Courtesy UVA Media Relations

The No. 15 Virginia women’s tennis team fell 4-1 to No. 1 Georgia in the opening round of the ITA National Team Indoor Championship on Friday afternoon at the Combe Tennis Center in Evanston, Ill.

After the Bulldogs (2-1) began with a win on the third doubles court, No. 21 Annabelle Xu and Martina Genis Salas evened the score with a 6-3 win for the Cavaliers (6-3) on doubles court two. Georgia won the doubles point after a hard-fought match on the top doubles court, then picked up wins on singles courts six and four to jump out to a 3-0 lead. No. 69 Isabelle Lacy won 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 on court three to put Virginia on the board. Georgia won a three-set battle on court five to clinch the match victory.

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The Cavaliers take on No. 14 Tennessee in the consolation draw Saturday morning at 10 a.m.

GEORGIA 4, VIRGINIA 1

Singles
1. #74 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) vs. #34 Vivian Yang(VA) 4-6, 6-5 UF
2. #4 Aysegul Mert (UGA) vs. #26 Annabelle Xu (VA) 4-6, 6-3 UF
3. #69 Isabelle Lacy (VA) def. #23 Deniz Dilek (UGA) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
4. #33 Anastasiia Gureva (UGA) def. #75 Martina Genis Salas (VA) 6-3, 7-6 (2)
5. #42 Sofia Rojas (UGA) def. Melodie Collard (VA) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
6. Emma Dong (UGA) def. #108 Kaitlyn Rolls (VA) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles
1. Deniz Dilek/Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. #4 Melodie Collard/Vivian Yang (VA) 6-4
2. #21 Martina Genis Salas/Annabelle Xu (VA) def. Anastasiia Lopata/Patricija Paukstyte (UGA) 6-3
3. Emma Dong/Anastasiia Gureva (UGA) def. Katie Rolls/Isabelle Lacy (VA) 6-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2, 1); Singles (6,4,3,5)