Greenville, SC– Georgia Tech had four doubles wins and four singles wins in the opening day of the Debbie Southern Furman Fall Classic. The three-day tournament at Furman University’s Mickel Tennis Center featured two rounds of doubles and first round singles matches on Friday.
To start things off in the morning, four doubles teams will represent the Yellow Jackets. A double pair of Monica Dedaj And Rosie Garcia Gross After going undefeated on the day, he will compete for the doubleheader four titles on Saturday. The Jackets swept South Carolina’s Chloe Narboni and Annie Jennings 8-0 before collecting an 8-2 decision over Mississippi State’s Sydney Hrehor and Alessia Tagliente to claim the final spot.
Tech’s No. 9-ranked doubles team of Ava Hrastar And Kylie Bilchev She won her opening match against Vanderbilt’s Celia Belle Mohr and Amy Stevens 8-6. Kate Sharabura In collaboration with Mac Jane over Eleni Luika and Sophia Hutton of Clemson, 8-4.
In singles play, Bilchev, Hrastar, Garcia Gross and Dedaj all beat Dedaj in their respective semifinals. Bilchev dropped just two games in Vanderbilt’s 6-0, 6-2 decision of Holystaff, while Hrastar defeated Ellis Mills (South Carolina) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Garcia-Gross and Dedaj fought hard and won in flights seven and eight respectively. Against North Carolina’s Lindsey Zink, Garcia Gross pocketed a 7-6 (6), 6-4 victory, while Dedaj held off South Carolina’s Chloe Narboni in a super upset win. , 7-6 (4), 10-7.
Play continues Saturday with the doubles final followed by two rounds of singles. The action starts at 9 o’clock
Results
Double double
D1: No. 9 Ava Hrastar / Kylie Bilchev (GT) def. Celia Belle Mohr/Amy Stevens (Vanderbilt), 8-6
D2: Daniella Medvedeva/Kristina Mayorova (Clemson) def Ruth Marsh/Alejandra Cruz (GT), 8-2
D3: Kate Sharabura/Mahak Jain (GT) def Eleni Luca/Sophia Hutton (Clemson), 8-4
D4: Monica Dedage/Rosie Garcia Gross (GT) def. Chloe Narboni/Annie Jennings (USC), 8-0
D1: Chloe Beck/Cameron Morra (Duke) def. Well then. 9 Ava Harastar/Keely Bilchev (GT), 8-7 (4)
D2: Elise Mills/Ana Cruz (USC) def. Ruth Marsh/Alejandra Cruz (GT), 8-5
D3: Marcela Cruz/Bridget Stammel (Vanderbilt) def. Kate Sharabura/Mahak Jain (GT), 8-4
D4: Monica Dedage/Rosie Garcia Gross (GT) def. Sydney Hrehor/Alessia Tagliente (MSU), 8-2
forever alone
S1: No. 12 Elizabeth Scotti (UNC) def. Mahak Jain (GT), 6-1, 6-1
S2: No. 73 Kylie Bilchev (GT) def. No. 64 Holly Staff (Vanderbilt), 6-0, 6-2
S3: Well then. 118 Ava Hrastar (GT) def. Elise Mills (USC), 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
S4: Nevena cardboard (WFU) protector. Alexandra Cross (GT), 6-3, 6-0
S5: Sonya Macavei (Vanderbilt) def. Ruth Marsh (GT), 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-0
S6: Marissa Penning (Furman) def. Kate Sharabura (GT), 7-6 (5), 6-2
S7: Rosie Garcia Gross (GT) def. Lindsey Zink (UNC), 7-6 (6), 6-4
S8: Monica Dedage (GT) def. Chloe Narboni (USC), 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 10-7
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