 7 seed
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