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georgia bulldogswomen's tennis Match 17 georgia WOMEN’S TENNIS MATCH NOTES • SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS • GEORGIADOGS.COM UGAWomensTennis ugawomenstennis Georgia Women’s Tennis 2017 SCHEDULE April 1 • 12 p.m. • Barksdale Stadium • Knoxville, Tenn. Overall: 13-3 • SEC: 7-1 • Vs. Top 25: 6-3 • Region: 2-2 #3 Georgia (13-3, 7-1 SEC) #23 Tennessee (15-7, 2-6 SEC) Home: 6-2 • Away: 5-0 • Neutral: 2-1 Head Coach: Jeff Wallace (UGA, ‘85) Head Coach: Alison Ojeda (UT, ‘02) UGA TIME / Record at UGA: 690-169 (32nd season) Record at UT: 15-7 (1st season) DATE Rank OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT Letterwiners Returning/Lost: 6/3 Letterwinners Returners/Lost: 7/3 ITA Kick-Off Weekend Athens, Ga. Newcomers: 3 Newcomers: 2 J.28 6 NEW MEXICO W,4-0 2016 Fall Results: 53-28 singles, 25-8 2016 Fall Results: 34-48 singles, 22-25 J.29 6 ILLINOIS W,4-0 doubles doubles F.4 6 at Clemson Clemson, S.C. W, 7-0 2017 ITA Kick-Off Weekend: W’s vs. Start of Year ITA Ranking: N/A ITA National Team Indoors New Haven, Conn. New Mexico and Illinois 2017 ITA Kick-Off Weekend: N/A F.10 6/7 vs. #10/11 Duke W, 4-1 2017 ITA National Team Indoors: L vs. 2017 ITA National Team Indoors: N/A F.11 6/7 vs. #3/4 Pepperdine W, 4-1 #1 Florida, 4-0 in semifinals F.12 6/7 vs. #1/1 Florida L, 0-4 F.22 13/5 MERCER Athens, Ga. W, 7-0 All-time Record: F.24 13/5 #11/12 GEORGIA TECH Athens, Ga. L, 3-4 44-9 UGA M.3 18/8 #30 KENTUCKY Athens, Ga. W, 4-1 First/Last Meeting: M.5 18/8 #14/13 VANDERBILT Athens, Ga. L, 2-4 1976/2016 M.10 13/11 at #46 Alabama* Tuscaloosa, Ala. W, 6-1 Last UGA win at UT: M.12 13/11 at #4/6 Auburn* Auburn, Ala. W, 4-1 2015 M.17 6/T6 at #1/1 Florida* Gainesville, Fla. W, 4-1 Last UT win vs. UGA: M.19 6/T6 at #21/21 S. Carolina* Columbia, S.C. W, 4-0 2011 M.24 3/4 #28/RV OLE MISS* Athens, Ga. W, 4-2 Current Streak: UGA W5 M.26 3/4 #25/T19 MISS. STATE* Athens,Ga. W, 4-0 A.1 3/5 at #23/RV Tennessee* Knoxville, Tenn. 12 PM Latest Conference Weekly Awards A.7 at #18/23 Arkansas* Fayetteville, Ark. 7 PM March 6-12: Elena Christofi, Freshman of the A.9 at #48 Missouri* Columbia, Mo. 2 PM Week A.14 #19/21 LSU* Athens, Ga. 5 PM A.16 #25/T24 TEXAS A&M* Athens, Ga. 1 PM March 13-19: Ellen Perez, Player of the Week A.19-23 SEC Tournament Nashville, Tenn. All Day March 20-26: Elena Christofi, Freshman of the M.13-15 NCAA Rds. 1 & 2 TBD TBD Week M.18-29 NCAA Championships Athens, Ga. TBD Rankings: ITA/UTSA; * - SEC matches; All times Eastern Warm-up »The third-ranked Bulldogs mowed through 25th-ranked Mississippi State to notch their sixth shutout of the season. »Two weekends ago, then-No. 6 Georgia handed top-ranked Florida its first home loss in 163 matches. The victory over the No. 1 ranked team was the Bulldogs’ first since they defeated UCLA in the 2015 National Team Indoors. »The Bulldogs have taken the doubles point seven-straight matches. The 28th-ranked duo of Christofi/Shaffer are amid a six-match winning streak, two of which were against ranked tandems and all six clinched the point for Georgia. »During SEC play, Elena Christofi, Kennedy Shaffer and Mariana Gould lead the conference in wins on singles courts No. 2, 3, and 6, respectively. »Tennessee defeated No. 28 Ole Miss 4-3 last Sunday to collect their second conference win of the year. Projected lineups georgia Tennessee RANKING: 3/5 RANKING: 23/RV Player Cl. Overall Dual Strk. Player Cl. Overall Dual S1: Ellen Perez (26) Jr. 7-5 7-5 L1 S1: Brittany Lindl (58) Sr. 16-11 10-5 S2: Elena Christofi (8) Fr. 26-4 14-1 W6 S2: Eve Repic Sr. 14-16 9-7 S3: Kennedy Shaffer (57) Jr. 19-5 10-1 W6 S3: Sadie Hammond Soph. 14-19 10-9 S4: Caroline Brinson (59) Sr. 17-7 7-3 L2 S4: Ariadna Riley Fr. 13-10 6-5 S5: Marta Gonzalez Fr. 16-4 6-2 W2 S5: Johanna Silva Fr. 12-10 7-6 S6: Mariana Gould (102) Jr. 16-8 10-3 W5 S6: Gabby Schuck RS-Fr. 11-6 9-4 D1: Perez/Brinson (18) 4-3 4-3 L1 D1: Hammond/Schuck 17-9 14-4 D2: Christofi/Shaffer (28) 11-2 6-1 W6 D2: Lindl/Silva 0-0 0-0 D3: Gonzalez/Gould (68) 13-4 9-3 W1 D3: Repic/Riley 0-0 0-0 georgia bulldogs Vs. Tennessee georgia bulldogsquick facts Match 17 UGA Sports Communications 2017 team roster Women’s Tennis Contacts: Christopher Lakos/Austin Hannon Player Height Class Hometown (Academy/High School) Office Phone: (706) 542-7994 Caroline Brinson 5-9 Sr. New Orleans, La. (Academy of the Sacred Heart) Email: [email protected]/[email protected] Elena Christofi 5-10 Fr. Athens, Greece (Costeas-Geitonas School) Twitter: @UGAWomensTennis Marta Gonzalez 5-5 Fr. Madrid, Spain (IES Europa) Instagram: @ugawomenstennis Facebook: Georgia Women’s Tennis Mariana Gould 5-8 Jr. Boise, Idaho (Smith Stearns Academy) Senior Associate A.D./Sports Communications: Claude Felton Stephanie Grodecki 5-7 Soph. Germantown, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel) Email: [email protected] Laura Patterson 5-8 Jr. Roswell, Ga. (Windward Tennis Academy) UGA Sports Communications Ellen Perez 5-6 Jr. Shellharbour, Australia (Melbourne Park) University of Georgia Athletic Association Kennedy Shaffer 5-9 Jr. Rossford, Ohio (Ivan Lendl Tennis Academy) 1 Selig Circle Athens, Ga. 30602 Abby Walter 5-6 Fr. Thomasville, Ga. (Scholars Academy) UGA quick facts 2017 staff Location: Athens, Ga. Head Coach: Jeff Wallace (UGA ‘85) Founded: 1785 Overall Record: 690-170 (32nd season) Enrollment: 36,130 Associate Head Coach: Drake Bernstein (UGA ‘11) Nickname: Bulldogs Volunteer Assistant: Vroni Van Berlo (Maryland ‘13) Conference: Southeastern Program Specialist: Matt Williams (Mercer ‘12) Colors: Red and Black Athletic Trainer: Deanna Doheny (Quinnipiac ‘16) President: Jere W. Morehead Strength and Conditioning: Katrin Koch (Indiana ‘97) J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics: Greg McGarity Tennis Office/Fax: (706) 542-7995/7997 Facilities: Dan Magill Tennis Complex Henry Feild Stadium (4,500) Office Address: 518 D.W. Brooks Drive Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Courts (1,200) Athens, Ga., 30602 McWhorter Courts (300) 2017 statistics Coach's corner Singles Overall Pct. Dual Tour SEC 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jeff Wallace Caroline Brinson 17-7 .708 7-3 10-4 2-2 -- -- 1-0 6-3 -- -- Elena Christofi 26-4 .867 14-1 12-3 7-1 1-0 11-1 2-0 -- -- -- Georgia Head Coach Marta Gonzalez 16-4 .800 6-2 10-2 2-1 -- -- -- -- 5-2 1-0 Mariana Gould 16-8 .667 10-3 6-5 6-1 -- -- -- -- 0-1 10-2 On the success of Christofi, Shaffer and Gould... Stephanie Grodecki 0-4 .000 -- 0-4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Laura Patterson 4-3 .571 -- 4-3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Ellen Perez 7-5 .583 7-5 -- 2-4 7-5 -- -- -- -- -- “That is important, you probably know that you are towards Kennedy Shaffer 19-5 .792 10-1 9-4 6-0 -- 2-1 8-0 -- -- -- the top of the conference if you have three of your players Abby Walter 2-3 .400 -- 2-3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- leading in wins on three different courts. That is something Totals 107-43 .713 54-15 53-28 25-9 8-5 13-2 11-0 6-3 5-3 11-2 that we like to see on as many courts as possible and hopeful- Doubles Overall Pct. Dual Tour SEC 1 2 3 ly we aren’t far behind on the other courts. Those three have Christofi/Gould 3-1 .750 -- 3-1 -- -- -- -- Brinson/Shaffer 10-5 .667 4-3 6-2 -- -- 4-3 -- done really well and have won a lot of big matches for us.” Gonzalez/Patterson 3-2 .600 -- 3-2 -- -- -- -- Brinson/Christofi 1-0 1.000 -- 1-0 -- -- -- -- Gonzalez/Gould 13-4 .765 9-3 4-1 5-2 -- -- 9-3 Patterson/Shaffer 1-0 1.000 -- 1-0 -- -- -- -- Christofi/Shaffer 11-2 .846 6-1 5-1 6-1 -- 6-1 -- Brinson/Patterson 1-0 1.000 -- 1-0 -- -- -- -- Christofi/Gonzalez 0-1 .000 -- 0-1 -- -- -- -- Gould/Patterson 1-0 1.000 -- 1 -0 -- -- -- -- Christofi/Perez 2-4 .333 2-4 0-0 -- 2-4 -- -- Brinson/Perez 3-2 .600 4-3 0-0 4-3 4-3 -- -- Totals 50-22 .694 25-14 25-8 15-6 6-7 10-4 9-3 Composite Stats Singles Dual Doubles Dual Caroline Brinson 17-7 7-3 16-8 8-6 Elena Christofi 26-4 14-1 17-8 7-5 Marta Gonzalez 16-4 6-2 16-7 9-3 Mariana Gould 16-8 10-3 17-5 9-3 Stephanie Grodecki 0-4 -- -- -- Laura Patterson 4-3 -- 6-2 -- Ellen Perez 7-5 7-5 6-7 6-7 Kennedy Shaffer 19-5 10-1 22-7 10-4 Abby Walter 2-3 -- -- -- TEAM 107-43 54-15 50-22 25-14 georgia bulldogs Vs. Tennessee georgia bulldogsnotes Match 17 »Vols Scouting Report « then No. 89 Josie Kuhlman of Florida in the finals.