No. 1 Bulldogs Set to Host No. 49 South Carolina in SEC Opener

ATHENS, Ga. — The No. 1 Georgia women's tennis team is set to open its Southeastern Conference schedule when it hosts No. 49 South Carolina on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 1 p.m. at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

Fast Facts

The Bulldogs lead the all-time series 54-17, winning each of the last six meetings with two coming last season.
No. 1 Georgia enters the weekend with six Bulldogs listed in the latest ITA player rankings. In singles, Dasha Vidmanova heads the top of the list at No. 1 followed by Anastasiia Lopata at No. 39, Aysegul Mert at No. 56 and Guillermina Grant at No. 66. In doubles, Guillermina Grant and Aysegul Mert slot in at No. 16 followed by Vidmanova and Mell Reasco at No. 25, Lopata and Grant at No. 65, and Mert and Hayden Mulberry at No. 81.
South Carolina heads into Athens with three players in the last ITA player rankings. In singles, Sarah Hamner slots in at No. 29 followed by Kaitlyn Carnicella at No. 68. In doubles, Carnicella and Olympe Lancelot come in at No. 52 while Carnicella and Hamner pair together at No. 57.
Georgia has won each of its last 15 home SEC matches dating back to the 2021-22 season.
Four Bulldogs come into Sunday undefeated in dual singles match play, as Sofia Rojas (7-0), Mert (6-0), Lopata (3-0) and Grant (3-0) have combined for a 19-0 record through eight dual matches.

Match 9 - No. 1 Georgia vs No. 49 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

Last Time Out
No. 1 Georgia earned its seventh overall national championship and fifth indoor title after knocking off No. 2 Texas A&M, 4-1, in the 2025 ITA National Team Indoor Championship final at the Combe Tennis Center in Evanston, Ill. The Bulldogs secured their first national title since 2019, with several names etched into the history book as head coach Drake Bernstein became the fastest head coach in program history to win a national championship at the helm (two seasons). Dasha Vidmanova also made national history as 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. Starting off 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 Georgia loss on singles 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 and the title for the Bulldogs.

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No. 1 Bulldogs Set to Host No. 49 South Carolina in SEC Opener

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Players Mentioned

Guillermina Grant

Anastasiia Lopata

Aysegul Mert

Hayden Mulberry

Mell Reasco

Sofia Rojas

Dasha Vidmanova