No. 1 Bulldogs Sweep No. 19 California, Punch Ticket to NCAA Championships

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No. 1 Bulldogs Sweep No. 19 California, Punch Ticket to NCAA Championships

May 09, 2025 | Women's Tennis

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ATHENS, Ga. — The No. 1 Georgia women's tennis team (26-3, 13-2 SEC) punched its ticket to the NCAA Championships after sweeping No. 19 California (15-9, 9-3 ACC), 4-0, in the NCAA Super Regional at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on Friday.

Fast Facts

The Bulldogs have now advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Championships for a third-consecutive season.
Georgia improved to 14-7 all-time against California, marking a second-straight season in which the Bulldogs have eliminated the Golden Bears in the NCAA Super Regionals after doing so with a 4-2 win in 2024.
Georgia remains undefeated in tournament-style competition this spring, improving to 10-0 between winning the 2025 ITA National Team Indoor Championships (four wins), the 2025 SEC Tournament (three wins) and the opening three rounds of the NCAA Tournament.
The Bulldogs opened the day with doubles point. On court three, Aysegul Mert and Hayden Mulberry cruised to a 6-2 victory over Berta Passola Folch and Naomi Xu before #68 Guillermina Grant and Anastasiia Lopata knocked off Greta Greco Lucchina and Lan Mi, 6-4, on court two to secure the doubles point.
In singles, #42 Mert was a force on court four, dominating all match long to cruise past Passola Folch, 6-1, 6-0 to doubles Georgia's lead at 2-0.
#74 Grant followed up with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Greta Greco Lucchina on court five, giving the Bulldogs a 3-0 lead while marking her 100th career collegiate singles victory.
Sofia Rojas secured the clinch for a second match in a row, defeating Xu, 6-2, 6-4, on court six to earn Georgia's 17thsweep of the season.
The Bulldogs have won three-consecutive matches and four of their last five when singles courts 4-6 earn victories.

Results
Doubles:
1. #1 Dasha Vidmanova/Mell Reasco (UGA) vs. #4 Mao Mushika/Jessica Alsola (CAL), 5-5 UF
2. #68 Guillermina Grant/Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Greta Greco Lucchina/Lan Mi (CAL), 6-4
3. Aysegul Mert/Hayden Mulberry (UGA) def. Berta Passola Folch/Naomi Xu (CAL), 6-2

Singles:
1. #2 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) vs. #32 Mao Mushika (CAL), 6(2)-7, 4-0, UF
2. #17 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) vs. #59 Jessica Alsola (CAL), 5-7, 3-2, UF
3. Mell Reasco (UGA) vs. #44 Lan Mi (CAL), 6-3, 4-4, UF
4. #42 Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. Berta Passola Folch (CAL), 6-1, 6-0
5. #74 Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. Greta Greco Lucchina (CAL), 6-2, 6-4
6. Sofia Rojas (UGA) def. Naomi Xu (CAL), 6-2, 6-4

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (4,5,6)

Up Next
Georgia will travel to the Lone Star State for the NCAA Championships on May 15-18 hosted by Baylor University at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas. The Bulldogs will face the winner between 8-seed Duke and 9-seed Auburn with match date and time TBD.

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