Bulldogs Close Out Fall Schedule, Win Six on Day Three at Torero Tennis Classic

Friday, November 3

San Diego, Calif.

University of Georgia

Torero Tennis Classic

Bulldogs Close Out Fall Schedule, Win Six on Day Three at Torero Tennis Classic

November 06, 2023 | Women's Tennis

San Diego, Calif. — The Georgia women's tennis team wrapped up its fall schedule with a perfect six victories through six matches on the third and final day of action at the Torero Tennis Classic on Sunday.

Opening the morning with doubles action, the first match saw junior Mai Nirundorn and sophomore Anastasiia Lopata take on Dariya Detkovskaya and Astrid Olsen (Washington). A grueling match from first serve saw both sides exchange games early. The back-and-forth battle led the score to a tight game at 5-5 before the Bulldogs applied the pressure to secure the last two games and win 7-5.

The second doubles matchup saw junior Guillermina Grant and freshman Aysegul Mert face off against Sarah-Maude Fortin and Catherine Gagnon (Washington). The Bulldog duo jumped out to an early lead as they dominated nearing the midway point of the set. Pushing late in the set, it was all Grant and Mert as they shutout the opposition to take the match 6-0.

Nirundorn opened up Sunday's singles slate as she took on Fortin. Nirundorn took control early in the first set before Fortin applied pressure near the midway point to keep the deficit tight. Reaching a 5-4 lead, Nirundorn held off Fortin to close out the set and win 6-4. With a one set lead in her pocket, Nirundorn carried over momentum to jump out to a multi-game lead. Despite Fortin picking up one game in the closing stages of the set, Nirundorn never looked back as she closed out the set to win the match 6-4, 6-1.

Across the courts, Mert was slotted to take on Detkovskaya in her singles match. The trend of the first set was even early on as both players kept the score close. Mert sparked a short lead and never surrendered as she finished the first set 6-4 to lead 1-0 in the match. The second set was all Mert as she cruised by to take the lead into the latter stages of the set. Detkovskaya won two games near the end, but it was not enough as Mert finished the set to take the match 6-4, 6-2.

Lopata faced off against Gagnon as she quickly played her way into an early lead. Having established momentum from first serve, Lopata breezed past the first set 6-2 to take a one set lead. In the second set, Lopata picked up the pace as she controlled the run of play nearing the midway point of the set. Gagnon responded with a short run of her own, pushing the set to a 5-4 deficit. Despite the late bid, Lopata capped off the set to secure the match 6-2, 6-4.

In the last match of the day, Grant closed out her fall competition with a match against Sakar. The first set leaned towards Grant in the early going as she set the tone to lead by several games. With the score at 5-3, Grant picked up the final game to close the set 6-3 and lead 1-0. The second set proved to be more competitive between both players went back-and-forth before reaching a 5-5 score line. With Sakar pushing to take the lead, Grant sparked a run to secure the last two games and take the set and match 6-3, 7-5.

With the fall schedule in the books, the Bulldogs will now settle into the winter break before resuming action in the spring.

2023 TORERO TENNIS CLASSIC
Date: Friday, Nov. 3 through Sunday, Nov. 5
Location: San Diego, Calif.
Venue: Coronado Tennis Center
Live Stats: bit.ly/3s8I65u

Doubles Results: Sunday
Mai Nirundorn/Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Dariya Detkovskaya/Astrid Olsen (Washington) 7-5
Guillermina Grant/Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. Sarah-Maude Fortin/Catherine Gagnon (Washington) 6-0

Singles Results: Sunday
Mai Nirundorn (UGA) def. Sarah-Maude Fortin (Washington) 6-4, 6-1
Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. Dariya Detkovskaya (Washington) 6-4, 6-2
Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Catherine Gagnon (Washington) 6-2, 6-4
Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. Melissa Sakar (Washington) 6-3, 7-5