Gureva Advances on NCAA Singles Championships Day One

Tuesday, November 18

Orlando, FL

University of Georgia

NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships

Gureva Advances on NCAA Singles Championships Day One

November 18, 2025 | Women's Tennis

ORLANDO, Florida — No. 92 Anastasiia Gureva dominated in the opening day of the NCAA Individual Championships, highlighted by a clutch straight-set win over Notre Dame's Bianca Molnar 6-4, 7-6(4) while No. 9 Anastasiia Lopata and No. 28 Aysegul Mert struggled in two tightly contested three-set battles ultimately falling on day one.

Fast Facts

Gureva made her NCAA Singles Championship debut with a straight-set win, grinding out a 6-4, 7-6(4) victory over Notre Dame's Molnar.
Lopata battled in a three-set thriller, but fell to Pepperdine's No. 37 Anastasiia Grechkina, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.
Mert rallied in a three-set match taking the second set to force a decisive third, but North Carolina's Ange Oby Kajuru responded late and closed out the match, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
This marks the second meeting of the season between Mert and Kajuru, with each owning a win.

Results
Singles (Round of 64)- Nov. 18

#92 Anastasiia Gureva (UGA) def. Bianca Molnar (ND): 6-4, 7-6(4)
#37 Anastasiia Grechkina (PEPP) def. #9 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA): 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
Ange Oby Kajuru (UNC) def. #28 Aysegul Mert (UGA): 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

Up Next
Gureva is set for a round of 32 match against Southern California's No. 47 Emma Charney. Additionally Deniz Dilek and Emma Dong will compete against North Carolina's ranked pair No. 7 Ange Oby Kajuru and Susanna Maltby while Mert and Gureva will take a stab at the doubles session against Southern California's Krisha Mahendran and Jana Hossam Salah. Time and court designation are to be determined. All matches are streamed live on ESPN+.

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