Bulldogs Earn Eight Wins at Furman Fall Classic Day One, Battle in the Bay Classic Day Two

SAN FRANCISCO/Clemson, S.C. — The Georgia women's tennis team earned eight combined victories across singles and doubles play at the Debbie Southern Furman Fall Classic and the Battle in the Bay Classic on Friday.

*Due to weather in the Greenville area, Georgia and other programs moved Friday's action to Clemson, S.C.

Quick Hits
Debbie Southern Furman Fall Classic - Day One

The Bulldogs opened the day with singles play as #75 Guillermina Grant set the tone with a 7-5, 6-1 win over #51 Kylie Bilchev (Georgia Tech) in singles flight one.
#94 Aysegul Mert opened singles flight two with a hard-fought 7-6(4), 7-5 victory over Nevena Carton (Wake Forest) while #47 Mai Nirundorn earned a 7-6(3), 6-4 win against Andreea Lila (Texas Tech).
Tatum Buffington earned her first career victory in a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory over Kinsey Crawford (Clemson) followed by Hayden Mulberry making her collegiate debut, falling to Julia Zhu (Kentucky), 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.
In doubles play, Mulberry earned her first collegiate win after pairing up with Mert to take a 6-3 win over #85 Kristina Paskauskas/Jasmine Conway (NC State).

Battle in the Bay Classic - Day Two

Anastasiia Lopata and Sofia Rojas opened Friday's action with an 8-5 victory over 4-seeded Amelia Homer and Alexandra Benedetto (UCSB) in the women's doubles quarterfinal.
In the women's doubles consolation bracket, Haley Gaudette and Sarah Branicki fell to #47 Tomi Main and Yu-Chin Tsai (TCU), 8-1.
In women's singles play, #13 Lopata earned a pair of 6-2, 6-1 victories over Benedetto (UCSB) in the round of 16 followed by Parker Fry (USC) in the quarterfinal.
Rojas played to a battle-tested two tiebreaker sets against Liam Oved (Pepperdine), but ultimately fell 7-6(8), 7-6(3) in the women's singles round of 16.
In the women's singles consolation rounds, Branicki fell in the opening match against 5-seeded Jade Otway (TCU), 6-3, 3-6, [10-8] while Gaudette fell to Elyse Tse (Washington State), 6-2, 6-0.

Next Up
The Bulldogs will continue with day two at the Debbie Southern Furman Fall Classic and day three at the Battle in the Bay Classic on Saturday, Sept. 14 with action taking place all day.

Friday Results:
Debbie Southern Furman Fall Classic Day One

Singles:
S1-QF: #75 Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. #51 Kylie Bilchev (Georgia Tech), 7-5, 6-1
S2-QF: #94 Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. Nevena Carton (Wake Forest), 7-6(4), 7-5
S3-QF: #47 Mai Nirundorn (UGA) def. Andreea Lila (Texas Tech), 7-6(3), 6-4
S5-QF: Julia Zhu (Kentucky) def. Hayden Mulberry (UGA), 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
F10-R1: Tatum Buffington (UGA) def. Kinsey Crawford (Clemson), 6-1, 5-7, 6-2

Doubles:
D1-QF: Misa Malkin/Kaitlyn Carnicella (South Carolina) def. #7 Guillermina Grant/Mai Nirundorn (UGA), default
D2-QF: Aysegul Mert/Hayden Mulberry (UGA) def. #85 Kristina Paskauskas/Jasmine Conway (NC State), 6-3

Battle in the Bay Classic Day Two

Singles:
R16: #13 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Alexandra Benedetto (UCSB), 6-2, 6-1
R16: Liam Oved (Pepperdine) def. Sofia Rojas (UGA) 7-6(8), 7-6(3)
C-R16: Jade Otway (TCU) def. Sarah Branicki (UGA), 6-3, 3-6, [10-8]
C-R16: Elyse Tse (Washington State) def. Haley Gaudette (UGA), 6-2, 6-0
QF: #13 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Parker Fry (USC), 6-2, 6-1

Doubles:
QF: Anastasiia Lopata/Sofia Rojas (UGA) def. Amelia Homer/Alexandra Benedetto (UCSB), 8-5
C-QF: #47 Tomi Main/Yu-Chin Tsai (TCU) def. Haley Gaudette/Sarah Branicki (UGA), 8-1

Battle in the Bay Classic
Date: Sept. 12-15
Time: All day
Location: San Francisco, Calif.
Site: California Tennis Club
Live Scores: https://gado.gs/c2w

Debbie Southern Furman Fall Classic
Date: Sept. 13-15
Time: All day
Location: Greenville, S.C.
Site: Mickel Tennis Center
Live Scores: https://gado.gs/c2v

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Bulldogs Earn Eight Wins at Furman Fall Classic Day One, Battle in the Bay Classic Day Two

Players Mentioned

Tatum Buffington

Haley Gaudette

Guillermina Grant

Anastasiia Lopata

Aysegul Mert

Mai Nirundorn

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