Bulldogs collect singles wins at Georgia Tech Invitational
Georgia standouts Chelsey Gullickson, Yvette Hyndman and Cameron Ellis all recorded singles wins in day two of the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational.
Gullickson, ranked second nationally, posted a 6-2,6-0 win over Hilary Bartlett (Princeton) in flight one. Hyndman cruised to a 6-0,6-2 victory over Melissa Saiontz (Princeton) in flight two. Ellis dispatched Rachel Saiontz (Princeton) 6-1,6-2 in flight three. Georgia senior Naoko Ueshima had a late match versus Monica Chow (Princeton) in flight four.
While the Bulldogs fared well in singles, they dropped a couple of doubles matches. In flight one, the 11th-ranked duo of Amanda McDowell and Irina Falconi (Georgia Tech) defeated Gullickson/Hyndman 8-1. In flight two, Sasha Krupina and Elizabeth Kilborn (Georgia Tech) edged the Ueshima/Ellis duo 8-5.
Action continues here through Sunday in this round-robin event. Due to Sunday’s forecast for rain, the schedule has been adjusted to feature only singles.
2009 Georgia Tech Fall Invitational: Bulldog Results Saturday
Singles
Flight 1: #2 Chelsey Gullickson (Georgia) def. Hilary Bartlett (Princeton) 6-2, 6-0
Flight 2: Yvette Hyndman (Georgia) def. Melissa Saiontz (Princeton) 6-0, 6-2
Flight 3: Cameron Ellis (Georgia) def. Rachel Saiontz (Princeton) 6-1, 6-2
Flight 4: Naoko Ueshima (Georgia) vs. Monica Chow (Princeton), late
Doubles
Flight 1: #11 Amanda McDowell/Irina Falconi (Ga. Tech) def. Chelsey Gullickson/Yvette Hyndman (Georgia) 8-1
Flight 2 Sasha Krupina/Elizabeth Kilborn (Ga. Tech) def. Naoko Ueshima/Cameron Ellis (Georgia) 8-5
- Georgia Sports Communications
