#32 Lady Bulldogs Knocked Out of NCAAs by #4 Georgia
May 25, 2016 | Women's Tennis
I?m obviously disappointed with today?s result,? head coach Tracy Lane said, ?but we ran into a great team on their home court.? Georgia's Lady Bulldogs took an early lead, winning the doubles point for the 17th time this season. Mariel Verban and Christa Grey of Georgia finished up first, defeating senior Linda Mattsson and freshman Yumi Ueda 8-3 at No. 3. Georgia clinched the doubles point at No. 2 as Agata Cioroch and Tina Hojnik handed senior Amelie Detriviere and freshman Camila Sagae an 8-5 loss.
"We actually started out pretty strong in two of our doubles matches and we were close with Georgia in a lot of the games. We started out pretty good but then they caught up. It was like a roller coaster from there and Georgia just rolled over us," said Mississippi State Head Coach Tracy Lane.
In singles, Georgia did not miss a beat, taking the first sets in all six singles matches. Georgia's lead increased to 2-0 at as Cioroch improved to 23-0 on the season with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over senior Anca Vasiloaica at No. 4. At No. 5, Lori Grey put Georgia in position to clinch the match as she defeated Ueda 6-1, 6-0. Venkatesan then finished off MSU with her 6-0, 6-3 win over junior Carole Soubis at No. 1.
Georgia now advances to the finals site to play the winner of the regional at Baylor University.
GEORGIA 4, MISSISSIPPI STATE 0
Doubles ?€?#14 Aarthi Venkatesan/Lori Grey (UGA) vs. Carole Soubis/Claudia Oliveira (MSU) 7-3, susp.; Tina Hojnik/Agata Cioroch (UGA) d. Amelie Detriviere/Camila Sagae (MSU) 8-5*; Mariel Verban/Christa Grey (UGA) d. Linda Mattsson/Yumi Ueda (MSU) 8-3
Singles?€? #26 Venkatesan (UGA) d. Soubis (MSU) 6-0, 6-3; #21 Verban (UGA) vs. #84 Detriviere (MSU) 6-2, 3-3 susp.; #25 Anne Nguyen (UGA) vs. Oliveira (MSU) 6-2, 4-1 susp.; #66 Cioroch (UGA) d. Anca Vasiloaica (MSU) 6-0, 6-2; #55 Lori Grey (UGA) d. Ueda (MSU) 6-1, 6-0; Hojnik (100) (UGA) vs. Mattsson (MSU) 6-1, 3-1 susp.
