COLUMBIA, S.C. – On the opening day of the Carolina Kickoff, hosted by South Carolina, No. 12 Georgia Tech women’s tennis collected 7 victories between singles and doubles. A single round of singles was held followed by two rounds of doubles motion.

Tech opened the early morning with a round of singles enjoy with Mahak Jain, Rosie Garcia Gross, Monika Dedaj, Kate Sharabura and Gia Cohen all gathering straight-set victories against South Carolina. Jain took the to start with established about Allie Gretowski, 6-4, but trailed 5-1 in the 2nd established versus the Gamecock prior to successful the following 6 video games to erase her deficit and capture the match in straight sets, 6-4, 7-5.

Competing versus Elise Mills, Garcia Gross gathered the opening set, 6-2, and arrived out with a 4-3 direct in the 2nd. The junior solidified the victory with a 6-3 next set. Also victorious in singles action, Dedaj trailed Lindsay Tulenko, 5-3, in the opening set, but rallied to get the upcoming four online games to assert the early match gain with a 7-5 initial set win. Dedaj carried momentum into the second established, cruising to a 6-2 victory to seal the match.

Sharabura ongoing her robust freshman period on Friday, winning in straight sets above Kendall Couch. The Jacket grabbed the opener, 6-3, and acquired down an early crack in the 2nd set right before rallying for a 6-4 victory. Rounding out singles engage in for the Jackets, Cohen cruised in her match from Chloe Narboni, pocketing the gain, 6-2, 6-2.

A few Tech doubles teams took the court on Friday with Carol Lee and Sharabura likely undefeated in a pair of matches. The doubles tandem confronted South Carolina’s Elise Mills and Lindsay Tulenko to open up the early morning and won a difficult-fought fight in a tiebreak, 7-6 (4). They returned to action in opposition to Auburn’s Ariana Arsenault and Selin Ovunc, cruising to a 6-3 choice.

With inclement climate approaching the region in excess of the weekend, the match will conclude on Saturday with Georgia Tech experiencing Wake Forest. The teams will each and every engage in one spherical of singles and just one round of doubles with an approximate very first provide slated for 12:30 p.m.

SINGLES
No. 2 Sarah Hamner (SC) def. No. 38 Kylie Bilchev (GT) 6-2, 6-4
Mahak Jain…