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1 GEORGIA National Team Indoors 2017 SCHEDULE Overall: 3-0 SEC: 0-0 Vs. Top 25: 0-0 Home: 2-0 Away: 1-0 Neutral: 0-0 UGA TIME / DATE Rank OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT ITA Kick-Off Weekend Athens, Ga. J.28 6 NEW MEXICO W,4-0 J.29 6 ILLINOIS W,4-0 F.4 6 at Clemson Clemson, S.C. 2:30 PM ITA National Team Indoors New Haven, Conn. F.10 6/7 vs. #10 Duke 6:30 PM F /7 TBD TBD F.22 MERCER Athens, Ga. 2 PM F.24 #11 GEORGIA TECH Athens, Ga. 3 PM M.3 #25 KENTUCKY Athens, Ga. 3 PM M.5 #9 VANDERBILT Athens, Ga. 1 PM M.10 at Alabama* Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7 PM M.12 at #14 Auburn* Auburn, Ala. 2 PM M.17 at #1 Florida* Gainesville, Fla. 5 PM M.19 at #21 South Carolina* Columbia, S.C. 5 PM M.24 #19 OLE MISS* Athens, Ga. 5 PM M.26 #24 MISS. STATE* Athens,Ga. 1 PM A.1 at Tennessee* Knoxville, Tenn. 12 PM A.7 at Arkansas* Fayetteville, Ark. 7 PM A.9 at Missouri* Columbia, Mo. 12 PM A.14 LSU* Athens, Ga. 5 PM A.16 #15 TEXAS A&M* Athens, Ga. 1 PM A SEC Tournament Nashville, Tenn. All Day M NCAA Rds. 1 & 2 TBD TBD M NCAA Championships Athens, Ga. TBD WOMEN S TENNIS MATCH NOTES SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS GEORGIADOGS.COM UGAWomensTennis ugawomenstennis Georgia Women s Tennis Rankings: ITA/UTSA; * - SEC matches; All times Eastern Warm-up»The sixth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs earned their trip to the National Team Indoors by defeating the New Mexico Lobos and the Illinois Fighting Illini in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Athens, Ga.»Last time out, the Bulldogs traveled to Clemson to take on the Tigers for the 49th meeting between the two schools. Georgia swept away Clemson 7-0, highlighted by freshman Elena Christofi beating the reigning freshman of the year from the Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 40 Ayan Broomfield.»The fifth-seeded Georgia Bulldogs drew the Duke Blue Devils (4-0) for the opening round of the National Team Indoors.»The SEC coaches poll has Georgia slotted to finish second in the 2007 season while the Florida Gators are projected to defend their SEC championship. Projected lineups GEORGIA ITA RANKING: 6 Player Class Record Streak S1: Ellen Perez Jr. 1-0 W1 S2: Elena Christofi (18) Fr W3 S3: Kennedy Shaffer (39) Jr W4 S4: Caroline Brinson (34) Sr W4 S5: Marta Gonzalez (76) Fr W3 S6: Mariana Gould Jr. 7-5 W2 D1: Perez/Christofi 1-0 W1 D2: Brinson/Shaffer 8-2 W3 D3: Gonzalez/Gould 7-1 W4 georgia bulldogs NATIONAL Team indoors National Team Indoors Feb Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center New Haven, Conn. No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs (3-0) Location: Athens, Ga. Enrollment: 36,130 Conference Affiliation: Southeastern Head Coach: Jeff Wallace (UGA, 1985) Record at UGA: (32nd season) 2016 Fall Results: in, 25-8 doubles All-Time Record: (43rd season) Grand Slam Titles: 5 (2 NCAA, 3 Indoor) Individual Grand Slams: 9 (5 sngl, 4 dbls) All-Americans: 33 with 102 honors Honda Award Winners: 3 (1984, 94, 98) SEC Titles: 9 SEC Tournament Titles: 7 NCAA Appearances: 30 straight (Since 87) NCAA Tourn. Record: NCAA Team Titles: 2 (1994, 2000) Singles Titles: 3 (Spain 84, Lettiere 94, Gullickson 10) All-Time Record vs. The Field Team Record First Meeting Last W Last L AU Cal: DU: GT: PU: OkSt: OM: OSU: TTU TAMU: UF: UM: UNC: Vandy Yale: Tot: All-Time in National Team Indoors First Appearance: 1988 Overall Record: Titles: 3 (1994, 1995, 2002) 2016 Finish: Semifinals, L vs. #5 UNC 4-2 Top Players To Watch Field Player Class Record Streak 1: Francesca Di Lorenzo, OSU (1) Soph W13 2: Sara Daavettila, UNC (2) Fr W9 3: Astra Sharma, VU (4) R-Jr L1 4: Hayley Carter, UNC (5) Sr W4 5: Luisa Stefani, PU (7) Soph W2 6 Sydney Campbell, VU (8) Sr W5 1: Carter/Aney, UNC (1) 10-1 W4 2: Fahey/Najarian, UM (3) 12-2 W3 3: Maddox/Ahmed, PU (4) 11-3 L1

2 UGA Sports Communications Women s Tennis Contacts: Christopher Lakos/Austin Hannon Office Phone: (706) clakos@sports.uga.edu/ahannon@sports.uga.edu Facebook: Georgia Women s Tennis Senior Associate A.D./Sports Communications: Claude Felton cfelton@sports.uga.edu UGA Sports Communications University of Georgia Athletic Association 1 Selig Circle Athens, Ga UGA quick facts Location: Athens, Ga. Founded: 1785 Enrollment: 36,130 Nickname: Bulldogs Conference: Southeastern Colors: Red and Black President: Jere W. Morehead J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics: Greg McGarity Facilities: Dan Magill Tennis Complex Henry Feild Stadium (4,500) Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Courts (1,200) McWhorter Courts (300) 2017 statistics Singles Overall Pct. Dual Tour SEC Caroline Brinson Elena Christofi Marta Gonzalez Mariana Gould Stephanie Grodecki Laura Patterson Ellen Perez Kennedy Shaffer Abby Walter Totals Overall Pct. Dual Tour SEC Christofi/Gould Brinson/Shaffer Gonzalez/Patterson Brinson/Christofi Gonzalez/Gould Patterson/Shaffer Christofi/Shaffer Brinson/Patterson Christofi/Gonzalez Gould/Patterson Christofi/Perez Totals Composite Stats Singles Dual Dual Caroline Brinson Elena Christofi Marta Gonzalez Mariana Gould Stephanie Grodecki Laura Patterson Ellen Perez Kennedy Shaffer Abby Walter TEAM georgia bulldogs NATIONAL TEAM INDOORS 2017 team roster Player Height Class Hometown (Academy/High School) Caroline Brinson 5-9 Sr. New Orleans, La. (Academy of the Sacred Heart) Elena Christofi 5-10 Fr. Athens, Greece (Costeas-Geitonas School) Marta Gonzalez 5-5 Fr. Madrid, Spain (IES Europa) Mariana Gould 5-8 Jr. Boise, Idaho (Smith Stearns Academy) Stephanie Grodecki 5-7 Soph. Germantown, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel) Laura Patterson 5-8 Jr. Roswell, Ga. (Windward Tennis Academy) Ellen Perez 5-6 Jr. Shellharbour, Australia (Melbourne Park) Kennedy Shaffer 5-9 Jr. Rossford, Ohio (Ivan Lendl Tennis Academy) Abby Walter 5-6 Fr. Thomasville, Ga. (Scholars Academy) 2017 staff Head Coach: Jeff Wallace (UGA 85) Overall Record: (32nd season) Associate Head Coach: Drake Bernstein (UGA 11) Volunteer Assistant: Vroni Van Berlo (Maryland 13) Program Specialist: Matt Williams (Mercer 12) Athletic Trainer: Deanna Doheny (Quinnipiac 16) Strength and Conditioning: Katrin Koch (Indiana 97) Tennis Office/Fax: (706) /7997 Office Address: 518 D.W. Brooks Drive Athens, Ga., Coach's corner Jeff Wallace Georgia Head Coach On playing the top teams in the country at National Team Indoors... This season has been set up like this. So it is something that we are used to. I think other teams in the country are in similar situations. Everybody knows that now is the time to really get out there and put all the things that you have been working on into play. I think the team is ready for that. And its fun, its a huge opportunity and it s going to be great tennis. We just need to play hard as a team and be competitive.

3 » Dawgs in the House«Under Wallace, the Bulldogs have been among the most successful teams at the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships. The Bulldogs have won the title three times (1994,1995,2002) and have reached at least the semifinals 17 times. Georgia has made 27 appearances at the ITA National Indoors dating back to 1988, the inaugural year of the tournament. With last year s trip to the semifinals at the ITA National Women s Team Indoor Championship in Madison, Wisconsin, Georgia established a claim as the only program in the country to reach the 2015 indoor semifinal, the NCAA Final Four and 2016 indoor semis.» Recent History at Indoors «With this year s trip, the Bulldogs have been to six consecutive National Team Indoors. The last time Georgia missed out on the tournament was in 2011 because of a loss to North Carolina in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend Semifinalist Run The second-ranked Bulldogs defeated No. 17 Texas Tech and No. 12 Michigan in the first and second rounds to reach the semifinals. Georgia fell 4-2 to the fifth-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels. The No. 33 ranked doubles team of Silvia Garcia and Caroline Brinson went 3-0 to garner 2016 ITA All-Tournament Team accolades. Singles Results #12 Ellen Perez 1-0 #22 Caroline Brinson 2-1 #109 Kennedy Shaffer 3-0 #82 Silvia Garcia 1-1 Mariana Gould 2-0 Laura Patterson 0-1 Results #14 Perez/Gould 0-1 #33 Brinson/Garcia 3-0 Shaffer/Patterson Finalist Run The No. 8 Bulldogs defeated Michigan (#15), UCLA (#1) and then California (#5) to send them to the finals. In the championship match, Georgia lost 4-1to thirdranked UNC. Caroline Brinson (4-0) and #91 Hannah King (2-0) grabbed 2015 ITA All-Tournament Team Singles honors. Singles Results #19 Lauren Herring 1-0 Ellen Perez 1-2 Kennedy Shaffer 2-2 #83 Silvia Garcia 0-4 Caroline Brinson 4-0 #91 Hannah King 2-0 Results Herring/Perez 0-2 Garcia/Shaffer 3-1 Brinson/H. King Quarterfinals Finish The 2014 National Team Indoors was the first for current Bulldogs senior Caroline Brinson. As a freshman, Brinson played in and won two doubles matches with Lilly Kimbell. The third-ranked Georgia team advanced past Miami 4-0 in the first round but was edged by No. 6 California in the quarterfinals, 4-3.» Scouting Report «The 16-team field that will be in New Haven, Conn. for the National Team Indoors includes 15 teams in the top-25 of the ITA rankings and nine of the top-10 squads. Georgia holds winning records against 13 of the 15 schools with Florida and North Carolina being the only teams that have an upperhand in history versus the Bulldogs. Against the field in all-time meetings, the Bulldogs are The teams joining Georgia in New Haven are #1 Florida, #2 North Carolina, #3 Pepperdine, #5 Oklahoma State, #7 Ohio State, #8 California, #9 Vanderbilt, #10 Duke, #11 Georgia Tech, #15 Texas A&M, #12 Texas Tech, #13 Michigan, #14 Auburn, #19 Ole Miss and the host school, Yale.» Scouting Report «The tournament seeding goes as follows; Florida (1), North Carolina (2), Oklahoma St. (3), Pepperdine (4), Georgia (5), Ohio State (6), California (7) and Vanderbilt (8).» First Round: Duke Blue Devils «Georgia drew 10th-ranked Duke (4-0) in the first round of the Team Indoors. The Blue Devils defeated William & Mary along with Northwestern in the ITA Kick- Off Weekend to earn their ticket to New Haven. Duke is headed by freshman Meible Chi (19-6, 4-0) who is ranked No. 21. Returning All-Atlantic Coast Conference second teamers Chalena Scholl and Kaitlyn McCarthy follow with 13 and eight wins, respectively, each owning a 3-0 duals record. In doubles, the pair of Chi and McCarthy sport a 3-0 record on the No. 1 court. Also on the doubles radar is Ellyse Hamlin and Samantha Harris at No. 60. Last year, Duke bowed out of the NCAA Tournament in the second round to Texas, finishing with a 19-7 overall record and a No. 14 ranking. In the ACC, the Blue Devils landed in fourth place with an 11-3 record and a quarterfinals showing at the ACC Tournament. The current Duke squad contains seven returners from last year, one newcomer and only lost one from last year. 2015: #7 Georgia Ousts #20 Duke from NCAAs, 4-0 The last time the Bulldogs and the Blue Devils squared off was a 4-0 Georgia win in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament in Athens, Ga. Three members from each of the team s current rosters played in the match. Then No. 104 Caroline Brinson defeated Rebecca Smaller 6-2, 6-1 on court six for the second point of the match. Kennedy Shaffer and Ellen Perez collected wins to send the Bulldogs to the next round. Duke s Samantha Harris (then No. 86) and Chalena Scholls played in unfinished matches. In doubles, Shaffer and Perez playing with different teammates claimed the doubles point. On the losing end was Harris and Alyssa Smith also playing seperately. On the court in the unfinished doubles matchup was Brinson and Scholl. If Georgia defeats Duke, the Bulldogs will advance to the quarterfinals to play the winner of the Pepperdine and Texas A&M matchup. georgia bulldogs National team indoors NATIONAL TEAM INDOORS» ITA Kick-Off Weekend «After Georgia s two wins over New Mexico and Illinois, the Bulldogs are now 19-1 all-time in the ITA Kick- Off Weekend, 18-0 in Athens. In both matches, Georgia s doubles teams of Brinson/Shaffer and Gonzalez/Gould won to take the point. Brinson, Christofi and Shaffer took care of business with victories in, both times. Junior returning All-American Shaffer shined in her final match as she powered past Illinois Alexis Casati 6-0,6-0.» Georgia Shines in Southeast «The Bulldogs brought home hardware at the USTA/ITA Southeast Regional in October as Georgia claimed the crown, the consolation title and finished runner-up in the doubles championship. Freshman Elena Christofi had her breakout performance running through six opponents to become the ITA Southeast Regional Singles Champion. The Athens, Greece native defeated two ranked opponents including then No. 32 Yolimar Gando of Miami in the semifinals and then No. 89 Josie Kuhlman of Florida in the finals. The title win gave Christofi an automatic bid to the National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships in Flushing, N.Y. Christofi s win marked the second year that a Georgia player won the ITA Southeast Regional Singles Championship as Caroline Brinson won it as a junior. Brinson lost in the first round of this year s tournament but then ran the table in the back draw to achieve the ITA Southeast Regional Singles Consolation Title. Georgia s tandem of Christofi and Kennedy Shaffer garnered four wins to reach the finals but fell in a marathon match to Florida s then No. 19-ranked twosome of Kuhlman and Belinda Woolcock 6-7(2-7),7-5,1-0(10-8).» Young Pups Impressing «The freshman class of Elena Christofi, Marta Gonzalez and Abby Walter accounted for 24 wins and 16 doubles wins in their first fall season competing on the collegiate stage. In ITA s second addition of spring individual rankings, Christofi moved up five spots to No. 18, the third-highest ranked freshman in the country. Christofi holds a team-best record of 15-3 in, 3-0 in duals. In November, Christofi played in the National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships due to her ITA Southeast Regional Championship the month prior. Christofi was snipped by the then No. 2 player in the country, Luisa Stefani (Pepperdine), in the first round. In the following consolation match, she rebounded and put down Michigan s Alex Najarian 6-4,7-5 before losing to Kentucky s Aldila Sutjiadi (then No. 23). Gonzalez started off the dual season strong in doubles as she and partner Mariana Gould are 3-0. Gonzalez and Gould are 7-1 together in In the latest ITA rankings, the freshman from Madrid, Spain appeared in the No. 76 spots after being unranked. She holds an 11-2 record in, 1-0 in dual season.» Perez Down Under «Playing in her first tournament since September, Ellen Perez played in the 2017 Australian Open. The Australian native paired with another Aussie, Olivia Tjandramulia, in doubles but the duo lost in the first round. In, Perez won the first qualifying match but dropped her second.

4 *Rankings/Standings as of end of 2/8 RANKINGS Rk. School Record Conf. Trend 1. Florida 2-0 SEC North Carolina 4-0 ACC Pepperdine 2-0 WAC Stanford 1-0 Pac Oklahoma St. 5-0 Big Georgia 2-0 SEC Ohio State 4-0 Big California 2-0 Pac Vanderbilt 2-0 SEC Duke 3-0 ACC Georgia Tech 4-0 ACC Texas Tech 2-0 Big Michigan 2-0 Big Auburn 5-0 SEC Texas A&M 5-0 SEC Arizona State 2-1 Pac Miami 2-0 ACC Texas 1-1 Big Ole Miss 4-0 SEC UR 20. UCLA 2-1 Pac South Carolina 4-1 SEC USC 3-1 Pac Northwestern 4-1 Big Mississippi St. 2-1 SEC Kentucky 4-1 SEC -5 Dropped from Rankings: LSU (3-1) Entered Rankings: Ole Miss (4-0) SEC Representation: 8 Singles Date Brinson Christof i Perez Shaffer Gonzalez Pre / / / / / / / / / / Final Rk. School (Votes) 1. Florida (149) 2. North Carolina (143) 3. Stanford (129) T5. Ohio State (126) T5. Oklahoma St. (126) 7. Georgia (116) 8. California (105) 9. Vanderbilt (99) 10. Georgia Tech (93) 11. Duke (90) 12. Michigan (82) 13. Auburn (71) 14. Texas Tech (64) 15. Ole Miss (58) 16. UCLA (47) 17. Arizona St. (46) 18. Texas A&M (45) T19. Miami (Fla.) (36) T19. USC (36) 21. Texas (31) 22. Northwestern (20) 23. South Carolina (18) 24. LSU (14) 25. Mississippi St. (8) georgia bulldogs No. School SEC Overall 1. Auburn Ole Miss Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky LSU Texas A&M South Carolina Vanderbilt Missouri Alabama Arkansas Mississippi State IN THE RANKINGS NATIONAL TEAM INdoors The Georgia Bulldogs have been voted No. 7 in the inaugural United States Tennis Association College Tennis Top 25 rankings, a new weekly poll of a panel of college tennis experts that will be released each Wednesday through the course of the NCAA Division I college season. Date Christofi/Perez Gould/Gonzalez Pre / / / / / / / / / / Final STANDINGS Christofi/Shaffer

5 MATCH 3 lineups and clinchers doubles Date Opponent /28 New Mexico Christofi/Perez Brinson/Shaffer Gonzalez/Gould Christofi Shaffer Brinson Gonzalez Gould Walter 1/29 Illinois Christofi/Perez Brinson/Shaffer Gonzalez/Gould Perez Shaffer Christofi Brinson Gonzalez Gould Christofi/Perez Brinson/Shaffer Gonzalez/Gould Perez Christofi Shaffer Brinson Gonzalez Gould 2/10-13 ITA National Team Indoors 2/22 Mercer 2/24 Georgia Tech 3/3 Kentucky 3/5 Vanderbilt Carolina 3/24 Ole Miss 3/26 Mississippi St. 4/14 LSU 4/16 Texas A&M 4/19-23 SEC Tournament 5/13-15 NCAA First & Second Rounds 5/18-29 NCAA Championships A Look Back at 2016 Final Record (SEC) : 22-5 (11-2) Final ranking: No. 7 Home Record: 12-1 Away Record: 6-1 Neutral Record: 4-3 Vs. Ranked: 10-4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/3 ITA National Indoors Tournament First Round: W vs. No. 17 Texas Tech, 4-0 Second Round: W vs. No. 12 Michigan, 4-1 Semifinals: L vs. No. 5 North Carolina, 4-2 SEC Tournament: First Round: W vs. No. 18 Texas A&M, 4-1 Semifinals: W vs. No. 5 Vanderbilt, 4-0 Finals: L vs. No. 3 Florida, 4-2 NCAA Tournament: First Round: W vs. North Florida, 4-0 Second Round: W vs. No. 40 Baylor, 4-0 Round of 16: L vs. No. 12 Oklahoma St., 4-0 Won at Home 1/29/17 v. Illinois, 4-0 on the Road 2/4/17 at Clemson, 7-0 Neutral Site 4/23/16 v. #5 Vanderbilt, 4-0 Lost at Home 4/15/16 v. #4 Florida, 4-0 On the Road 3/26/16, at #5 Vanderbilt, 4-3 Neutral Site 5/19/16 v. #12 Ok. St., 4-0% Earned a 7-0 Shutout 2/4/17 v. Clemson Earned a 4-0 Shutout 1/29/17 v. Illinois Was shut out 5/19/16 v. #12 Oklahoma St.% Won the Pt. 2/4/17 v. Clemson Won Dbls, Lost Match 5/18/15 v. UCLA* Swept 2/2/15 at Virginia Lost 5/19/16 v. #12 Ok. St.% * at 2015 NCAA Final Four in Waco, Texas % at 2016 NCAA Championships, Tulsa, Okla. georgia bulldogs National team indoors The Last Time georgia... Lost Dbls, Won Match 3/25/16 at #23 Kentucky Was Swept in 4/16/11 at Tennessee Beat a Top-10 Team 4/23/16 v. #5 Vanderbilt, 4-0 Swept a Top-10 Team 4/23/16 v. #5 Vanderbilt, 4-0 Beat a Top-5 Team 4/23/16 v. #5 Vanderbilt, 4-0 Beat the No. 1 Team 2/7/15 v. UCLA, 4-2 Won 4-3 in 3rd set tiebreak 4/6/08 at Vanderbilt Lost 4-3 in 3rd set tiebreak 1/30/11 at N. Carolina Won 6-0, 6-0 in Singles 1/29/17, Shaffer vs. Illinois Held 10-match W Streak 3/17/13-4/20/13 (11) 15-match W Streak 3/15/09-5/18/09 (16) 20-match W Streak 1/23/02-4/19/02 (22)^ ^School Record 22-match win streak

6 caroline brinson Senior New Orleans, La. Major: Marketing Elena Christofi Freshman Athens, Greece Major: Pre-Business/Finance Marta gonzalez Freshman Madrid, Spain Major: Electrical & Electronics Engineering > Ranked No. 35 in by the ITA > Posted a 10-4 mark in fall including a win over then No. 8 Jasmine Lee (Miss. State) in the ITA/Riviera All-American Championships > Went 8-2 in doubles including 6-2 with Kennedy Shaffer and two wins over ranked duos > Claimed the ITA Southeast Regional consolation titles after winning the main draw in 2015 > 2016 SEC Community Service Team Honoree >Finished last year No. 34 in ITA rankings Tot Tot /4 Clemson def. Sydney Riley 6-2, 6-1 1/29 Illinois def. Baillon 6-2, 6-4 1/28 New Mexico def. Dulski 6-2, 6-3 > Ranked No. 18 in by the ITA > Finished the fall season with a team-best 12-3 record and a 9-3 doubles record > Claimed the ITA Southeast Regional title in Gainesville, Fla. to earn a spot in the ITA National Indoors > Outlasted then No. 89 Josie Kuhlman (Florida) in the ITA Southeast Regional final, 7-6(5),3-6,7-6(4) > Paired with Kennedy Shaffer for a 5-1 record in doubles. The duo is ranked 26th in ITA doubles > Advanced to the ITA Southeast Regional doubles final with Shaffer, edged by Florida s duo of Kuhlman and Belinda Woolcock (then No. 19) Tot Tot /4 Clemson def. #40 Ayan Broomfield 6-4, 6-2 1/29 Illinois def. Switkes 6-4, 6-1 1/28 New Mexico def. LeBlanc 6-1, 6-2 > Made her debut in the ITA rankings on Feb. 8 in the No. 67 spot > Preseason ITA doubles ranking of No. 30 with Mariana Gould, the tandem went 4-1 in fall action > Won her first eight collegiate matches before falling to then No. 9 Belinda Woolcock of Florida at the ITA Southeast Regionals > Went 1-1 against ranked opponents in including a win over then No. 117 Ana Madcur (Miami) to advance to Round of 16 in ITA Southeast Regional Championships > Qualified for the main draw at the One Love Tennis Open in Atlanta, a USTA Pro Circuit $50K event, in September Tot Tot /4/17 Clemson def. Constanza Gorches 6-2, 6-3 1/29/17 Illinois Vs. Pedraza Nova 1-4, unf. 1/28/17 New Mexico Vs. Copas, 6-4, 4-4, unf. georgia bulldogs

7 mariana gould Junior Boise, Idaho Major: Health Promotion stephanie grodecki Sophomore Germantown, Md. Major: Biology and Psychology laura patterson Junior Roswell, Ga. Major: Finance > Preseason ITA doubles ranking of No. 30 with freshman Marta Gonzalez > Went 6-5 in fall action, featuring a three-set win over then No. 100 Marina Hruba of Hawaii > Defeated Virginia s Chloe Guillickson, sister of former Bulldog great Chelsey Gullickson, in the Puerto Rico College Challenge > Posted 8-2 mark in doubles including 4-1 with Gonzalez and a quarterfinal finish at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships >Earned ITA All-American honors with Ellen Perez in 2016 > Pronounced Mare-ee-AW-na GHOUL-d > Made her Bulldog debut on the court at the Bulldog Classic and saw action at the Puerto Rico College Challenge >Posted an 0-4 fall mark and did not play in doubles action > Earned Scholar-Athlete Award for women s tennis after registering team s highest GPA for the year >Joined the team in January 2016 > Played three seasons in high school before missing her senior season due to a torn ACL > She came to Georgia after earning team MVP honors twice while in high school > A first-generation American as her father is a native of Poland > Recipient of the Barbara Hartman Howell Women s Tennis Scholarship > Posted a fall mark of 4-3 and went 6-2 in doubles > Reached the finals of the Wake Forest Invitational >Teamed up with Caroline Brinson to defeat then No. 38 ranked duo of Rosie Johanson/ Meghan Kelley (Virginia) in the Puerto Rico College Challenge > Had a breakout campaign for the Bulldogs in her sophomore year as she went 10-3 in dual play, 9-3 on court 6 > In doubles, she compiled a record, 17-8 in dual action Tot Tot /4 Clemson def. A. Miller-Krasilnikov 6-3, /30 PR College Chal. def. Vlasova 6-2,6-1 10/29 PR College Chal. L v. Contreras, 6-0, 0-3, retired fall Tot fall Tot /30 PR College Chal. L v. Novakovic 0-6,2-6 10/29 PR College Chal. L v. Sellyn, 1-6, /28 PR College Chal. L v. Bleser, 1-6, fall Tot fall Tot /30 PR College Chal. def. Vojcinakova 6-3,3-6, /29 PR College Chal. L v. Kurtz, 4-6, 6-7(0-7) 10/28 PR College Chal. L v. Kelley, 4-6, 4-6 georgia bulldogs

8 ellen perez Junior Shellharbour, Australia Major: Sports Management kennedy shaffer Junior Rossford, Ohio Major: Sport Management Abby walter Freshman Thomasville, Ga. Major: Biology and Spanish > Missed the fall season due to elbow surgery > Currently unranked after being ranked No. 4 in the ITA preseason poll and No. 26 in doubles with Elena Christofi > Finished last season No. 5 in > Competed in the 2017 Australian Open main draw doubles and the qualifying draw for > Played in the first round of the main draw of the 2016 US Open after winning an Australian wildcard playoff event > Collected one win in the qualifying round of the One Love Tennis Open in Atlanta, a USTA Pro Circuit $50K event, in September Tot Tot /4 Clemson def. #84 Marie Leduc 6-3, 6-2 1/29/17 Illinois Vs. Louise Kwong 6-3, 3-6, unf. 5/26 NCAA Singles L v. #47 Adamovic (OSU), 6-3, 7-6 > ITA rank of No. 39 ; ITA ranking of No. 27 with Elena Christofi > Posted a fall record of 9-4 and a doubles record of 12-3 >Advanced to the ITA Southeast Regional doubles final with Caroline Brinson, fell 7-6(2),5-7,1-0(10-8) to then No. 19 duo of Josie Kuhlman/Belinda Woolcock (Florida) > Competed in the USTA American Collegiate Invitational during the 2016 US Open and the One Love Tennis Open in September > Returning All-American after reaching the Quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Tournament in 2016 > Pronounced SHAY-fur Tot Tot /4/17 Clemson def. Fernanda Navarro 6-1, 6-4 1/29/17 Illiniois def. Casati 6-0, 6-0 1/28/17 New Mexico def. Burguiere 6-3, 6-2 > Posted a 2-3 fall record in > Made debut at Bulldog Classic and posted a 6-4,6-3 win over Ilona Golynker of Georgia State > Did not see any doubles action > Has six siblings and is a triplet. Her identical sister, Anna, plays tennis at Furman while her other triplet, Austin, attends Florida State and plays club tennis > Alternated between #1 and #2 with her identical twin, Anna during prep career > Volunteer for Aces for Athens, a UGAbased student organization dedicated to mentoring and education local, special needs and elementary school children through the sport of tennis fall Tot fall Tot /30 PR College Chal. L v. Rajkovic, 0-6,1-6 10/29 PR College Chal. def. Robinette, 6-4,6-0 10/28 PR College Chal. L v. Favero, 0-6,0-6 georgia bulldogs

9 Wallace's quick hits Personal Birthplace: Portland, Oregon Education: University of Georgia, 1985 Family: Wife, Sabina; Daughter, Brittany Sabina (26) Son, Jarryd Jeffrey (25) The Wallace Era (32nd season) 2 NCAA Team Titles: 1994, National Indoor Team Titles 1994, 1995, SEC Titles 1989, 1990, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009, SEC Tournament Titles 1994, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, Time ITA National Coach-Of-The-Year 1991, 1994, 2000, Time Regional Coach-Of-The-Year 1990, 1994, 2000, Time SEC Coach-Of-The-Year 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, WIN CLUB No. 1: Oct. 5, 1985: Beat Wisconsin 6-3 in Columbia, S.C. No. 100: Feb. 3, 1990: Beat Okla. State 5-1 in Miami, Fla. No. 200: April 19, 1994: Beat Auburn 6-0 in Athens, Ga. No. 300: April 2, 1999: Beat Tennessee 5-1 in Knoxville, Tenn. No. 400: April 19, 2003: Beat #10 Kentucky 4-1 in Knoxville, Tn. No. 500: May 10, 2008 : Beat #33 S. Carolina 4-0 in Athens, Ga. No. 600: April 7, 2013 : Beat Arkansas 7-0 in Athens, Ga. As the nation s winningest active women s tennis coach, Jeff Wal lace has built the Georgia Bulldogs into one of the elite college programs that both wins and plays host to NCAA Championships. The season will mark his 32nd year with the Bulldogs, and the NCAA CHampionships once again return to Athens and the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. The 2016 season saw Georgia post another successful season highlighted by a No. 7 ITA final ranking and 22-5 mark. Georgia made its 30th consecutive apperance in the NCAA Tournament and three Bulldogs earned ALl-America honors. In 2015, Wallace led a young Georgia squad to a 24-7 record and the program s 11th trip to the NCAA Semifinal round, played in Waco, Texas. The Bulldogs sported a roster with five freshmen and only three upperclassmen, but UGA ran through a difficult schedule to an impressive record, reached the SEC Tournament Championship and made its deepest run in the NCAA Tournament since In 2014, Wallace garnered ITA Regional Coach of the Year honors after the Bulldogs enjoyed another banner season, going 24-5 with a final ranking of No. 4. Georgia captured the SEC Tournament title, the NCAA Tournament s No. 1 overall seed for the first time in school history, advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals plus saw the top duo of Lauren Herring and Maho Kowase reach the NCAA Final. In 2013, Wallace became one of three coaches in women s tennis history to reach the 600-win plateau. He is one of five active collegiate tennis coaches with at least 600 wins, and is one of five UGA coaches to reach the mark. In 2009 following another memorable campaign when Georgia advanced to its 10th NCAA Final Four, Wallace became the first person to ever be named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Coach of the Year four times. The 2010 season featured Chelsey Gullickson winning the NCAA title at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. For the past six years, Georgia has finished the year ranked in the top eight nationally and 27 of his 31 seasons at the helm, the Bulldogs have ended the year in the top 10. A Proven Winner During his tenure, Wallace s squads have claimed two NCAA championships, three USTA/ITA National Team Indoor titles, eight Southeastern Conference crowns and six SEC Tournament titles. A four-time National Coach of the Year recipient and four-time SEC Coach of the Year, Wallace s career record entering the 2017 season is His.832 winning percentage is the best among active Division I coaches with a minimum of 500 victories. Wallace s teams are the picture of consistency. With the 2016 NCAA bid, Georgia has appeared in 30 straight NCAA Tournaments and has advanced to the Final Four 11 times. Only once during his time as coach of the Bulldogs has the team missed the NCAA Tournament, and that was his first year back in Playing/Coaching Career A 1985 graduate of the University of Georgia, Wallace capped his playing career under legendary Bulldog head coach Dan Magill in 1984 after winning the SEC title at the No. 6 spot. The very next season, his first as coach of the Bulldogs, Wallace led a struggling team up the path of respectability by posting a 20-9 mark and landing a spot in the final Volvo Tennis/ITCA Top 25 poll. In 1987, just two years removed from a losing record, Georgia advanced to the national championship match. Although they didn t win it that year, the Bulldogs would have their day. NCAA Champions The 1994 season ranks as one of the most dominant ever in women s tennis history. It found Georgia on the champion s ped- georgia bulldogs estal in every major team tournament possible: NCAA Champions, USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Champions, and SEC regular season and tournament champions. Top that all off with a 27-2 overall record including a perfect 14-0 SEC mark and a season sweep of arch-rival Florida and it s easy to see why Wallace was named coach of the year. The 2000 Bulldogs went 27-2, winning the Southeastern Conference title and the NCAA National Championship. In the title match on the campus of Pepperdine, Georgia dethroned the defending champion Stanford Cardinal 5-4, snapping a 48-match winning streak. Wallace was named the Wilson/ITA National Coach of the Year. USTA/ITA National Team Indoors Under Wallace, the Bulldogs have been among the most successful teams at the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships. The annual event attracts the nation s finest programs. The Bulldogs have won the title three times (1994, 1995, 2002) and have reached at least the semifinals 17 times. Developing Talent His record for developing players and having them maximize their potential has been evident throughout his tenure. For example in 2015, he guided the team to a 24-7 record and the program s 11th trip to the Final Four, the team s first trip to the NCAA Semifinal since The Bulldogs finished the season ranked No. 5 in the country. In 2013, the Bulldogs won their ninth regular season SEC championship after going 24-4 and clinching its third consecutive 20-plus win season. The Bulldogs went undefeated at home (14-0) for the first time since 2009 and 12th time in program history. In 2001, Agata Cioroch arrived from Poland and played No. 5 for the Bulldogs as a freshman. Two years later, she became Georgia s top talent and in 2004 was the No. 1-ranked player in college tennis for much of the season. Cioroch concluded her career as a five-time All-American with two grand slam titles. Strong doubles teams are a key component for a successful college tennis team. There have been six Bulldog tandems under Wallace to finish the season ranked No. 1. In 2009, two of Georgia s top players were freshmen: Chelsey Gullickson and Nadja Gilchrist, and by the end of the year they had earned All-America honors. Gullickson was named the ITA National Rookie of the Year, advanced to the NCAA Singles semifinals and tied a school record with 69 combined wins. Gullickson and Gilchrist became the first freshmen in school history to play No. 1 doubles in the lineup. In 2010, the pair earned All-America honors again and Gullickson became the second Bulldog to win an NCAA title in Athens under Wallace and the third overall in the history of the program. She would finish her career in 2012 as the school s first ever eight-time All-American and own the record for victories. Meanwhile, Lauren Herring became the fourth Bulldog under Wallace to be named SEC Freshman of the Year and the sophomore All-SEC tandem of Maho Kowase and Lilly Kimbell posted a school record of their own by going 22-0 at No. 3. While the depth of talent can vary each season, the results remain consistent. This was no more evident than in Despite having only one player earn All-America honors, Georgia went undefeated during the regular season, won the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor title, the SEC championship and advanced to the NCAA Final Four. The 2002 squad finished with a 26-2 record and final national ranking of No. 3. Georgia went 13-0 at home and extended its home winning streak to 50 straight.

10 #6 Georgia 4, New Mexico 0 Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Courts Dan Magill Tennis Complex Singles 1. #23 Elena Christofi (UGA) def. Andrea LeBlanc (NM), 6-1, #25 Kennedy Shaffer (UGA) def. Ludivine Burguiere (NM), 6-3, #35 Caroline Brinson (UGA) def. Dominique Dulski (NM), 6-2, Marta Gonzalez (UGA) vs. Ruth Copas (NM), 6-1, 4-4, unfinished 5. Mariana Gould (UGA) vs. Diana Wong (NM), no result 6. Abby Walter (UGA) vs. Cassie Chung (NM), no result 1. Christofi/Perez (UGA) vs. Burguiere/Dulski (NM), 6-5, unfinished 2. Brinson/Shaffer (UGA) def. LeBlanc/Wong (NM), Gonzalez/Gould (UGA) def. Chung/Copas (NM), 6-4 Order of finish: (2,3), Singles (1,3,2) Georgia (1-0), New Mexico (0-1) #6 Georgia 4, Illinois 0 Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Courts Dan Magill Tennis Complex Singles 1. Ellen Perez (UGA) vs. Louise Kwong (ILL), 6-3, 3-6, unfinished 2. #25 Kennedy Shaffer (UGA) def. Alexis Casati (ILL), 6-0, #23 Elena Christofi (UGA) def. Jaclyn Switkes (ILL), 6-4, #35 Caroline Brinson (UGA) def. Madie Baillon (ILL), 6-2, Marta Gonzalez (UGA) vs. Daniela Pedraza Nova (ILL), 1-4, unfinished 6. Mariana Gould (UGA) vs. Jade Hilton (ILL), no result 1. Christofi/Perez (UGA) vs. #35 Kwong/Vias (ILL), 5-3, unfinished 2. Brinson/Shaffer (UGA) def. Baillon/Switkes (ILL), Marta Gonzalez/Mariana Gould (UGA) def. Casati/Pedraza Novak (ILL), 6-2 Order of finish: (2,3), Singles (2,3,4) Georgia (2-0), Illinois (1-3) #6 Georgia 7, Clemson 0 Hoke Sloan Tennis Center Clemson Indoor Tennis Center Singles 1. Ellen Perez (UGA) def. #84 Marie Leduc (CU) 6-3, #23 Elena Christofi (UGA) def. #40 Ayan Broomfield (CU) 6-4, #25 Kennedy Shaffer (UGA) def. Fernanda Navarro (CU) 6-1, #35 Caroline Brinson (UGA) def. Sydney Riley (CU) 6-2, Marta Gonzalez (UGA) def. Constanza Gorches (CU) 6-2, Mariana Gould (UGA) def. Ally Miller-Krasilnikov (CU) 6-3, Christofi/Perez (UGA) def. Leduc/Navarro (CU) Brinson/Shaffer (UGA) vs. Miller-Krasilnikov/Riley (CU) 3-5, unf. 3. Gonzalez/Gould (UGA) def. Broomfield/Gorches (CU) 6-3 Order of finish: (1,3), Singles (4,1,3,2,6,5) Georgia (3-0), Clemson (2-3) georgia bulldogs

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12 georgia 2016 georgia bulldogs women's tennis 2017 ITA National Women's Team Indoor Championship Hosted by Yale University February 10-13, 2017 Yale = Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center RH = Tennis & Fitness Center of Rocky Hill First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Feb. 10 Feb. 11 Feb. 12 Feb. 13 *All times Eastern Seeded Teams Florida (1) 1. Florida 3:30 PM 2. North Carolina Yale Michigan 3. Oklahoma State 4. Pepperdine 5. Georgia 6. Ohio State Vanderbilt (8) 7. California 3:30 PM 8. Vanderbilt RH Texas Tech 6:30 PM Yale Pepperdine (4) Texas A&M 6:30 PM RH Georgia (5) Duke Auburn 9:00 AM RH Ohio State (6) Ole Miss 9:00 AM Yale Oklahoma State (3) Georgia Tech 12:00 PM RH California (7) Yale 12:00 PM Yale North Carolina (2) georgia bulldogs national VS team indoors #dawgsrising