No. 1 Bulldogs Roll Past Rattlers, 4-0, in NCAA Regional First Round

Friday, May 2

Athens, Ga.

1 PM

University of Georgia

Florida A&M

No. 1 Bulldogs Roll Past Rattlers, 4-0, in NCAA Regional First Round

May 02, 2025 | Women's Tennis

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ATHENS, Ga. — The No. 1 Georgia women's tennis team (24-3, 13-2 SEC) opened its NCAA Tournament run in dominant fashion, sweeping Florida A&M (11-11, 6-2 SWAC), 4-0, in the first round at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on Friday.

Fast Facts

The Bulldogs secured their 99th NCAA Tournament win all-time, marking a 25th-consecutive season in which they have advanced past the NCAA Regional first round.
Georgia now leads the all-time series 2-0 against Florida A&M, winning both meetings in the NCAA Regional first round (2023 and 2025).
The Bulldogs remain an undefeated 8-0 in tournament style competition this season.
Georgia earned the doubles point to open the afternoon as the #1 tandem of Dasha Vidmanova and Mell Reasco struck first with a 6-0 win over Sara Rakim and Genesis Whitelock on court one. With courts two and three racing for the clinch, Aysegul Mert and Hayden Mulberry came out on top defeating Veronica Rodriguez and Susan Salinas, 6-0, on court three to earn doubles point for the Bulldogs.
Sofia Rojas was the first to finish in singles, defeating Salinas, 6-0, 6-0, on court six to double Georgia's lead to 2-0.
#42 Mert was next to cross the finish line, earning a 6-0, 6-2 win over Reagan Harris on court four to put the Bulldogs one point away from victory.
Coming off an SEC Tournament MVP run, #74 Guillermina Grant closed out the action once again, defeating Larissa Silva 6-0, 6-0 on court five for the clinch and the sweep.

Key Quotes:
Head Coach Drake Bernstein:
"It was a great start. I think that we took care of the things that we needed to take care of. First serves in doubles, first returns in doubles. We did a very good job with that. It's been the focus of the week, playing from being ahead. Tomorrow is obviously a great team in Georgia Tech. It's going to be a battle. We've played them already once this year. We know what the rivalry is like, and we're going to keep paying attention to what we do. We'll go again tomorrow in front of a great Athens crowd."

Senior Guillermina Grant:
"It was really fun to play again in Athens. I really missed it. It's been like a month, so it was awesome getting to play in front of our crowd. I think everyone was really excited to play, and I think we did a really good job."

Results
Doubles:
1. #1 Dasha Vidmanova/Mell Reasco (UGA) def. Sara Rakim/Genesis Whitelock (FAMU) 6-0
2. #68 Guillermina Grant/Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) vs. Reagan Harris/Larissa Silva (FAMU) 5-1, unfinished
3. Aysegul Mert/Hayden Mulberry (UGA) def. Veronica Rodriguez/Susan Salinas (FAMU) 6-0

Singles:
1. #2 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) vs. Sara Rakim (FAMU) 6-1, 5-0, unfinished
2. #17 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) vs. Veronica Rodriguez (FAMU) 6-0, 5-0, unfinished
3. Mell Reasco (UGA) vs. Genesis Whitelock (FAMU) 6-1, 3-1, unfinished
4. #42 Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. Reagan Harris (FAMU) 6-0, 6-2
5. #74 Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. Larissa Silva (FAMU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Sofia Rojas (UGA) def. Susan Salinas (FAMU) 6-0, 6-0

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

Up Next
Georgia will face in-state rivals Georgia Tech in the NCAA Regional second round on Saturday, May 3 at 1 p.m. ET at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. The winner will advance to the NCAA Super Regionals held on May 9-10.

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