Alabama Upsets No. 10 Georgia In Exciting 4-3 Victory

Friday, April 15

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

5 p.m. CT

Alabama

Georgia

Alabama Upsets No. 10 Georgia In Exciting 4-3 Victory

4/15/2022 10:02:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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Ola Pitak clinched the victory for the Crimson Tide with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 win in the final match of the night

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –– The No. 45 Alabama women's tennis team upset No. 10 Georgia Friday in an exciting 4-3 decision at the Alabama Tennis Stadium. With both teams tied at 3-3, a late push from Ola Pitak on court two won her the final two games of the night as she took a 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 victory for the team win.

Friday's win was Alabama's first over the Bulldogs since 2015 as well as its first victory against a top-10 team since the Tide captured a 5-2 win over No. 6 Georgia in that 2015 match. UA advances to 15-9 on the season and 5-7 in Southeastern Conference play with the victory. The loss was just the second in conference play and fourth defeat this season for the 10^th-ranked Bulldogs as UGA dropped to 15-4 overall and 10-2 in SEC action.

The Match

Anne Marie Hiser and Sydney Orefice captured the first win for Alabama, taking a 6-0 victory on court three against Mai Nirundorn and Guillermina Grant for the advantage in doubles action
The Bulldogs saw a win on court two, but Petra Sedlackova and Anna Parkhomenko upset 15^th-ranked Morgan Coppac and Anna Hertel on court one for a 6-4 win and a 1-0 Alabama start
Georgia took control of the match with back-to-back singles wins on courts six and three, respectively
Sedlackova topped the 25^th-ranked singles player in the country, Lea Ma, with a 7-6 (1), 6-1 win at the top of the order to even the team score at 2-2
Hiser would regain the lead for the Tide as she rebounded after a first-set loss to defeat Anna Hertel 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 on court four
However, a win from the Bulldogs on court five would once again even the match and force the deciding point to be made in a three-set battle on court two
Pitak opened with a 6-3 victory against Morgan Coppoc, but the Bulldog's No. 2 responded with a 7-5 win in the second set
Pitak fought her way out of a 4-4 tie in the final set to take the last two games and clinch the win for the Tide

Alabama hosts No. 26 Tennessee Sunday for the regular season finale
Competition is set to get underway at 1 p.m. CT at the Alabama Tennis Stadium

Results

Doubles:

Petra Sedlackova/Anna Parkhomenko (UA) def. #15 Morgan Coppac/Anna Hertel (UGA) 6-4
Darja Vidmanova/Meg Kowalski (UGA) def. Ola Pitak/Kasia Pitak (UA) 6-3
Anne Marie Hiser/Sydney Orefice (UA) def. Mai Nirundorn/Guillermina Grant (UGA) 6-0

Order of finish (3,2,1)

Singles:

#87 Petra Sedlackova (UA) def. #25 Lea Ma (UGA) 7-6 (1), 6-1
Ola Pitak (UA) def. Morgan Coppoc (UGA) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
#108 Meg Kowalski (UGA) def. Anna Parkhomenko (UA) 6-2, 6-2
Anne Marie Hiser (UA) def. Anna Hertel (UGA) 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. Kasia Pitak (UA) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
Mai Nirundorn (UGA) def. Sydney Orefice (UA) 6-0, 6-0

Order of Finish (6,3,1,4,5,2)

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