SEC Championships BULLDOGS OWN 14 SEC TITLES, Eight Regular Season, Six Tournaments
Georgia has amassed 14 SEC titles in the history of the program including eight in the regular season and six tournaments.
1983 Season (18-5, 11-1 SEC)
Georgia claimed its first SEC title, going 8-1 in the regular season and then sweeping through the league tournament in Tuscaloosa, Ala. At the SEC Tournament, Georgia avenged its only league loss of the year, defeating Florida 5-4 in the final. For the second straight year, Lisa Spain earned All-America honors, compiling a 32-4 mark and advancing to the NCAA quarterfinals. Also, Maxxine Kaufman and Dot Higgins played key roles during the season and in the SEC Tournament.
1989 Season (24-4, 8-1 SEC)
Georgia captured its second SEC title with a four-point margin over rival Florida (29-25) after a stellar showing in the league tournament. Stacey Schefflin (No. 2 singles), Caryn Moss (No. 3 singles), No. 3 Doubles) and Jill Waldman (No. 5 singles, No. 3 doubles) earned first place finishes in their SEC flights. Schefflin, Moss and Shannan McCarthy earned All-America honors and McCarthy was named the National-Player-to-Watch. Waldman and Amila Fetahagic were named Academic All-Americans.
1990 Season (23-4, 11-1 SEC)
Georgia recorded its first-ever perfect regular season mark against SEC opponents including six shutouts and halted Florida’s six-year SEC winning streak. The fourth-ranked Bulldogs began league play with a 5-4 win over third-ranked Florida. The Lady Gators shared the league title after a 5-2 win over Georgia in the SEC Tournament final. For the second year in a row. Shannan McCarthy, Stacey Schefflin and Caryn Moss earned All-America honors and Schefflin was named the National Senior-of-the Year.
1994 Season (27-2, 14-0 SEC)
Georgia’s magical season began with a USTA/ITA National Indoor team title in March and continued through conference play as they went undefeated in the SEC. The NCAA champions posted three wins over Florida during the year. At one point, Georgia’s entire lineup was ranked among the top 100. Four Bulldogs earned All-America honors, seven made All-SEC including Angela Lettiere who went on to win the NCAA singles title and was named College Player-of-the-Year, National-Senior-of-the-Year and SEC Player-of-the Year. Lettiere and Michelle Anderson won the USTA/ITA national indoor doubles title too and ended the year ranked No. 1.
2000 Season (27-2, 11-0 SEC)
Georgia notched its second national championship by ending a 48-match Stanford winning streak in the NCAA team final. Georgia’s first title of the year came with a perfect 11-0 SEC mark including snapping Florida’s 65-match conference winning streak. The Bulldogs tied a school record with four All-Americans while five players earned All-SEC honors. Aarthi Venkatesan was named SEC Player-of-the-Year while the duo of Catlin and Grey, who clinched the NCAA team title, ended the year ranked No. 1.
2002 Season (26-2, 11-0 SEC)
Georgia extended its home match winning streak to 50 and posted several impressive road victories to help garner its fifth SEC title. The Bulldogs began their winning ways with another USTA/ITA National Team Indoor title and then went undefeated in conference play. Agata Cioroch headlined the squad as she was named the ITA National-Player-to-Watch, was the lone All-American and was one of five players to be named All-SEC. Alexandra Smith earned MVP honors as she came up big with clinching wins over second-ranked Vanderbilt in Nashville, at top-ranked Florida and South Alabama in the NCAA Championships with the match on the line.
2007 Season (24-2, 10-1 SEC)
The Bulldogs returned to the top of the league in 2007 behind a 10-1 performance in the SEC. One of those 10 wins came against No. 1 Florida, the reigning SEC Champs. That victory catapulted the Bulldogs to the top ranking in the country for the first time since their last SEC Championship in 2002. Georgia went on the win the SEC Tournament as well, upending the five-time defending Gators once more. Senior Natalie Frazier was the tournament’s Most Valuable Player for her undefeated performance at the No. 1 slot. She was named to the All-SEC team as well along with Monika Dancevic, Yvette Hyndman and Darya Ivanov. Frazier, Hyndman and Ivanov became All-Americans as well.
2009 Season (27-3, 10-1 SEC)
The Bulldogs claimed another SEC title in 2009 behind a 10-1 performance in the SEC and then followed that up with their third straight SEC Tournament crown and an NCAA Final Four showing. Senior Monika Dancevic was the SEC Tournament’s Most Valuable Player for her steady performance at the No. 4 slot in singles and No. 2 doubles. She was named to the first team All-SEC team as well freshmen Nadja Gilchrist and Chelsey Gullickson. The freshmen duo earned All-America honors too.
SEC Tournament Titles 1983, 1994, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009
1983 (Athens, Ga.) Beat LSU 6-3, UT 5-4, UF 5-4 1994 (Fayetteville, Ark.) Beat AU 5-0, OM 5-1, UF 5-3 2001 (Starkville, Miss.) Beat USC 4-3, UF 4-2, UT 4-1 2007 (Lexington, Ky.) Beat AU 4-1, UT 4-1, UF 4-2 2008 (Auburn, Ala.) Beat UK 4-1, ARK 4-3, UF 4-3 2009 (Fayetteville, Ark.) Beat UA 4-1, UF 4-2, UT 4-0
Georgia’s SEC Tournament MVPs (The SEC began naming an MVP in 1997)
1997: 1998: 2001: 2007: 2008: 2009:
Michelle Anderson Marissa Catlin Mariel Verban Natalie Frazier Kelley Hyndman Monika Dancevic
47-19 Record In SEC Tournament
The SEC Women’s Tennis Tournament has been held 25times since 1982. The location rotates around the league. Georgia has played host three times (1983, 1997, 2010).
Georgia In The SEC Tournament
Alabama .............. 3-0 Arkansas.............. 3-0 Auburn ................. 4-0 Florida......................6-10 Kentucky.............. 4-2 LSU ...................... 4-0
Miss. State ........... 1-0 Ole Miss............... 6-2 South Carolina ..... 4-2 Tennessee ........... 12-2 Vanderbilt ............ 0-1
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