Women's Tennis

ATLANTA, Ga. ? The No. 29 Kentucky women?s tennis team (7-2 overall, 0-0 conf.) was defeated by No. 1 Georgia Tech (7-1, 0-0) Sunday, following the Cats? upset of No. 18 Clemson on Saturday. The Yellow Jackets beat the Wildcats, 6-1.

All three UK doubles teams were defeated and the Cats looked to singles for their first point. Five of six Georgia Tech players were ranked in singles, three in the top 25. Unfortunately, Kentucky was unable to pull off another upset.

Freshman Megan Broderick of UK gained the only point of the match for Kentucky. Broderick defeated No. 38 Christy Stripling of Georgia Tech, 1-6, 6-3, 10-6, at the No. 3 singles position. The Kentucky freshman is 8-1 for the season.

Previously undefeated sophomore Christine Johnston suffered her first singles loss of the season to GT?s No. 56 Noelle Hickey, 6-4, 6-4.

Kentucky will return home to the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Ky. Saturday, Feb. 23 to take a swat at the Kansas Jayhawks. The match is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. (ET). For more information on Kentucky women?s tennis please visit, www.ukathletics.com.


#29 Kentucky 5, #18Clemson 2

Singles
S1: #4 Ani Majacika (Clemson) def. Alaina Trgovich (UK), 6-3, 6-2
S2: Christine Johnston (UK) def. Estefania Balda (Clemson), 6-3, 6-1
S3: Carolina Escamilla (UK) def. #84 Carol Salge(Clemson), 6-1, 6-2
S4: #69 Sarah Woestmann (UK) def. #53 Federica van Adrichem (Clemson), 2-6, 6-2, 10-2
S5: Megan Broderick (UK) def. Alexandra Luc (Clemson), 6-0, 6-4
S6: Lauren Meier (UK) def. Kathryn Gerber (Clemson), 6-0, 6-4

Doubles

D1: Mijacika/Balda (Clemson) def. #20 Escamilla/Johnston (UK), 8-0
D2: Salge/van Adrichem (Clemson) def. Woestmann/Broderick (UK), 8-2
D3: Meier/Trgovich (UK) def. Luc/Gerber (Clemson), 8-6


#1 Georgia Tech 6, #29 Kentucky 1

Singles

S1: #7 Kristi Miller (GT) def. #69 Sarah Woestmann (UK), 6-1, 7-5
S2: #22 Whitney McCray (GT) def. Carolina Escamilla (UK), 6-3, 6-2
S3: Megan Broderick (UK) def. #38 Christy Striplin (GT), 1-6, 6-3, 10-6
S4: Kristen Flower (GT) def. Alaina Trgovich (UK), 6-2, 4-6, 10-4
S5: #56 Noelle Hickey (GT) def. Christine Johnston (UK), 6-4, 6-4
S6: #6 Maya Johansson (GT) def. Lauren Meier (UK), 4-3, ret.

Doubles

D1: Miller/Flower (GT) def. #20 Escamilla/Johnston (UK), 8-2
D2: Hickey/Striplin (GT) def. Woestmann/Broderick (UK), 8-0
D3: McCray/Krupina (GT) def. Meier/Trgovich (UK), 8-7 (7-5)

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