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SB: Alabama Takes Series with Sunday Win
SOFTBALL | at ALABAMA | RESULT
Winning pitcher: Emily Winstead (7-2)
Save: Jocelyn Briski (2)
Losing Pitcher: Lilli Backes (10-4)
Season Record: 25-10, 4-8 SEC
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The 15th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs dropped an 8-5 decision in Sunday’s series finale against Alabama at Rhoads Stadium.
Georgia is now 25-10 on the season and 4-8 in SEC play.
SOFTBALL | at ALABAMA | RESULT
Winning pitcher: Emily Winstead (7-2)
Save: Jocelyn Briski (2)
Losing Pitcher: Lilli Backes (10-4)
Season Record: 25-10, 4-8 SEC
FAST FACTS
- Freshman Paislie Allen’s first-career home run put Georgia on the board and tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth.
- Sarah Gordon ripped her team-leading seventh home run, a three-run shot to center, in the third to put Georgia ahead 4-1.
- Tyler Ellison, Lyndi Rae Davis, and Marisa Miller each scattered a pair of hits as Georgia had 11 total in the game.
- Lilli Backes worked two and two-thirds innings in her start, allowing six runs on eight hits. She struck out one and walked none.
- Freshman Laura Troutt entered to pitch in the third, making her SEC debut. She gave up two runs in two and one-third innings. Rachel Gibson worked one inning out of the pen.
- Like game two, Georgia tried to mount a late-inning comeback, loading the bases with no out in the top of the seventh. Georgia pushed one run in, but Alabama fended off the comeback bid to win the series.
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UP NEXT
Georgia returns to Athens to host in-state foe Mercer at Jack Turner Stadium on Wednesday, April 2. First pitch is set for 6 p.m., airing live on SEC Network.
WTEN: Georgia (#1) Sweeps Mississippi State (#66), 4-0
STARKVILLE, Miss. — The No. 1 Georgia women’s tennis team (18-1, 11-0 SEC) was dominant from start to finish as it swept No. 66 Mississippi State (10-11, 0-11 SEC), 4-0, at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre on Sunday.
Fast Facts
- Georgia now extends its all-time series lead to a perfect 49-0 record against Mississippi State.
- The Bulldogs extended their SEC regular season winning streak to 26 matches dating back to the 2021-22 season.
- The Bulldogs have now outscored opponents 80-14 through 19 matches in the spring.
- Georgia opened the afternoon with a win in doubles. #10 Dasha Vidmanova and Mell Reasco struck first with a 6-0 bagel over #72 Gianna Oboniye and Athina Pitta on court one followed by Aysegul Mert and Hayden Mulberry clinching doubles point with a 6-3 victory over Jayna Clemens and Chiara Di Genova on court three.
- In singles, #1 Vidmanova was the first on the board for the Bulldogs as she knocked off Carolina Troiano, 6-0, 6-3, on court one to double Georgia’s lead to 2-0.
- #55 Anastasiia Lopata followed up soon after to put Georgia one point from victory after defeating Alessia Tagliente, 6-1, 6-0, on court two.
- #52 Mert secured the sweep for Georgia as she defeated Pitta, 6-1, 6-2, on court four to clinch the match for the Bulldogs.
Results
Doubles:
1. #10 Dasha Vidmanova/Mell Reasco (UGA) def. #72 Gianna Oboniye/Athina Pitta (MSST), 6-0
2. #74 Guillermina Grant/Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) vs Emma Cohen/Alessia Tagliente (MSST) 5-3, unfinished
3. Aysegul Mert/Hayden Mulberry (UGA) def Jayna Clemens/Chiara Di Genova (MSST), 6-3
Singles:
1. #1 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. Carolina Troiano (MSST), 6-0, 6-3
2. #55 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Alessia Tagliente (MSST), 6-1, 6-0
3. Mell Reasco (UGA) vs Jayna Clemens (MSST), 5-6, unfinished
4. #52 Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. Athina Pitta (MSST), 6-1, 6-2
5. #100 Guillermina Grant (UGA) vs Chiara Di Genova (MSST), 6-3, 1-2, unfinished
6. Sofia Rojas (UGA) vs Emma Cohen (MSST), 6-3, 5-1, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (1,2,4)
Up Next
The No. 1 Bulldogs will return to Athens for its final home weekend of the regular season where they will face No. 15 Vanderbilt on Friday, April 4 at 5 p.m. ET followed by a Senior Day date against Missouri on Sunday, April 6 at 1 p.m. ET at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
Match 20 – No. 1 Georgia vs No. 15 Vanderbilt
Date: Friday, April 4, 2025
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Location: Athens, Ga.
Site: Dan Magill Tennis Complex
Live Video/Stats: https://gado.gs/outdoorlive
Match 21 – No. 1 Georgia vs Missouri
Date: Sunday, April 6, 2025
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Location: Athens, Ga.
Site: Dan Magill Tennis Complex
Live Video/Stats: https://gado.gs/outdoorlive
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