No. 1 Bulldogs Sweep No. 5 North Carolina, Advance to Second-Straight NCAA Final

Saturday, May 17

Waco, Texas

11 AM

University of Georgia

North Carolina

No. 1 Bulldogs Sweep No. 5 North Carolina, Advance to Second-Straight NCAA Final

May 17, 2025 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

WACO, Texas — The No. 1 Georgia women's tennis team (28-3, 13-2 SEC) advanced to the NCAA Championship title match for a second-consecutive season after a 4-0 sweep over No. 5 North Carolina (27-5, 11-1 ACC) in the NCAA semifinal round at the Hurd Tennis Center on Saturday.

Fast Facts

Georgia has now reached back-to-back NCAA finals for the second time in program history, doing so for the first time since 1999-2000. The Bulldogs fell 5-4 to California in the 1999 final before prevailing 5-4 over Stanford in 2000 for the program's second NCAA title.
The Bulldogs will play in their seventh NCAA title match in program history, entering with a 2-4 record in previous NCAA finals.
Georgia snapped a six-match losing skid against North Carolina, earning their first NCAA Tournament win against the Tar Heels and fifth overall victory in series history.
The Bulldogs remain undefeated in tournament-style competition this spring, improving to 12-0 between winning the 2025 ITA National Team Indoor Championships (four wins), the 2025 SEC Tournament (three wins) and the opening five rounds of the NCAA Tournament.
Georgia earned its 18th sweep of the season and have now won four out of five rounds at the NCAA Tournament via sweep, outscoring opponents 20-1 heading into Sunday's final.
The Bulldogs opened the morning winning doubles point for the 27th time this season.
On court one, the #1 tandem of Dasha Vidmanova and Mell Reasco struck first with a 6-4 victory over #16 Susanna Maltby and Carson Tanguilig, earning them their third win of the tournament and 12th-straight victory in finished matches. The result also tallied Vidmanova and Reasco's 60th and 70th dual doubles victories, respectively.
On court two, #68 Guillermina Grant and Anastasiia Lopata capitalized on a late string of games to defeat Tatum Evans and Theadora Rabman, 6-2, and clinch the doubles point for the Bulldogs. The win is the duo's third of the tournament and second doubles clincher after earning the team's first point against No. 19 California in the Super Regional.
In singles, Reasco produced a strong display on court three, dominating from start to finish in route to defeating Alanis Hamilton, 6-2, 6-3, to double Georgia's lead at 2-0. Reasco earns her first win of this NCAA tournament, good for her 50th-career dual singles win while snapping a four-match skid of unfinished singles matches through the first four rounds.
#74 Grant came back for more in singles, following up with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Claire Hill on court five to bring the Bulldogs to a 3-0 lead. Grant now extends her singles winning streak to eight matches while improving to 5-0 this NCAA tournament in singles.
With a race to finish on courts one and two, #2 Vidmanova sealed the deal on court one as she defeated #24 Theadora Rabman, 6-0, 6-4, to secure the clinch and the sweep to send the Bulldogs to the NCAA title match. Vidmanova has now won back-to-back matches after three unfinished outings through the opening three rounds of competition this tournament.

Key Quotes:
Head Coach Drake Bernstein
On today's result:
"Across the board, I feel like it was very similar to our last time out on Thursday where we just showed up and we were poised, and we were ready to play. The team is having a lot of fun; the team has momentum. We feel like we're prepared. We feel like we've done the hard yards throughout the year. And now we just get to go have some fun one more day."

On reaching the NCAA Tournament final a second-consecutive year:
"It's really a testament to this team and they've been challenged. They've had the bar up high for them, and they've just done the work every day. And I think that all of the recognition goes to the ladies in the locker room and the way that they've gone about their business for the last two years."

Results
Doubles:
1. #1 Dasha Vidmanova/Mell Reasco (UGA) def. #16 Susanna Maltby/Carson Tanguilig (UNC), 6-3
2. #68 Guillermina Grant/Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) vs. Tatum Evans/Theadora Rabman (UNC), 6-2
3. Aysegul Mert/Hayden Mulberry (UGA) vs. Alanis Hamilton/Lindsay Zink (UNC), 3-5, unfinished

Singles:
1. #2 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. #24 Theadora Rabman (UNC), 6-0, 6-4
2. #17 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) vs. #63 Tatum Evans (UNC), 6-3, 5-1, unfinished
3. Mell Reasco (UGA) def. Alanis Hamilton (UNC), 6-2, 6-3
4. #42 Aysegul Mert (UGA) vs. #43 Carson Tanguilig (UNC), 4-6, 4-4, unfinished
5. #74 Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. Claire Hill (UNC), 6-4, 6-1
6. Sofia Rojas (UGA) vs Alana Boyce (UNC), 6-4, 3-5, unfinished

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

Up Next
No. 1 Georgia will face the winner of Saturday's afternoon semifinal between No. 2 Texas A&M and No. 3 Michigan in the NCAA Championship final on Sunday, May 18 at 5 p.m. ET at the Hurd Tennis Complex in Waco, Texas.

Match 32 - No. 1 Georgia (28-3, 13-2 SEC) vs No. 2 Texas A&M/No. 3 Michigan (NCAA Championship Final)
Date: Sunday, May 18, 2025
Time: 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT
Location: Waco, Texas
Site: Hurd Tennis Center
Live Video: https://gado.gs/d7y (ESPN+)
Tournament Central Page: https://gado.gs/d7f

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.