Friday, February 28
Athens, Ga.
4:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

vs

Auburn

Georgia tennis player Anastasiia Lopata during Georgia’s match against South Carolina at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga., on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (Sofia Yaker/UGAAA)
Photo by: Sofia Yaker/UGAAA

No. 2 Bulldogs Set to Host No. 6 Auburn, Florida

February 27, 2025 | Women's Tennis

ATHENS, Ga. — The No. 2 Georgia women's tennis team is set to continue Southeastern Conference play when it hosts No. 6 Auburn on Friday, Feb. 28 at 4 p.m. ET followed by Florida on Sunday, March 2 at 1 p.m. ET at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
 
Fast Facts
  • The Bulldogs lead the all-time series 59-9 all-time against the Tigers.
  • Both programs will face off for the second time this month after Georgia defeated Auburn, 4-1, in the 2025 ITA National Team Indoor Championship quarterfinal on Feb. 8.
  • Despite trailing the all-time series 21-51 against the Gators, the Bulldogs have won each of the last nine meetings against Florida, including two wins in 2024.
  • No. 2 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.
  • Following doubles and singles victories against South Carolina on Feb. 23, Lopata won her first SEC player of the week award of the season and the second Bulldog this season to earn the weekly honor (Dasha Vidmanova).
  • Georgia has won each of its last 16 home SEC matches dating back to the 2021-22 season.
  • Four Bulldogs come into Friday undefeated in dual match play, as Sofia Rojas (8-0), Mert (7-0), Lopata (4-0) and Grant (4-0) have combined for a 23-0 record in singles through nine dual matches.
Match 10 - No. 2 Georgia vs No. 6 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
 
Match 11 - No. 2 Georgia vs Florida
Date: Sunday, March 2, 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 opened SEC play with a 6-1 victory over No. 49 South Carolina on Sunday, Feb. 23 at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. The Bulldogs 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. Within several minutes, #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. With the victory, the Bulldogs extended their SEC home winning streak to 16 matches. 
 
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