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WTEN: Dawgs Beat Cats

The No. 1 Georgia women’s tennis team (14-4, 9-3 SEC) defeated Kentucky (9-12, 1-11 SEC) at home, extending its unbeaten streak at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex this season.

Fast Facts

• Georgia secured the doubles point with commanding wins on courts 1 and 2. No. 15 Anastasiia Lopata and Patricija Paukstyte opened with a 6-2 victory over Asuncion Jadue and Reese Sager.
• No. 7 Deniz Dilek and Aysegul Mert clinched the doubles point in dominant fashion, defeating Donna Le Roux and Julia Zhu, 6-2.
• The Bulldogs carried that momentum into singles, as No. 7 Mert put Georgia on the board with a decisive 6-2, 6-2 win over No. 91 Zhu on court 2.
• No. 31 Lopata added another strong performance, earning a 6-1, 6-3 victory over No. 72 Zoe Hammond on court 6.
• No. 46 Anastasiia Gureva sealed the match for Georgia on Court 4, battling to a 6-2, 7-5 win.
• The Bulldogs extended their all-time advantage over Kentucky to 44-10.

Results

Doubles:

1. #15 Anastasiia Lopata/Patricija Paukstyte (UGA) def. Asuncion Jadue/Reese Sager (UK): 6-2

2. #7 Deniz Dilek/Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. Donna le Roux/Julia Zhu (UK): 6-2

3. Emma Dong/ Hayden Mulberry (UGA) vs. Ellie Myers/Zoe Hammond (UK): 4-3

Singles:

1. #31 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. #72 Zoe Hammond (UK): 6-1, 6-4

2. #7 Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. #91 Julia Zhu (UK): 6-2, 6-2

3. #61 Deniz Dilek (UGA) vs. Reese Sager (UK): 6-2, 4-6, 3-0 unfinished 

4. #46 Anastasiia Gureva (UGA) def. Elena Molla (UK): 6-2, 7-5

5. Patricija Paukstyte (UGA) vs. Asuncion Jadue (UK): 6-3, 4-6, unfinished 

6. Donna Le Roux (UK) def. #92 Sofia Rojas (UGA): 6-1, 6-4

Order of finish: Doubles (1, 2) ; Singles (2, 6, 1, 4)

Key Quotes:

Head Coach Drake Bernstein

On the match…

“Good to get the doubles point again under the belt. Great Thursday crowd here in Athens. Really strong performances at one and two, they are ready to play. We’ve got a little bit of work to get in tomorrow before we get ready for a tough Tennessee team coming in on Saturday.”

Senior Anastasiia Lopata

On preparing for No. 15 Tennessee…

“We’ve been preparing for big matches throughout this whole season and working every day. We’re just going to trust our work that we’ve been doing for this amount of time. We’re just going to go out, give our best, play with our fans here, trust the person next to us and support each other.”

Up Next

The No. 1 Bulldogs continue at home with a top 15 match-up in Athens on Saturday, April 4 at 3 p.m. at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

Match 19 – No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 15 Tennessee

Date: Saturday, April 4, 2026

Time: 3 p.m. ET

Location: Athens, Georgia

Site: Dan Magill Tennis Complex

Live Video/Stats: https://gado.gs/outdoorlive

BSB: Dawgs Handle Mississippi State, Move Into First Place in SEC

The fourth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs gave No. 5 Mississippi State its first home loss of the season after posting a 10-9 win Thursday in front of a crowd of 12,828 at Dudy Noble Field at Polk-Dement Stadium.

With the win and South Carolina beating Texas, Georgia (25-6, 8-2 SEC) moved into first place in the Southeastern Conference.

Fast Facts

• Junior Joey Volchko went five innings and allowed two runs on eight hits with a walk and three strikeouts for a win to improve to 6-0.
• Junior Tre Phelps (3-for-5, HR, 4 RBI) gave Georgia a 4-0 lead with a two-out, three-run blast in the second inning. It was his 13^th home run of the year. He added an RBI-single as part of a four-run fifth to make it 10-2 and made a tremendous diving catch for the second out in the ninth sliding into the Bulldog bullpen.
• Sophomore Kenny Ishikawa (3-for-4, 2 RBI) delivered a two-out, two-run single off left-hander Dane Burns in the fifth-inning outburst.
• Georgia (25-6, 8-2 SEC) scored at least a run in each of the first five innings to build a 10-2 lead.
• MSU cut it to 5-2 on a bases-loaded walk in the third, and then Volchko came back to strike out Jacob Parker to end the threat. In the seventh, State scored five runs on five hits off Justin Byrd to make it a 10-7 contest.
• Graduate right-hander Caden Aoki came on to start the eighth and collected his third save but not before MSU closed it 10-9 in the ninth.
• Coming in Thursday, MSU was 18-0 at home this season and had won 20 straight here at Dudy Noble Field dating back to last season.

Key Quotes
Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson

On Georgia getting another SEC road win…
“It’s never easy, especially on the road, this place was packed and a hostile environment. Our guys stepped up to the challenge, and I’m really proud of them. Joey (Volchko) was calm for five innings, their guys battled and got his pitch count up and he was on short rest too. Our offense came up big too, Tre Phelps’ night, Kenny’s (Ishikawa) two-run single. Tre won the game with his glove and his bat. When he’s healthy, Tre is one of the best players in the country and he showcased that tonight. MSU has a great offense and can put up a crooked number in a hurry.”

 Tre Phelps | 3B/2B | Jr. 

On a Friday night road win in the SEC…
“It came down to the last pitch, two great teams battling it out. The way Joey (Volchko) came out and then Justin Byrd followed him and you look at what Caden (Aoki) did at the end. No one got rattled. To be able to throw that first punch on the road in a game like this was huge. Mississippi State is a really good team.” 

Up Next
Georgia (25-6, 8-2 SEC) continues the SEC series against the MSU Bulldogs (25-5, 7-3 SEC) on Friday with first pitch set for 7 pm ET. The game will be available to stream on SEC Network+ and the Georgia Bulldogs Sports Network.

SB: Dawgs Drop Series Opener to TAMU

The No. 11 Georgia Bulldogs (27-9, 6-4) dropped the series opener, 3-2, to Texas A&M (25-11, 7-3) on Thursday night at Davis Diamond. 

SOFTBALL | vs. Texas A&M | L, 2-3
Winning Pitcher: Sydney Lessentine (10-3)
Losing Pitcher: Addisen Fisher (8-2)
Save: Sidne Peters (2)

Fast Facts:

• RHP Presley Harrison made the start in the circle going 2.1 innings with six hits and two earned runs. Four other Bulldogs pitched in relief with RHP Addisen Fisher being tagged with the loss to slide to 8-2 on the season.
• Senior Marisa Miller went 2-3 at the plate in the loss with a game-tying two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning. Georgia tallied four hits in the loss.
• The Aggies batted 7-23 as a team in the game. Micaela Wark, Mya Perez and Maddie Sauni all recorded RBIs.
• Sydney Lessentine went 6.0 innings in the win for Texas A&M to move to 10-3 on the year.
• Georgia still maintains a 19-10 all-time record against the Aggies.

Up Next:
Georgia and Texas A&M are scheduled to play game two of the series tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. ET on the SEC Network. Stay tuned to GeorgiaDogs.com and UGA Softball socials for updates related to impending weather in the area.

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