No. 1 Bulldogs Cruise Past No. 49 South Carolina, 6-1, in SEC Opener

Sunday, February 23

Athens, Ga.

1:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

South Carolina

No. 1 Bulldogs Cruise Past No. 49 South Carolina, 6-1, in SEC Opener

February 23, 2025 | Women's Tennis

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ATHENS, Ga. — The No. 1 Georgia women's tennis team (8-1, 1-0 SEC) cruised past No. 49 South Carolina (5-4, 0-1 SEC), 6-1, in its Southeastern Conference opener at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on Sunday.

Fast Facts

The Bulldogs now lead the all-time series 55-17, having won each of the last seven meetings against the Gamecocks.
Georgia opened the scoring with doubles point, earning wins on courts two and three. #81 Aysegul Mert and Hayden Mulberry knocked off Jana Stojanova and Bella Larsson, 6-3, on court three followed by #65 Guillermina Grant and Anastasiia Lopata defeating Olympe Lancelot and Helena Buchwald, 6-4, on court two for the clinch.
In singles, #56 Mert cruised past Misa Malkin, 6-1, 6-1, on court four to double the Bulldogs' lead to 2-0.
#39 Lopata followed up with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over #68 Kaitlyn Carnicella, putting Georgia one point away from a win.
#66 Grant secured the win for the Bulldogs on court five, defeating Larsson, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1.
After playing out the rest of the day's matches, Georgia earned two more victories as Mell Reasco beat Lancelot, 6-3, 6-2, on court three followed by Sofia Rojas knocking off Buchwald, 6-2, 6-7 (6-8), 1-0 (10-6), on court five.
The Bulldogs extended their SEC home winning streak to 16 matches.

Results
Doubles:
1. #57 Sarah Hamner/Kaitlyn Carnicella (SCAR) def. #25 Dasha Vidmanova/Mell Reasco (UGA), 6-4
2. #65 Guillermina Grant/Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Olympe Lancelot/Helena Buchwald (SCAR), 6-4
3. #81 Aysegul Mert/Hayden Mulberry (UGA) def. Jana Stojanova/Bella Larsson (SCAR), 6-3

Singles:
1. #29 Sarah Hamner (SCAR) def. #1 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA), 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 1-0 (10-7)
2. #39 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. #68 Kaitlyn Carnicella (SCAR), 6-2, 6-2
3. Mell Reasco (UGA) def. Olympe Lancelot (SCAR), 6-3, 6-2
4. #56 Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. Misa Malkin (SCAR), 6-1, 6-1
5. #66 Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. Bella Larsson (SCAR), 7-6 (7-3), 6-1
6. Sofia Rojas (UGA) def. Helena Buchwald (SCAR), 6-2, 6-7 (6-8), 1-0 (10-6)

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,2,5,3,6,1)

Key Quotes
Head Coach Drake Bernstein
"Yeah, it's great to be back home in Athens. We've had limited practice outdoors, but as far as going from in to out, I was pretty pleased with the adjustments that we made. But, yeah, it's just great to be playing college tennis in Athens again, outdoors. Greatest setting for it in the country."

Guillermina Grant | Sr.
"Yeah, it was really cool getting to play on home court. Getting to have the crowd behind us. I felt every time we were winning a point, everyone was cheering super loud. So, it was really fun."

Up Next
The No. 1 Bulldogs will take remain at home to resume SEC play, facing No. 4 Auburn on Friday, Feb. 28 at 4 p.m. ET at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

Match 10 - No. 1 Georgia vs No. 4 Auburn
Date: Friday, Feb. 28, 2025
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Location: Athens, Ga.
Site: Dan Magill Tennis Complex
Live Video/Scoring: https://gado.gs/outdoorlive

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