|   Georgia Bulldogs 4,
UCLA Bruins 2
Quarterfinals
8:00 AM, May 17, 2002
Taube Family Tennis Center
Live Scoreboard
| DOUBLES | | Doubles | Georgia | UCLA | Score | W | | 1. | Agata Cioroch/Lori Grey | Petya Marinova/Sara Walker | 8-6 | U | | 2. | Tina Hojnik/Mariel Verban | Megan Bradley/Lauren Fisher | 8-5 | U | | 3. | Anne Nguyen/ Alex Smith | Sarah Gregg/Catherine Hawley | 7-6 (G) | - | | Order of Finish: 2, 1 (UCLA wins doubles point) | | SINGLES | | Singles | Georgia | UCLA | Score | W | | 1. | Agata Cioroch | Megan Bradley | 7-5, 6-1 | G | | 2. | Mariel Verban | Sara Walker | 6-3, 5-7, 1-5 (U) | - | | 3. | Anne Nguyen | Petya Marinova | 6-1, 6-1 | G | | 4. | Lori Grey | Sarah Gregg | 7-6, 6-3 | G | | 5. | Tina Hojnik | Lauren Fisher | 6-3, 6-4 | G | | 6. | Alex Smith | Catherine Hawley | 6-1, 6-1 | U | | Order of Finish: 3, 6, 5, 1, 4 | | Final Score: Georgia 4, UCLA 2 | Team Records: UCLA 19-5, Georgia 26-1. | | Match Notes: The 8:00 a.m. quarterfinal match at the Taube Tennis Center ... The Bulldogs will face the North Carolina/Stanford winner in the NCAA Semifinals on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the Taube Tennis Center ... Georgia is ranked third in the nation and seeded second in the tournament ... UCLA is ranked fifth in the nation and seeded seventh in the tournament ... For the third consecutive match (South Alabama, California, UCLA), the Bulldogs dropped the doubles point and rallied to win ... Georgia advances to the NCAA Semifinals for the sixth time in school history, and the second year in a row ... For the second straight day, the Bulldogs won at Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5 singles ... The Bruins rebounded from a 9-19 season in 2001 to post its highest win total since a 19-6 campaign in 1996 ... The Bruins captured the doubles point by winning at Nos. 1 and 2 for the second straight day. UCLA Head Coach Stella Sampras - "We played really well in doubles, and that was a big point for us. Georgia is very strong in singles. We broke down mentally and physically in some of our singles matches. We have a very strong team that can win a national championships --- there are just some things we need to work on." Georgia Head Coach Jeff Wallace - "I felt like we played a much better doubles match today. We had energy, we had excitement, and we were going for our shots. I thought we were emotionally high. We gave a great effort in doubles, but just got outplayed. UCLA has a great team and they have great doubles teams." | |
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