NCAA Womens Tennis

Tennis Closes Weekend With Loss At No. 6 Georgia

LSU

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri tennis lost a 4-0 decider at No. 6 Georgia in Southeastern Conference action on Sunday at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. 

Mizzou (9-5, 0-2 SEC) dropped its second-straight match to open league play while Georgia (8-3, 2-0 SEC) saw head coach Jeff Wallace earn career win No. 800 – becoming just the second women’s tennis coach to achieve the feat. 

The Bulldogs took home wins at No. 1 and 2 doubles to clinch the point. The No. 3 doubles matchup between Mizzou’s Laura Masic and Gabriela Martinez against UGA’s Anastasiia Lopata and Dasha Vidmanova was led 4-3 by the Bulldogs duo before it was left unfinished.

The Tigers fell at No. 1, No. 3 and No. 4 singles. The matches at no. 2, No. 5 and No. 6 were left unfinished in the second set. Georgia led in all three instances.

Mizzou continues a four-match road swing to start SEC play – taking on LSU (Friday, March 10) and Texas A&M (Sunday, March 12). 

No. 6 Georgia 4, Missouri 0

Doubles Results


1. #28 Guillermina Grant/Mai Nirundorn (UGA) def. Inah Canete/Mae Canete (MIZ) 6-2

2. #30 Meg Kowalski/Mell Reasco (UGA) def. Emelie Schwarte/Andrea Artimedi (MIZ) 6-0

3. Anastasiia Lopata/Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) vs. Laura Masic/Gabriela Martinez (MIZ) 4-3, unfinished

Singles Result

1. #6 Lea Ma (UGA) def. Mae Canete (MIZ) 6-2, 6-1

2. #18 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) vs. #117 Laura Masic (MIZ) 6-1, 5-3, unfinished

3. #76 Mell Reasco (UGA) def. Emelie Schwarte (MIZ) 6-2, 6-3

4. #78 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Inah Canete (MIZ) 6-3, 6-1

5. #112 Meg Kowalski (UGA) vs. Gabriela Martinez (MIZ) 6-4, 3-1, unfinished

6. Guillermina Grant (UGA) vs. Andrea Artimedi

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