georgia bulldogswomen's tennis Season Wrapup georgia WOMEN’S TENNIS MATCH NOTES • SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS • GEORGIADOGS.COM UGAWomensTennis ugawomenstennis Georgia Women’s Tennis 2017 SCHEDULE 2016-17 Season Results Overall: 19-6 • SEC: 11-2 • Vs. Top 25: 9-6 • Region: 2-2 Home: 7-3 • Away: 8-0 • Neutral: 4-3 Georgia Bulldogs Individual Dawgs UGA TIME / Final ITA Team Rank: 6th All-SEC Honorees: 3 ( 2 First DATE Rank OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT ITA Kick-Off Weekend Athens, Ga. SEC Regular Season: Tied-2nd Team; 1 Second Team) J.28 6 NEW MEXICO W,4-0 SEC Tournament: L in First All-Americans: 4 ( 2 doubles J.29 6 ILLINOIS W,4-0 F.4 6 at Clemson Clemson, S.C. W, 7-0 Round teams; 1 singles player) ITA National Team Indoors New Haven, Conn. F.10 6/7 vs. #10/11 Duke W, 4-1 NCAA Finish: Round of 16 Individual Championship In- F.11 6/7 vs. #3/4 Pepperdine W, 4-1 NCAA Appearances: 31 straight vites: 3 singles; 2 doubles F.12 6/7 vs. #1/1 Florida L, 0-4 F.22 13/5 MERCER Athens, Ga. W, 7-0 (since 1987); 76-29 Best Singles Finish: Ellen Pe- F.24 13/5 #11/12 GEORGIA TECH Athens, Ga. L, 3-4 M.3 18/8 #30/NR KENTUCKY Athens, Ga. W, 4-1 Head Coach: Jeff Wallace (UGA, rez- Round of 16 M.5 18/8 #14/13 VANDERBILT Athens, Ga. L, 2-4 ‘85) Best Doubles Finish: Christofi/ M.10 13/11 at #46/NR Alabama* Tuscaloosa, Ala. W, 6-1 M.12 13/11 at #4/6 Auburn* Auburn, Ala. W, 4-1 Record at UGA: 696-173 (32nd Shaffer - Quarterfinals M.17 6/T6 at #1/1 Florida* Gainesville, Fla. W, 4-1 M.19 6/T6 at #21/21 S. Carolina* Columbia, S.C. W, 4-0 season) M.24 3/4 #28/RV OLE MISS* Athens, Ga. W, 4-2 Doubles Lineup M.26 3/4 #25/T19 MISS. STATE* Athens,Ga. W, 4-0 - Denotes All-America Honors A.1 3/5 at #23/RV Tennessee* Knoxville, Tenn. W, 4-0 A.7 2/5 at #19/22 Arkansas* Fayetteville, Ark. W, 4-0 A.9 2/5 at #46/NR Missouri* Columbia, Mo. W, 4-0 A.14 2/5 #19/23 LSU* Athens, Ga. W, 5-2 A.16 2/5 #21/24 TEXAS A&M* Athens, Ga. L, 4-2 SEC Tournament Nashville, Tenn. A.21 4/6 #12/22 Auburn L, 4-1 1st & 2nd Round NCAAs Athens, Ga. M.13 5/10 South Carolina St. W, 4-0 M. 14 5/10 #30 North Carolina St. W, 4-0 NCAA Team Championships Athens, Ga. M. 18-23 5/10 #12/6 Pepperdine L, 4-3 M. 24-29 Singles/Doubles TBA Court 1 Court 2 Court 3 Rankings: ITA/UTSA; * - SEC matches; All times Eastern Post Season Accolades Ellen Perez/Caroline Brinson Elena Christofi/Kennedy Shaffer Marta Gonzalez/Mariana Gould Rank: 10 Rank: 26 Rank: N/A First-Team Second-Team Co-Freshmen of the Year* Overall: 9-7 Overall: 17-6 Overall: 18-7 Ellen Perez Kennedy Shaffer Elena Christofi ALL- Dual: 9-6 Dual: 10-4 Dual: 14-6 Elena Christofi * - All-Freshmen Team SEC: 8-3 SEC: 7-3 SEC: 8-4 Singles Lineup Court 1 Court 2 Court 3 Court 4 Court 5 Court 6 Ellen Perez Elena Christofi Kennedy Shaffer Caroline Brinson Marta Gonzalez Mariana Gould Rank: 16 Rank: 24 Rank: 49 Rank: 70 Rank: N/A Rank: N/A Class: Jr. Class: Fr. Class: Jr. Class: Sr. Class: Fr. Class: Jr. Overall: 15-8 Overall: 29-7 Overall: 24-7 Overall: 23-8 Overall: 19-5 Overall: 19-11 Dual: 13-7 Dual: 17-3 Dual: 15-2 Dual: 13-4 Dual: 9-3 Dual: 13-6 SEC: 5-5 SEC: 9-2 SEC: 9-0 SEC: 6-2 SEC: 4-1 SEC: 8-3 georgia bulldogs 2016-17 georgia bulldogsquick facts Season Wrapup 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: 696-173 (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 23-8 .742 13-4 10-4 6-2 -- -- 1-0 12-4 -- -- Elena Christofi 29-7 .806 17-3 12-4 9-2 1-0 14-3 2-0 -- -- -- Georgia Head Coach Marta Gonzalez 19-5 .792 9-3 10-2 4-1 -- -- -- -- 8-3 1-0 On Christofi/Shaffer’s last loss in the Doubles Champion- Mariana Gould 19-11 .633 13-6 6-5 8-3 -- -- -- -- 0-1 13-5 Stephanie Grodecki 0-4 .000 -- 0-4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ship... Laura Patterson 4-3 .571 -- 4-3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Ellen Perez 15-8 .652 13-7 2-1 5-5 13-7 -- -- -- -- -- “They had a great season. They played an unbelievable first set. In Kennedy Shaffer 24-7 .774 15-2 9-5 9-0 -- 2-1 13-1 -- -- -- the second set, they had a little bit of bad luck early and had one Abby Walter 2-3 .400 -- 2-3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Totals 135-56 .707 80-25 55-31 41-13 14-7 16-4 16-1 12-4 8-4 14-5 break which turned the momentum a little bit. We got into that tiebreaker with a great start. Everything was looking really good, Doubles Overall Pct. Dual Tour SEC 1 2 3 Christofi/Gould 3-1 .750 -- 3-1 -- -- -- -- but a couple critical shots at the end and its over, but what a great Brinson/Shaffer 10-5 .667 4-3 6-2 -- -- 4-3 -- year they’ve had to be All-Americans in the doubles out here.” Gonzalez/Patterson 3-2 .600 -- 3-2 -- -- -- -- Brinson/Christofi 1-0 1.000 -- 1-0 -- -- -- -- Gonzalez/Gould 18-7 .720 14-6 4-1 8-4 -- -- 14-6 Patterson/Shaffer 1-0 1.000 -- 1-0 -- -- -- -- Christofi/Shaffer 17-6 .739 10-4 7-2 7-3 -- 10-4 -- 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 9-7 .563 9-6 0-1 8-3 9-6 -- -- Totals 66-33 .667 39-23 27-10 23-10 11-10 14-7 14-6 Composite Stats Singles Dual Doubles Dual Caroline Brinson 23-8 13-4 21-12 13-9 Elena Christofi 29-7 17-3 23-12 12-8 Marta Gonzalez 19-5 9-3 21-10 14-6 Mariana Gould 19-11 13-6 22-8 14-6 Stephanie Grodecki 0-4 -- -- -- Laura Patterson 4-3 -- 6-2 -- Ellen Perez 15-8 13-7 11-11 11-10 Kennedy Shaffer 24-7 15-2 28-11 14-7 Abby Walter 2-3 -- -- -- TEAM 135-56 80-25 66-33 39-23 georgia bulldogs 2016-17 georgia bulldogsnotes Season Wrapup » NCAA Team Championships« » Senior Farewell to Caroline Brinson « The Georgia Bulldogs made the program’s 31st- Georgia’s sole senior closes the book on an » Snapping Gators’ Home Streak « straight appearance at the NCAA Championships and outstanding career. Here is a year-by-year synopsis of On March 17th, then-No. 6 Georgia handed top- reached the Round of 16 for the seventh year in a row. career Dawg, Caroline Brinson. ranked Florida its first home loss in 163 match- After a two year hiatus, the NCAA Championships Freshman Season (Spring 2014) es. The loss accounted for the Gators’ first loss in returned to the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. Since the >Early enrolled after signing in November SEC play this season. The victory over the No. 1 NCAA opted to have one combined site for the men’s >Helped Georgia win its 7th SEC Tournament Title ranked team was the Bulldogs’ first since they de- and women’s tennis championships, Georgia has played >Contributed in the doubles lineup, helping the Bulldogs feated UCLA in the 2015 National Team Indoors.