UGA women’s tennis hosts, wins SEC tourney

The 6th ranked University of Georgia women’s tennis team claimed its tenth Southeastern Conference Tournament championship after knocking off Number 12 Texas A&M at UGA’s Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Tennis Facility on Sunday.

From Pershelle Rohrer, UGA Sports Communications…

Fast Facts

• Georgia has now won seven-consecutive matches with six coming via sweep (31-1 combined score).

• Georgia has now won three SEC Tournament titles in the last four seasons.

• The Bulldogs have now defeated the Aggies three times in 2024 (4-2 on Feb. 11, 4-3 on March 15, 4-1 in April 21)

• Georgia have now won the SEC regular season and tournament championships in the same season for the sixth time in program history.

• The SEC Tournament Championship victory marked the first match inside the new Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Tennis Facility for the Bulldogs.

Key Quote

Head Coach Drake Bernstein: “We are playing our best tennis right now. We’ve grown as the year has gone on. It’s a different team than we were in February. We’re excited about what’s in front of us. I think the coach in me is saying, ‘OK, let’s get back to work,’ but not today. We’re going to celebrate this one.”

Up Next

Georgia will now prepare for its next action coming up when it competes in the NCAA First and Second Rounds starting on May 3-5.

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