No. 1 Bulldogs Defeat No. 10 Auburn, Advance to ITA National Team Indoors Semifinal

Saturday, February 8

Evanston, Ill.

4:30 p.m.

University of Georgia

Auburn

Photo by: ITA

No. 1 Bulldogs Defeat No. 10 Auburn, Advance to ITA National Team Indoors Semifinal

February 08, 2025 | Women's Tennis

EVANSTON, Ill. — The No. 1 Georgia women's tennis team knocked off No. 10 Auburn, 4-1, in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships quarterfinal at the Combe Tennis Center on Saturday.

Fast Facts

The Bulldogs now leads the all-time series 59-9 against the Tigers.
In doubles, #57 Aysegul Mert and Hayden Mulberry struck first with a 6-4 victory over Ava Esposito Cogan and Maria Garcia on court three. The duo of Dasha Vidmanova and Mell Reasco later secured the doubles point with a 6-3 win over #12 DJ Bennett and Ava Hrastar on court one.
In singles, #90 Guillermina Grant set the tone early and never looked back, taking down Esposito Cogan, 6-2, 6-3, on court five to double Georgia's lead.
#37 Anastasiia Lopata followed up with a hard fought 6-4, 6-3 win over #116 Hrastar on court two to put the Bulldogs one point away from victory.
Despite Georgia dropping court three, Sofia Rojas capped off the evening with a 6-3, 7-6(2) win over Alice Battesti on court six to secure the match for the Bulldogs.

Results
Doubles:
1. Dasha Vidmanova/Mell Reasco (UGA) def. #12 DJ Bennett/Ava Hrastar (AUB), 6-3
2. Guillermina Grant/Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) vs #51 Angella Okutoyi/Merna Refaat (AUB), 5-5, unfinished
3. #57 Aysegul Mert/Hayden Mulberry (UGA) def. Ava Esposito Cogan/Maria Garcia (AUB), 6-4

Singles:
1. #1 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) vs #2 DJ Bennett (AUB), 6(4)-7, 3-4, unfinished
2. #37 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. #116 Ava Hrastar (AUB), 6-4, 6-3
3. #58 Angella Okutoyi (AUB) def. Mell Reasco (UGA), 6-3, 7-5
4. #75 Aysegul Mert (UGA) vs #22 Merna Refaat (AUB), 6-3, 1-6, 4-5, unfinished
5. #90 Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. Ava Esposito Cogan (AUB), 6-2, 6-3
6. Sofia Rojas (UGA) def. Alice Battesti (AUB), 6-3, 7-6(2)

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

Up Next
The No. 1 Bulldogs will face No. 5 Virginia in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships semifinal on Monday, Feb. 10 at 4:30 p.m. ET at the Combe Tennis Center in Evanston, Ill.

Match 7 - No. 1 Georgia vs No. 5 Virginia
Date: Monday, Feb. 10, 2025
Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
Location: Evanston, Ill.
Site: Combe Tennis Center
Live Video/Scoring: https://gado.gs/ckn

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