2022-23 Women's Tennis Roster
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Cohen, Gia
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Gia Cohen
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School/Previous School:
- IMG Academy / Georgia Tech
- Hometown:
- Bradenton, Fla.
Bio
Career
Singles Record: 67-61 // 52-48 dual // 21-20 ACC
Doubles Record: 74-56 // 59-49 dual // 21-30 ACC
Graduate (2022-23) Mississippi State
Singles Record: 5-3
Doubles Record: 5-3
FALL:
In singles, collected two wins at the ITA Southern Regional in Baton Rouge, Louisiana … Defeated Louisiana-Monroe’s Alessandra Anghel 6-7(4), 6-2, 7-5 as well as Maggie White of UAB 6-3, 6-1 … Earned three wins at the John Cade Invitational: defeated Jamilah Snells of Louisville 6-3, 6-0; took down Louisiana Tech’s Olga Bienzobas 6-0, 6-3; and beat Monique Woog of Memphis 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(6) … In doubles, claimed a victory with partner Emmanouela Antonaki at the ITA All-American Championships in Cary, N.C. … Beat Sally Pethybridge and Iva Zelic of Portland 8-6 … Earned two wins at the ITA Southern Regional in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with partner Emmanouela Antonaki … Defeated Louisiana Tech’s tandem of Ana Rodrigues and Leonie Schuknecht 8-2 as well as UAB’s duo of Sydney Clarke and Maggie White 8-7(1) … Collected two victories at the John Cade Invitational with partner Emmanouela Antonaki … Beat the tandem Jamilah Snells and Cici Xin of Louisville 8-7(6) and beat Memphis’ 55th-ranked duo of Emily Meyer and Aran Teixido 8-7(5).
Senior (2021-22) Georgia Tech
SPRING:
Went 15-13 in dual singles play and 10-5 against ACC opponents … Had a five-match winning streak against ACC opponents … Was ranked No. 94 in singles for five straight weeks (Oct. 14-Nov. 7) … Partnered with Ruth Marsh in doubles action to 16-9 in dual play and had four wins against ACC opponents … Cohen and Marsh made it the First and Second Round of NCCA Championships … Earned doubles wins against the then No. 52 team of Memphis and then No. 14 team of Auburn.
Junior (2020-21) Georgia Tech
SPRING:
Went 9-16 in singles action and 3-7 against ACC opponents…Topped Duke’s Chloe Beck in straight-sets in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend, helping Tech clinch a spot in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships…Edge Taisiya Pachkaleva of Pepperdine at National Indoors in three sets…Collected a straight set win over Nandini Das of Florida State in league action…Partnered with Ava Hrastar in doubles action to go 8-8 and climb as high as No. 16 in national rankings…Pair upset then-No. 16 doubles pair in NC State’s Jaeda Daniel and Adriana Reami in a tiebreak…Hrastar and Cohen earned at-large bid to the NCAA Championships doubles draw…Cohen also posted a 6-3 doubles record with teammate Ruth Marsh and went 3-3 with Carol Lee…Overall, Cohen combined to post a 17-15 doubles mark, including a 5-7 ACC record.
Sophomore (2019-20) Georgia Tech
SPRING:
Went 9-6 in dual singles play, including a 3-3 ACC record…Finished with a 14-9 overall singles record…Posted a 9-7 dual doubles record, going 7-2 from the No. 3 position, mainly with teammate Nami Ostuka…Opened spring season with a five-match win streak…Clinched Tech’s win over No. 13 South Carolina (1/26) from court three, defeating Silvia Chinellato in three-sets, securing Tech’s berth into ITA National Team Indoor Championships…Collected first ACC win of the season against No. 9 Virginia’s (2/21) Amber O’Dell, 6-4, 6-4…Won three-straight ACC singles matches…Opened spring season in doubles with partner Rosie Garcia Gross, winning against Presbyterian (1/18)…Partnered with Otsuka remainder of season…Duo clinched the doubles point against Wisconsin (1/25), 7-5, over Seah/Zordani…Cruised to a 6-2 win over Cruz/Martinez of South Carolina (1/26) to help the Jackets win the doubles point…At ITA Indoors, picked up doubles win over No. 12 Ohio State’s Wolf/Jones, 6-3…Clinched doubles point with Otsuka over Miami (2/14) to open ACC play, defeating Tahan/Achong at No. 2, 6-4…Pair clinched doubles point against Wake Forest (3/1), edging Brylin/Nihalani at No. 3, 6-3.
FALL:
Went 5-3 in singles and 5-3 in doubles play…Went 4-2 in the Furman Fall Classic, picking up a pair of singles and doubles wins…Partnered with Nami Otsuka to go 2-1 in doubles in the season-opening tournament at Furman, advancing to the title match…Went 1-1 in both singles and doubles at the ITA Southeast Regional…Concluded fall season at the Rebel Invite in Las Vegas, collecting two singles wins and two doubles wins…Advanced to singles final of flight two.
Freshman (2018-19) Georgia Tech
SPRING:
Put together a 16-10 overall singles record and 12-15 doubles record in her collegiate debut… Competed in doubles primarily with teammate Nami Otsuka, producing an 11-14 overall record…Captured her first collegiate victory at the Michigan Invitational to open the spring season against Ohio State and went 2-1 in the tournament…Also went 2-1 in doubles play in Michigan, winning her first doubles match with teammate Nadia Gizdova against Ohio State…Won first dual doubles match with Otsuka against Ohio State in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend (1/26) at Tech…Defeated Georgia’s (2/23) Morgan Coppoc/Meg Kowalski at the three seed to give Tech it’s only doubles win…Opened the ACC season with a three-set victory over Pitt’s (2/24) M. Perez Noguera at the five seed…Pocketed first ACC doubles win against Syracuse (3/3) at the two seed with Otsuka…Also picked up conference doubles win over Miami (3/17), Virginia Tech (3/22) and Notre Dame (3/29)…Collected four-straight singles wins against Louisville (3/10), Florida State (3/15), Miami (3/17) and Virginia Tech (3/22)…Won Tech’s lone match at Miami, defeating Ana Madcur in a super tiebreak…Closed the regular season with a straight-set win over NC State’s (4/14) Liz Norman…Captured a three-set victory in the ACC Tournament over Syracuse’s (4/18) Guzal Yusupova, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (6)…Was victorious over the Orange in doubles play in the ACC Tournament, winning 6-2 with Otsuka…Upended Danielle Wolf of Ohio State (5/3) in straight-sets to help lift the Jackets over the Buckeyes in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Fall: Enrolled at Georgia Tech in January 2019.
Pre-College
Attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla…Tennis Recruiting Network blue-chip recruit…Ranked as high as No. 21 by Tennis Recruiting…During 2018, went 11-4 in ITF junior tournaments, highlighted by an appearance in the singles semifinal at the Girl’s U16 Eddie Herr International tournament, which she lists as one of her most memorable athletic accomplishments…In Oct. 2017, won Grade 5 ITF singles event in Dominican Republic…Advanced to round of 16 in Delray Beach ITF event in May 2018.
Personal
Started playing tennis at age eight, hitting tennis balls with her dad for fun and her dad built a 20-foot wall in the backyard in Boston for her to hit tennis balls.
Singles Record: 67-61 // 52-48 dual // 21-20 ACC
Doubles Record: 74-56 // 59-49 dual // 21-30 ACC
Graduate (2022-23) Mississippi State
Singles Record: 5-3
Doubles Record: 5-3
FALL:
In singles, collected two wins at the ITA Southern Regional in Baton Rouge, Louisiana … Defeated Louisiana-Monroe’s Alessandra Anghel 6-7(4), 6-2, 7-5 as well as Maggie White of UAB 6-3, 6-1 … Earned three wins at the John Cade Invitational: defeated Jamilah Snells of Louisville 6-3, 6-0; took down Louisiana Tech’s Olga Bienzobas 6-0, 6-3; and beat Monique Woog of Memphis 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(6) … In doubles, claimed a victory with partner Emmanouela Antonaki at the ITA All-American Championships in Cary, N.C. … Beat Sally Pethybridge and Iva Zelic of Portland 8-6 … Earned two wins at the ITA Southern Regional in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with partner Emmanouela Antonaki … Defeated Louisiana Tech’s tandem of Ana Rodrigues and Leonie Schuknecht 8-2 as well as UAB’s duo of Sydney Clarke and Maggie White 8-7(1) … Collected two victories at the John Cade Invitational with partner Emmanouela Antonaki … Beat the tandem Jamilah Snells and Cici Xin of Louisville 8-7(6) and beat Memphis’ 55th-ranked duo of Emily Meyer and Aran Teixido 8-7(5).
Senior (2021-22) Georgia Tech
SPRING:
Went 15-13 in dual singles play and 10-5 against ACC opponents … Had a five-match winning streak against ACC opponents … Was ranked No. 94 in singles for five straight weeks (Oct. 14-Nov. 7) … Partnered with Ruth Marsh in doubles action to 16-9 in dual play and had four wins against ACC opponents … Cohen and Marsh made it the First and Second Round of NCCA Championships … Earned doubles wins against the then No. 52 team of Memphis and then No. 14 team of Auburn.
Junior (2020-21) Georgia Tech
SPRING:
Went 9-16 in singles action and 3-7 against ACC opponents…Topped Duke’s Chloe Beck in straight-sets in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend, helping Tech clinch a spot in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships…Edge Taisiya Pachkaleva of Pepperdine at National Indoors in three sets…Collected a straight set win over Nandini Das of Florida State in league action…Partnered with Ava Hrastar in doubles action to go 8-8 and climb as high as No. 16 in national rankings…Pair upset then-No. 16 doubles pair in NC State’s Jaeda Daniel and Adriana Reami in a tiebreak…Hrastar and Cohen earned at-large bid to the NCAA Championships doubles draw…Cohen also posted a 6-3 doubles record with teammate Ruth Marsh and went 3-3 with Carol Lee…Overall, Cohen combined to post a 17-15 doubles mark, including a 5-7 ACC record.
Sophomore (2019-20) Georgia Tech
SPRING:
Went 9-6 in dual singles play, including a 3-3 ACC record…Finished with a 14-9 overall singles record…Posted a 9-7 dual doubles record, going 7-2 from the No. 3 position, mainly with teammate Nami Ostuka…Opened spring season with a five-match win streak…Clinched Tech’s win over No. 13 South Carolina (1/26) from court three, defeating Silvia Chinellato in three-sets, securing Tech’s berth into ITA National Team Indoor Championships…Collected first ACC win of the season against No. 9 Virginia’s (2/21) Amber O’Dell, 6-4, 6-4…Won three-straight ACC singles matches…Opened spring season in doubles with partner Rosie Garcia Gross, winning against Presbyterian (1/18)…Partnered with Otsuka remainder of season…Duo clinched the doubles point against Wisconsin (1/25), 7-5, over Seah/Zordani…Cruised to a 6-2 win over Cruz/Martinez of South Carolina (1/26) to help the Jackets win the doubles point…At ITA Indoors, picked up doubles win over No. 12 Ohio State’s Wolf/Jones, 6-3…Clinched doubles point with Otsuka over Miami (2/14) to open ACC play, defeating Tahan/Achong at No. 2, 6-4…Pair clinched doubles point against Wake Forest (3/1), edging Brylin/Nihalani at No. 3, 6-3.
FALL:
Went 5-3 in singles and 5-3 in doubles play…Went 4-2 in the Furman Fall Classic, picking up a pair of singles and doubles wins…Partnered with Nami Otsuka to go 2-1 in doubles in the season-opening tournament at Furman, advancing to the title match…Went 1-1 in both singles and doubles at the ITA Southeast Regional…Concluded fall season at the Rebel Invite in Las Vegas, collecting two singles wins and two doubles wins…Advanced to singles final of flight two.
Freshman (2018-19) Georgia Tech
SPRING:
Put together a 16-10 overall singles record and 12-15 doubles record in her collegiate debut… Competed in doubles primarily with teammate Nami Otsuka, producing an 11-14 overall record…Captured her first collegiate victory at the Michigan Invitational to open the spring season against Ohio State and went 2-1 in the tournament…Also went 2-1 in doubles play in Michigan, winning her first doubles match with teammate Nadia Gizdova against Ohio State…Won first dual doubles match with Otsuka against Ohio State in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend (1/26) at Tech…Defeated Georgia’s (2/23) Morgan Coppoc/Meg Kowalski at the three seed to give Tech it’s only doubles win…Opened the ACC season with a three-set victory over Pitt’s (2/24) M. Perez Noguera at the five seed…Pocketed first ACC doubles win against Syracuse (3/3) at the two seed with Otsuka…Also picked up conference doubles win over Miami (3/17), Virginia Tech (3/22) and Notre Dame (3/29)…Collected four-straight singles wins against Louisville (3/10), Florida State (3/15), Miami (3/17) and Virginia Tech (3/22)…Won Tech’s lone match at Miami, defeating Ana Madcur in a super tiebreak…Closed the regular season with a straight-set win over NC State’s (4/14) Liz Norman…Captured a three-set victory in the ACC Tournament over Syracuse’s (4/18) Guzal Yusupova, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (6)…Was victorious over the Orange in doubles play in the ACC Tournament, winning 6-2 with Otsuka…Upended Danielle Wolf of Ohio State (5/3) in straight-sets to help lift the Jackets over the Buckeyes in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Fall: Enrolled at Georgia Tech in January 2019.
Pre-College
Attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla…Tennis Recruiting Network blue-chip recruit…Ranked as high as No. 21 by Tennis Recruiting…During 2018, went 11-4 in ITF junior tournaments, highlighted by an appearance in the singles semifinal at the Girl’s U16 Eddie Herr International tournament, which she lists as one of her most memorable athletic accomplishments…In Oct. 2017, won Grade 5 ITF singles event in Dominican Republic…Advanced to round of 16 in Delray Beach ITF event in May 2018.
Personal
Started playing tennis at age eight, hitting tennis balls with her dad for fun and her dad built a 20-foot wall in the backyard in Boston for her to hit tennis balls.
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