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WTEN: Anastasiia Lopata signs with the Bulldogs
June 30, 2022 | Women's Tennis
ATHENS, Ga. — University of Georgia women's tennis head coach Jeff Wallace announced Thursday, June 30, the signing of Anastasiia Lopata (pronounced Ah-nah-stah-SEE-uh Low-pot-uh) to the Bulldog tennis program.
Lopata, a native of Kiev, Ukraine has climbed as high as No. 34 in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior rankings. She made her Junior Grand Slam debut this summer at the French Open and will make her Wimbledon debut next week.
Recently, Lopata won the Grade 1 Beaulieu-sur-Mer in France without dropping a set and made it to the finals of the Grade 2 Cap d'Ail in France — both on clay courts. Lopata also captured three doubles titles, winning the Grade 1 Bamberg in Germany, the Grade 2 Istres in France and the Grade 2 Cap d'Ail in France.
Throughout her career, Lopata has posted a career-high 10.79 Universal Tennis Rating and has posted 13 top-75 wins, including four top-30. In 2021, She won the Grade 3 Lviv in Ukraine, and advanced to the semifinals of the W15 Chornomorsk in Ukraine, defeating the No. 1 seed Anastasia Zolotareva (No. 335 WTA) along the way.
"We are excited to welcome Anastasiia to Athens this fall," associate head coach Drake Bernstein said. "She is a humble, hard worker who has a bright future on the court ahead of her. She has a lot of tools on both her forehand and backhand side, and a terrific way of figuring things out on the court. She is also a tremendous student who will represent us well in the classroom. We look forward to seeing her shine in red and black for years to come."
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Bulldogs by following UGA Women's Tennis on Twitter @UGAWomensTennis, on Instagram @UGAWomensTennis, and on Facebook @GeorgiaWomensTennis or check out information online at georgiadogs.com.
Lopata, a native of Kiev, Ukraine has climbed as high as No. 34 in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior rankings. She made her Junior Grand Slam debut this summer at the French Open and will make her Wimbledon debut next week.
Recently, Lopata won the Grade 1 Beaulieu-sur-Mer in France without dropping a set and made it to the finals of the Grade 2 Cap d'Ail in France — both on clay courts. Lopata also captured three doubles titles, winning the Grade 1 Bamberg in Germany, the Grade 2 Istres in France and the Grade 2 Cap d'Ail in France.
Throughout her career, Lopata has posted a career-high 10.79 Universal Tennis Rating and has posted 13 top-75 wins, including four top-30. In 2021, She won the Grade 3 Lviv in Ukraine, and advanced to the semifinals of the W15 Chornomorsk in Ukraine, defeating the No. 1 seed Anastasia Zolotareva (No. 335 WTA) along the way.
"We are excited to welcome Anastasiia to Athens this fall," associate head coach Drake Bernstein said. "She is a humble, hard worker who has a bright future on the court ahead of her. She has a lot of tools on both her forehand and backhand side, and a terrific way of figuring things out on the court. She is also a tremendous student who will represent us well in the classroom. We look forward to seeing her shine in red and black for years to come."
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Bulldogs by following UGA Women's Tennis on Twitter @UGAWomensTennis, on Instagram @UGAWomensTennis, and on Facebook @GeorgiaWomensTennis or check out information online at georgiadogs.com.
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