No. 1 Bulldogs Claim 2025 ITA National Team Indoor Championship

Tuesday, February 11

Evanston, Ill.

7:30 p.m.

University of Georgia

Texas A&M

Photo by: ITA

No. 1 Bulldogs Claim 2025 ITA National Team Indoor Championship

February 12, 2025 | Women's Tennis

EVANSTON, Ill. — The No. 1 Georgia women's tennis team earned its seventh national championship and fifth national indoor title in program history after knocking off No. 2 Texas A&M, 4-1, in the ITA National Team Indoor Championship final at the Combe Tennis Center on Tuesday.

Fast Facts

The Bulldogs secured their first national title since 2019.
Head coach Drake Bernstein becomes the fastest head coach in Georgia women's tennis program history to win a national championship at the helm.
Dasha Vidmanova becomes the first college women's tennis player to secure the championship trifecta since Stanford's Nicole Gibbs in 2013, winning all three team, singles and doubles national titles in her collegiate career.
In doubles, the Bulldogs jumped out to a strong start on court two as Guillermina Grant and Anastasiia Lopata cruised past Mia Kupres and Daria Smetannikov, 6-1. Despite trailing through most of the match, Dasha Vidmanova and Mell Reasco came back to secure the doubles point for Georgia with a 7-5 win over Mary Stoiana and Lucciana Perez on court one.
Heading into singles, Sofia Rojas capped off her dominant tournament run in stride, defeating Lexington Reed, 6-2, 6-4, on court six to double the Bulldogs' lead.
#75 Aysegul Mert battled through a hard-fought match against #41 Perez, dialing in to secure a 6-2, 7-5 win and put Georgia one point away from a clinch.
Despite a Bulldog loss on court three, #1 Vidmanova came through in the clutch to hold off #3 Stoiana in a second set breaker to take the match 6-1, 7-6(5) and earn the clinch for Georgia.

Results
Doubles:
1. Dasha Vidmanova/Mell Reasco (UGA) def. Mary Stoiana/Lucciana Perez (TAMU), 7-5
2. Guillermina Grant/Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Mia Kupres/Daria Smetannikov (TAMU), 6-1
3. #57 Aysegul Mert/Hayden Mulberry (UGA) vs Nicole Khirin/Lexington Reed (TAMU), 4-5, unfinished

Singles:
1. #1 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. #3 Mary Stoiana (TAMU), 6-1, 7-6(5)
2. #37 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) vs #12 Nicole Khirin (TAMU), 6(2)-7, 4-4, unfinished
3. #101 Mia Kupres (TAMU) def. Mell Reasco (UGA), 6-1, 7-6(1)
4. #75 Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. #41 Lucciana Perez (TAMU), 6-2, 7-5
5. #90 Guillermina Grant (UGA) vs #125 Daria Smetannikov (TAMU), 2-6, 6-4, 0-0, unfinished
6. Sofia Rojas (UGA) def. Lexington Reed (TAMU), 6-2, 6-4

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (6,4,1)

Key Quotes
Head Coach Drake Bernstein
"It's exciting. Team came out here and battled start to finish. Texas A&M put a heck of a fight up. Didn't make anything easy on any of these courts, you know, saving match points here, but just so proud of this group, this team. Seeing them put their hats on makes every day worth it."

Dasha Vidmanova | Sr.
"It feels amazing. I don't even have words to describe it. I mean, it's a great feeling. And to be the last one to clinch, yeah, I was very nervous. Don't even remember the points, but it's a great feeling to do it with this team."

Up Next
The No. 1 Bulldogs will take a short break from action before gearing up for their SEC opener where they host No. 22 South Carolina on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 1 p.m. ET at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

Match 9 - No. 1 Georgia vs No. 22 South Carolina
Date: Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Location: Athens, Ga.
Site: Dan Magill Tennis Complex
Live Video/Scoring: https://gado.gs/outdoorlive

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