No. 7 Georgia Upsets No. 2 Stanford, Advances to NCAA Tournament Semifinal

Friday, May 17

Stillwater, Okla.

11 a.m. CT

University of Georgia

Stanford

No. 7 Georgia Upsets No. 2 Stanford, Advances to NCAA Tournament Semifinal

May 17, 2024 | Women's Tennis

STILLWATER, Okla. — The No. 7 Georgia women's tennis team advanced to the NCAA Tournament semifinal after completing a 4-1 upset victory over No. 2 Stanford at the Greenwood Tennis Center on Friday.

Fast Facts
• Georgia has now advanced to the NCAA Tournament Semifinal for a second-consecutive season, doing so this season with first-year head coach Drake Bernstein leading the Bulldogs back to the final four.
• The Bulldogs now improve to 4-2 against top-25 ranked opponents this season, extending their winning streak against ranked opponents to four matches.
• The tandem of Mell Reasco and Anastasiia Lopata clinched the doubles point for Georgia, improving to 12-1 on the season since pairing up on court three doubles.
• Despite falling 3-6 in the first set, No. 70 Anastasiia Lopata won 12 of the following 14 games to comeback and clinch her singles match 3-6, 6-1, 6-1.
• The Bulldogs now extend their winning streak to 11 matches, outscoring their opponents 47-5 with seven wins coming via sweep.

Singles Results
#16 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. #25 Angelica Blake (STAN), 6-2 7-5
#7 Connie Ma (STAN) def. #41 Alexandra Vecic (UGA), 6-4 6-1
#29 Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) vs. #65 Mell Reasco (UGA), 7-5 6-6 (3-5), unfinished
#70 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Alexis Blokhina (STAN), 3-6 6-1 6-1
Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. Katherine Hui (STAN), 6-1 6-4
Valencia Xu (STAN) vs. #87 Mai Nirundorn (UGA), 6-0 6-7 (4-7), unfinished

Doubles Results
No. 14 Aysegul Mert and Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. #10 Connie Ma and Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN), 6-1
Angelica Blake and Alexis Blokhina (STAN) vs. #55 Guillermina Grant and Mai Nirundorn (UGA), 5-3, unfinished
Anastasiia Lopata and Mell Reasco (UGA) def. Katherine Hui and Valencia Xu (STAN), 6-2

Match Notes
Order of finish:
Singles -- (5,2,1,4) ; Doubles -- (1,3)

Key Quote
Head Coach Drake Bernstein: "Just really proud of this team. They've come so far from August, January, February to now. It's a team that has continued to lean on each other, continued to buy in and continued to grow. We talk a lot about playing your best tennis in May late in the season, and that's definitely where we are at. Excited for this team to get to see another day."

Up Next
Georgia will now prepare to face off against No. 6 Pepperdine in the NCAA Tournament semifinal on Saturday, May 18 at 4 p.m. CT at the Greenwood Tennis Center.