No. 2-seed Bulldogs Sweep No. 3-seed Oklahoma, Advance to SEC Tournament Final

Saturday, April 19

Auburn, Ala.

1 PM

University of Georgia

Oklahoma

Photo by: Auburn Athletics

No. 2-seed Bulldogs Sweep No. 3-seed Oklahoma, Advance to SEC Tournament Final

April 19, 2025 | Women's Tennis

AUBURN, Ala. — The No. 2 ranked and 2-seeded Georgia women's tennis team (22-3, 13-2 SEC) will play for an SEC Tournament three-peat after defeating No. 5-ranked and 3-seeded Oklahoma (19-6, 11-4 SEC), 4-0, in the 2025 SEC Tournament semifinal at the Yarbrough Tennis Center on Saturday.

Fast Facts

The Bulldogs have now advanced to their sixth-consecutive SEC Tournament Final dating back to the 2019 season (2020 SEC Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19). Georgia now sit one victory away from an SEC Tournament three-peat and a fourth conference tournament title in the last five seasons.
The victory marks the Bulldogs' 15th ranked win of the season as well as the third against a top 5 ranked foe.
Georgia remains perfect all-time at 6-0 against Oklahoma, knocking off the Sooners for a second time this season as both came via sweep.
Georgia earned the doubles point to open the afternoon as the #74 tandem of Guillermina Grant and Anastasiia Lopata struck first with a 6-1 win over Salakthip Ounmuang and Chloe Noel on court two. Despite trailing early, the #2 pairing of Dasha Vidmanova and Mell Reasco rallied back to defeat #36 Julia Garcia Ruiz and Alina Shcherbinina, 6-2, on court one to put the Bulldogs on the board.
In singles, #54 Aysegul Mert dominated from start to finish as she cruised past #66 Emma Staker, 6-1, 6-2, on court four to double Georgia's lead to 2-0.
Sofia Rojas produced a strong performance at the tail end of the lineup as she defeated Gloriana Nahum, 6-3, 6-3, on court six to put the Bulldogs one point away from the win.
Moments later, #85 Grant outlasted a second-set comeback bid from Ava Catanzarite, pulling through in a deep tiebreaker battle to secure a 6-0, 7-6(8) victory for the clinch and the sweep.
Georgia have now advanced to the SEC Tournament title match in each of the three editions hosted by Auburn, coming up short 5-4 against top-seeded Florida in 1995 before coming out victorious, 4-3, in a rematch against 1-seed Florida in 2008.
A win on Sunday would secure the second SEC Tournament three-peat in program history after winning three in a row from 2007-09.
As a 2-seed in SEC Tournament history, Georgia has advanced to the title match seven times while winning it twice.

Results
Doubles:
1. #2 Mell Reasco/Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. #36 Julia Garcia Ruiz/Alina Shcherbinina (OU) 6-2
2. #74 Guillermina Grant/Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Chloe Noel/Salakthip Ounmuang (OU) 6-1
3. Aysegul Mert/Hayden Mulberry (UGA) vs. Ava Catanzarite/Gloriana Nahum (OU) 3-4, unfinished

Singles:
1. #1 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) vs. #32 Alina Shcherbinina (OU) 6-4, 5-4, unfinished
2. #22 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) vs. #29 Julia Garcia Ruiz (OU) 2-6, 5-5, unfinished
3. Mell Reasco (UGA) vs. Salakthip Ounmuang (OU) 4-6, 5-4, unfinished
4. #54 Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. #66 Emma Staker (OU) 6-1, 6-2
5. #85 Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. Ava Catanzarite (OU) 6-0, 6-6 (10-8)
6. Sofia Rojas (UGA) def. Gloriana Nahum (OU) 6-3, 6-3

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

Up Next
The No. 2 ranked and 2-seeded Bulldogs will face the winner of 1-seed Texas A&M and 4-seed hosts Auburn in the 2025 SEC Tournament title match on Sunday, April 20 at 1 p.m. ET at the Yarbrough Tennis Center.

Match 26 - No. 2 (2-seed) Georgia vs No. 1 Texas A&M/No. 6 Auburn (SEC Tournament Final)
Date: Sunday, April 20, 2025
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Location: Auburn, Ala.
Site: Yarbrough Tennis Center
Live Video: https://gado.gs/d2h
Live Stats: https://gado.gs/d2i

Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Bulldogs by following UGA Women's Tennis on X @UGAWomensTennis, on Instagram @UGAWomensTennis, and on Facebook @GeorgiaWomensTennis or check out information online at GeorgiaDogs.com.