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THE FLATS – The sixth-seeded and No. 16-ranked Georgia Tech women’s tennis team opens the 2021 ACC Tennis Championship on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. facing No. 14-seed Virginia Tech. Due to cold conditions forecasted for Thursday morning, all Thursday tennis matches have been pushed back an hour from their originally scheduled time. The tournament, which runs April 21-25, will be played at the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College in Rome, Ga.
THE SCENE: Georgia Tech seeks its fifth ACC Championship this week in Rome, owning four tournament titles in program history. The Jackets bring a 15-9 overall record into the tournament and closed out regular season play with an 8-5 ACC ledger.
How SU’s latest transfer Natalie Novotna made her way to the Orange
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Natalie Novotna sat down at the table with her parents in her hometown of Vysoka nad Labem, Czech Republic, and made a list of pros and cons. The three were evaluating her offer to play tennis at Virginia Tech, one she first received when she was a junior in high school.
Opportunity to go to the U.S. pro. Continue playing tennis and studying chemistry pro. Travel 5,000 miles from the table where she had eaten breakfast with her parents every morning for 18 years con. Be immersed for the first time in an entirely English-speaking environment to be determined. Ultimately, her parents told her the decision was up to her.