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WTEN: Dawgs End Regular Season with Alabama and Mississippi State

The No. 1 Georgia women’s tennis team (15-4, 10-3 SEC) is set to compete in its final weekend of the regular season beginning with a road match against No. 50 Alabama (12-9, 4-9 SEC) on Thursday, April 9 at 5 p.m. ET, followed by a Senior Day matchup with No. 55 Mississippi State (15-10, 3-10 SEC) on Saturday, April 11 at 3 p.m. ET at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

Fast Facts

• Georgia leads the all-time series against Alabama, 48-5. The Bulldogs’ last win came in a 4-0 sweep at Alabama last season.
• Against Mississippi State, Georgia is undefeated in the all-time series, 49-0. The Bulldogs’ last meeting ended in a 4-0 sweep at Mississippi State last season.
• Georgia features six players in the singles rankings: No. 8 Aysegul Mert, No. 22 Anastasiia Lopata, No. 45 Anastasiia Gureva, No. 68 Deniz Dilek, No. 95 Emma Dong and No. 101 Sofia Rojas. 
• The Bulldogs feature four ranked doubles teams, led by the No. 4 pairing of Dilek and Mert. Lopata and Patricija Paukstyte follow at No. 9, while Mert and Gureva are ranked No. 52 and Dilek and Dong are No. 73.
• Georgia enters the weekend with a 17-match home winning streak dating to the 2024-25 season.

Scouting the Opponents

Alabama

• Alabama has two players in the ITA singles rankings: No. 71  Kristina Paskausas and No. 79 Klara Milicevic.
• The Crimson Tide are seeking their first win since March 19, when they defeated Arkansas.

Mississippi State

•  Mississippi State has three doubles teams in the ITA rankings: No. 11 Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz and Chiara Di Genova, No. 31 Kempenaers-Pocz and Gianna Oboniye and No. 37 Athina Pitta and Oboniye.
• The Bulldogs are seeking their first win since March 21, when they defeated Southern Mississippi, 4-0.

Match 20 – No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 50 Alabama

Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026

Time: 5 p.m. ET

Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Site: Alabama Tennis Stadium

Live Stats: https://gado.gs/eis

Live Stream: https://gado.gs/eit

Match 21 – No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 55 Mississippi State

Date: Saturday, April 11, 2026

Time: 3 p.m. ET

Location: Athens, Ga

Site: Dan Magill Tennis Complex

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

Senior Day

• Saturday’s match against Mississippi State will serve as Senior Day, honoring one of the program’s most successful senior classes, including Anastasiia Lopata, Sofia Rojas, Alex Vecic and Haley Gaudette.
• Georgia’s senior class has been a key part of one of the most successful stretches in program history, helping the Bulldogs capture the NCAA National Championship in 2025 and a runner-up finish in 2024, three SEC Tournament titles (2023, 2024, 2025) and back-to-back ITA National Team Indoor Championships (2025, 2026), while also contributing to a 2023 NCAA Championship semifinal appearance and a 2023 ITA National Team Indoor finalist finish.
• First 99 fans Saturday will receive a free Georgia belt bag.

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