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Oct. 10, 2010
TULSA, Okla. -- Georgia senior Javier Garrapiz fell to Southern Cal's seventh-ranked Steve Johnson, 6-4, 6-2, in the championship match of the ITA All-American Championships consolation draw Sunday at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
The loss snaps a four-match winning streak against ranked opponents for No. 14 Garrapiz, who defeated a pair of top-30 opponents in his run to the finals.
Next up, Georgia players will compete in the ITA Southeast Regional in Gainesville, Fla., beginning Oct. 22.
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Oct. 10, 2010
PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIF.
Georgia’s tandem of junior Nadja Gilchrist and freshman Lilly Kimbell enjoyed a solid run through the doubles consolation main draw at the ITA All-American Championships before falling in the final late Saturday.
The ninth-ranked Duke pair of Mary Clayton and Monica Gorny claimed the title with an 8-5 win over Gilchrist and Kimbell. When the Bulldog duo began play here last Friday, it was just their second career match together. Now they are 3-2 with all three wins over ranked teams.
This past Friday, they defeated the nation’s second-ranked doubles team, and on Saturday, they collected a win over the 12th-ranked team in the quarterfinals. Gilchrist and Kimbell showed their potential by beating Alabama’s second-ranked Alexa Gurachi and Courtney McLane 9-8(5). Then, they upset the 12th-ranked Virginia duo of Lindsey Hardenberg and Erin Vierra 8-6. In the semifinals, they got a walkover after Florida’s 18th-ranked team of Allie Will and Sofie Oye withdrew.
Georgia continues fall tournament action in two weeks when it will play host to the USTA/ITA Southeast Regional Championships, Oct. 22-25. It is one of 12 regional championships being held this month around the country. The singles and doubles champions from each regional will advance to the 2010 USTA/ITA National Intercollegiate Championships, slated for Nov. 4-7 at the new indoor facilities at the USTA-Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.
