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georgia bulldogs National Team Indoors georgia WOMEN’S TENNIS MATCH NOTES • SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS • GEORGIADOGS.COM UGAWomensTennis ugawomenstennis Georgia Women’s Tennis 2017 SCHEDULE • National Team Indoors • Feb. 10-13 • Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center • New Haven, Conn. Overall: 3-0 • SEC: 0-0 • Vs. Top 25: 0-0 No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs (3-0) All-Time Record vs. The Field Home: 2-0 • Away: 1-0 • Neutral: 0-0 Location: Athens, Ga. Team Record First Meeting Last W Last L UGA TIME / Enrollment: 36,130 AU 53-6 1974 2016 2007 DATE Rank OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT Conference Affiliation: Southeastern Cal: 11-7 1982 2015 2014 ITA Kick-Off Weekend Athens, Ga. Head Coach: Jeff Wallace (UGA, 1985) DU: 13-12 1977 2015 2012 J.28 6 NEW MEXICO W,4-0 Record at UGA: 680-167 (32nd season) GT: 24-4 1984 2016 2010 J.29 6 ILLINOIS W,4-0 2016 Fall Results: 53-28 in singles, 25-8 PU: 3-0 1987 1992 - F.4 6 at Clemson Clemson, S.C. 2:30 PM doubles OkSt: 7-6 1982 1992 2016 ITA National Team Indoors New Haven, Conn. OM: 38-8 1982 2016 2010 F.10 6/7 vs. #10 Duke 6:30 PM OSU: 2-0 1983 2000 - F.11-13 6/7 TBD TBD TTU 1-0 2016 2016 - F.22 MERCER Athens, Ga. 2 PM TAMU:12-0 1986 2016 - F.24 #11 GEORGIA TECH Athens, Ga. 3 PM UF: 15-48 1977 2014 2016 M.3 #25 KENTUCKY Athens, Ga. 3 PM UM: 5-0 1982 2016 - M.5 #9 VANDERBILT Athens, Ga. 1 PM All-Time Record: 860-270 (43rd season) UNC: 3-10 1978 1985 2016 M.10 at Alabama* Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7 PM Grand Slam Titles: 5 (2 NCAA, 3 Indoor) Vandy 32-11 1983 2016 2016 M.12 at #14 Auburn* Auburn, Ala. 2 PM Individual Grand Slams: 9 (5 sngl, 4 Yale: 2-0 2008 2011 - M.17 at #1 Florida* Gainesville, Fla. 5 PM dbls) Tot: 221-112 M.19 at #21 South Carolina* Columbia, S.C. 5 PM All-Americans: 33 with 102 honors M.24 #19 OLE MISS* Athens, Ga. 5 PM Honda Award Winners: 3 (1984, ‘94, ‘98) M.26 #24 MISS. STATE* Athens,Ga. 1 PM SEC Titles: 9 A.1 at Tennessee* Knoxville, Tenn. 12 PM SEC Tournament Titles: 7 A.7 at Arkansas* Fayetteville, Ark. 7 PM NCAA Appearances: 30 straight (Since A.9 at Missouri* Columbia, Mo. 12 PM ‘87) A.14 LSU* Athens, Ga. 5 PM NCAA Tourn. Record: 74-28 A.16 #15 TEXAS A&M* Athens, Ga. 1 PM NCAA Team Titles: 2 (1994, 2000) All-Time in National Team Indoors A.19-23 SEC Tournament Nashville, Tenn. All Day Singles Titles: 3 (Spain ‘84, Lettiere ‘94, First Appearance: 1988 M.13-15 NCAA Rds. 1 & 2 TBD TBD Gullickson ‘10) Overall Record: 55-23 M.18-29 NCAA Championships Athens, Ga. TBD Titles: 3 (1994, 1995, 2002) Rankings: ITA/UTSA; * - SEC matches; All times Eastern 2016 Finish: Semifinals, L vs. #5 UNC 4-2 Warm-up »The sixth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs earned their trip to the National Team Indoors by defeating the New Mexico Lobos and the Illinois Fighting Illini in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Athens, Ga. »Last time out, the Bulldogs traveled to Clemson to take on the Tigers for the 49th meeting between the two schools. Georgia swept away Clemson 7-0, highlighted by freshman Elena Christofi beating the reigning freshman of the year from the Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 40 Ayan Broomfield. »The fifth-seeded Georgia Bulldogs drew the Duke Blue Devils (4-0) for the opening round of the National Team Indoors. »The SEC coaches poll has Georgia slotted to finish second in the 2007 season while the Florida Gators are projected to defend their SEC champion- ship. Projected lineups Top Players To Watch georgia Field ITA RANKING: 6 Player Class Record Streak Player Class Record Streak S1: Ellen Perez Jr. 1-0 W1 1: Francesca Di Lorenzo, OSU (1) Soph. 13-0 W13 S2: Elena Christofi (18) Fr. 15-3 W3 2: Sara Daavettila, UNC (2) Fr. 25-3 W9 S3: Kennedy Shaffer (39) Jr. 12-4 W4 3: Astra Sharma, VU (4) R-Jr. 14-4 L1 S4: Caroline Brinson (34) Sr. 13-4 W4 4: Hayley Carter, UNC (5) Sr. 14-3 W4 S5: Marta Gonzalez (76) Fr. 11-2 W3 5: Luisa Stefani, PU (7) Soph. 11-5 W2 S6: Mariana Gould Jr. 7-5 W2 6 Sydney Campbell, VU (8) Sr. 11-1 W5 D1: Perez/Christofi 1-0 W1 1: Carter/Aney, UNC (1) 10-1 W4 D2: Brinson/Shaffer 8-2 W3 2: Fahey/Najarian, UM (3) 12-2 W3 D3: Gonzalez/Gould 7-1 W4 3: Maddox/Ahmed, PU (4) 11-3 L1 georgia bulldogs NATIONAL Team indoors georgia bulldogs national team indoors 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: 680-167 (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 13-4 .765 3-0 10-4 -- -- -- 1-0 2-0 -- -- Elena Christofi 15-3 .833 3-0 12-3 -- 1-0 1-0 1-0 -- -- -- Georgia Head Coach Marta Gonzalez 11-2 .846 1-0 10-2 -- -- -- -- -- 1-0 -- Mariana Gould 7-5 .583 1-0 6-5 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-0 On playing the top teams in the country at National Team Stephanie Grodecki 0-4 .000 -- 0-4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Indoors... Laura Patterson 4-3 .571 -- 4-3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Ellen Perez 1-0 1.000 1-0 -- -- 1-0 -- -- -- -- -- “This season has been set up like this. So it is something that Kennedy Shaffer 12-4 .750 3-0 9-4 -- -- 2-0 1-0 -- -- -- we are used to. I think other teams in the country are in simi- Abby Walter 2-3 .400 -- 2-3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- lar situations. Everybody knows that now is the time to re- Totals 65-28 .699 12-0 53-28 0-0 2-0 3-0 3-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 ally get out there and put all the things that you have been Doubles Overall Pct. Dual Tour SEC 1 2 3 working on into play. I think the team is ready for that. And Christofi/Gould 3-1 .750 -- 3-1 -- -- -- -- Brinson/Shaffer 8-2 .800 2-0 6-2 -- -- 2-0 -- its fun, its a huge opportunity and it’s going to be great ten- Gonzalez/Patterson 3-2 .600 -- 3-2 -- -- -- -- nis. We just need to play hard as a team and be competitive.” Brinson/Christofi 1-0 1.000 -- 1-0 -- -- -- -- Gonzalez/Gould 7-1 .875 3-0 4-1 -- -- -- 3-0 Patterson/Shaffer 1-0 1.000 -- 1-0 -- -- -- -- Christofi/Shaffer 5-1 .833 -- 5-1 -- -- -- -- 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 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 -- -- Totals 31-8 .795 6-0 25-8 0-0 1-0 2-0 3-0 Composite Stats Singles Dual Doubles Dual Caroline Brinson 13-4 3-0 10-2 2-0 Elena Christofi 15-3 3-0 10-3 1-0 Marta Gonzalez 11-2 1-0 10-4 3-0 Mariana Gould 7-5 1-0 11-2 3-0 Stephanie Grodecki 0-4 -- -- -- Laura Patterson 4-3 -- 6-2 -- Ellen Perez 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 Kennedy Shaffer 12-4 3-0 14-3 2-0 Abby Walter 2-3 -- -- -- TEAM 65-28 12-0 31-8 6-0 georgia bulldogs NATIONAL TEAM INDOORS georgia bulldogs NATIONAL TEAM INDOORS » Dawgs in the House« » Scouting Report « » ITA Kick-Off Weekend « Under Wallace, the Bulldogs have been among The 16-team field that will be in New Haven, Conn. After Georgia’s two wins over New Mexico and Illi- the most successful teams at the USTA/ITA Nation- for the National Team Indoors includes 15 teams in nois, the Bulldogs are now 19-1 all-time in the ITA Kick- al Team Indoor Championships.