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WTEN: Georgia women’s tennis team punched its ticket to the 2025 ITA National Team Indoor Championships

 The Georgia women’s tennis team punched its ticket to the 2025 ITA National Team Indoor Championships following a 4-0 sweep over Princeton at the Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Tennis Facility on Sunday.

 

 

 

 

Fast Facts

  • The Bulldogs earned their 31st win all-time at the ITA Kickoff Weekend (31-1) while improving to 30-0 in matches as hosts since the competition’s inaugural season in 2009-10.
  • Georgia earned its first win against Princeton, leveling the all-time series at 1-1.
  • In doubles, Anastasiia Lopata and Mell Reasco each earned their first dual victory of the season, teaming up to defeat Yichen Zhao and Tsehay Driscoll, 6-3, for the first win of the day.
  • The duo of Aysegul Mert and Dasha Vidmanova secured the doubles point for the Bulldogs, taking a 6-2 win over Pearlie Zhang and Bella Chhiv on court one.
  • Moving on to singles, Reasco dominated on court four as she tallied Georgia’s first singles win of the day with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Zhao.
  • Sofia Rojas followed not long after with a victory on court six, cruising past Zhang 6-3, 6-1, to earn her third win in as many matches.
  • No. 1 Vidmanova earned the clinch to secure the sweep for Georgia, taking a 6-2, 6-1 result over Alice Ferlito on court one.
  • Within seconds of Vidmanova’s clinch, Mert secured match point on court three, locking in a 6-3, 6-2 win over Eva Elbaz to cap off the team score at 5-0.
  • Vidmanova, Mert and Rojas have each contributed a singles victory in each of the Bulldogs’ first three dual matches this season.

Results

– Doubles –

 

 

 

 

1. Aysegul Mert/Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. #93 Pearlie Zhang/Bella Chhiv (PRIN) 6-2

2. Guillermina Grant/Sofia Rojas (UGA) vs. Eva Elbaz/Maren Urata (PRIN) 5-3, unfinished

3. Anastasiia Lopata/Mell Reasco (UGA) def. Yichen Zhao/Tsehay Driscoll (PRIN) 6-3

– Singles –

1. #1 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. Alice Ferlito (PRIN) 6-2, 6-1

2. #29 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) vs. Bella Chhiv (PRIN) 6-3, 4-2, unfinished

3. Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. Eva Elbaz (PRIN) 6-3, 6-2

4. Mell Reasco (UGA) def. Yichen Zhao (PRIN) 6-2, 6-0

5. #60 Guillermina Grant (UGA) vs. Anna Nguyen (PRIN) 6-0, 5-4, unfinished

6. Sofia Rojas (UGA) def. Pearlie Zhang (PRIN) 6-3, 6-1 

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,6,1,3)

Key Quote

“Good to be playing tennis here in Athens, getting great turnout from the community,” head coach Drake Bernstein said. “We take pride in playing here at home, and I think that that shows with the product that we’re putting out there. Pretty happy with the level, especially today, and now we gear up, get some rest, and have more challenges ahead.”

Up Next

The No. 1 Bulldogs will face their first ranked opponent of the spring when they host No. 9 North Carolina on Saturday, Feb. 1 with first serve set at 2 p.m. ET at the Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Tennis Facility.

Match 4 – No. 1 Georgia vs No. 9 North Carolina

Date: Saturday,Feb. 1, 2025

Time: 2 p.m. ET

Location: Athens, Ga.

Site: Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Tennis Facility

Live indoor scoring/video: https://gado.gs/indoorlive

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