Fresno State Athletics
UCLA Sneaks Past Georgia Tech 4-3
5/12/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
May 12, 2001
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FRESNO, Calif. - No. 30 UCLA defeated No. 46 Georgia Tech in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday afternoon in Fresno, Calif. UCLA improves to 8-18, while Georgia Tech finishes at 11-11.
Georgia Tech, the region's No. 33-48 seed, captured the doubles point and took a 1-0 lead. The Yellow Jacket's No. 1 team of Mysti Morris and Bobbi Guthrie upset UCLA's top team of Lauren Fisher and Petya Marinova, ranked No. 18 nationally, 8-5. Georgia Tech also won 8-4 at the No. 3 spot.
UCLA, tabbed as the region's No. 17-32 seed, rallied back to win four of the six singles matches. Marinova's 6-3, 6-4 victory against Georgia Tech's Bobbi Guthrie at No. 4 singles secured the match win for the Bruins. The Bruins also notched singles wins at the Nos. 1, 2 and 5 spots.
The Bruins advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and will play the winner of the Fresno State/Cal State Northridge match Sunday at 1 p.m.
UCLA -- 4
Georgia Tech - 3
Singles
1) No. 18 Sara Walker (UCLA) def. Debbie Reynolds (GT) 6-2, 6-0
2) No. 88 Catherine Hawley (UCLA) def. Mysti Morris (GT) 6-2, 6-3
3) Jamie Wong (GT) def. Lauren Fisher (UCLA) 6-4, 6-2
4) Petya Marinova (UCLA) def. Bobbi Guthrie (GT) 6-3, 6-4 **
5) Mariko Frtiz-Krockow (UCLA) def. Mason Miller (GT) 6-3, 6-3
6) Laura Ozolins (GT) def. Jennifer Donahue (UCLA) 6-1, 6-4
* indicates clinched match
Doubles
1) Morris/Guthrie (GT) def. No. 18 Fisher/Marinova (UCLA) 8-5
2) Fritz-Krockow/Walker (UCLA) def. Ozolins/Wong (GT) 8-4
3) Miller/Koon (GT) def. Donahue/Hawley (UCLA) 8-4
