The Flats – No. 24 Georgia Tech women’s tennis returns to the postseason for its 24th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament this weekend. The Yellow Jackets will open the tournament against No. 39 Illinois in the first round. The University of Texas will host the first and second rounds.
No. 24 Georgia Tech (13-9, 9-4 ACC) vs. No. 39 Illinois (17-9, 8-3 Big Ten)
Saturday, May 4, 2024 | 11am ET | Austin, Texas | Texas Tennis Center
scene: Georgia Tech will look to qualify for the second round of the NCAA Championship for the 23rd time in program history when it faces Illinois State in the tournament opener on Saturday. The winner of Saturday’s game will face Harvard or host No. 9 University of Texas in the second round on Sunday at 2 p.m. EST.
Scouting technology: The Yellow Jackets are coming off of the ACC Tournament with a heartbreaking win over Clemson in the season opener. Tech has won five of its past seven games heading into this weekend’s tournament. Last year, Tech traveled to Florida in the first two rounds, beating UCF in the first round, but lost to the Gators in the second round.
Illinois Scouts: Despite losing to Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals, the Illini enter the weekend having won six of their past nine games. The University of Illinois has earned its second consecutive bid and will be making its 15th appearance in the NCAA Tournament. They won 17 games in the tournament, the 10th most in a single season in program history. The Illini are 4-14 entering the NCAA Tournament. Tech has a 2-0 record against the University of Illinois.
ITA ranking
No.24 Georgia Tech
No.38 Carol Lee
No.21 Carol Lee/Kate Shabra
No.63 Alejandra Cruz/Given Roach
No. 39 Illinois
No. 70 Megan Heuser/Alice Hsu
No.82 Catherine Duong/Megan Heuser
9th place Texas
No.20 Malaika Rapolu
No.30 Sabina Zeynalova
No.42 Tanya Sasnouskaya
No.85 Charlotte Chavatipon
No.122 Taisiya Pachakareva
No.19 Taisiya Pachakareva/Sabina Zeynorva
No.34 Malaika LaPoll/Tanya Sasnouskaya
No.54 Taisiya Packelba/Nicole Rivkin
No.85 Charlotte Chavatypon/Tanya Sasnowskaya
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