ATHENS, Ga. --- The sixth-ranked Georgia women's tennis team goes on the road for the first time in 2009 and will battle #11 Clemson Saturday in South Carolina at 2:30 p.m. Georgia is 4-0 while the Tigers are 5-0 including a 7-0 win over Furman this past Thursday.

Georgia holds a slim 20-17 edge in the series history with Clemson. Last year, the Bulldogs edged the Tigers 4-3 here. Georgia's last visit to Clemson came in 2007 when the Bulldogs won 6-1.

Georgia opened this season with a pair of 7-0 wins over Memphis and Furman. Then, the Bulldogs played host to one of the 15 ITA Kickoff Weekends across the country from Feb. 1-2 where teams looked to advance to the sweet 16 of the USTA/ITA National Team Indoors. Georgia did just that with wins over #53 Ole Miss and #45 Marshall. The Tigers advanced to the National Team Indoors as well after registering home wins over #39 Louisville (4-0) and edging #26 Auburn (4-3).

After the CU match, Georgia will prepare for the National Team Indoors held in Madison, Wis., from Feb. 13-16. The 16-team draw is expected to be released Monday.

Bulldogs In The Rankings
The Bulldogs have five players ranked in the singles top 125 and a pair of doubles teams in the top 35. Freshman Chelsey Gullickson is ranked seventh nationally with a 20-5 record. The No. 1 singles match will be one to watch Saturday as Gullickson faces CU's fourth-ranked junior Ani Mijacika who is 16-3. Also, CU's lineup features 10th-ranked freshman Josipa Bek at No. 2 singles.

Bulldog freshman Nadja Gilchrist is ranked 34th with a 17-4 mark. Sophomore Cameron Ellis has the longest current winning streak at eight to go with a 14-2 record. In doubles, the Gullickson/Yvette Hyndman tandem owns a 12-4 record and #10 national ranking. Gilchrist and senior Monika Dancevic are ranked 34th with a 12-4 mark. Georgia's No. 3 doubles team consists of Ellis and Naoko Ueshima. They are 14-7 and have a seven-match winning streak.

Did You Know?
When the calendar turned to 2009, the Bulldogs put together a streak of 54 combined wins in singles and doubles. The streak ended against Ole Miss on Feb. 1 when Karen Nijssen upset seventh-ranked Chelsey Gullickson in three sets at No. 1 singles.

Winning Tradition Under Wallace
Jeff Wallace, a three-time NCAA National Coach of the Year, is in his 24th season with the Bulldogs. He has an impressive 504-124 (.803) record. Wallace has led the Bulldogs to a pair of NCAA titles (1994 and 2000) and three USTA/ITA National Indoor Team crowns (1994, '95 and 2002). Georgia has won back-to-back SEC Tournament championships. Frank Polito, who is in his third season with the Bulldogs, assists him.