Bulldogs Defeat Yellow Jackets 6-1 in Season Opener

Friday, January 30

Atlanta, Ga.

1:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

Georgia Tech

Bulldogs Defeat Yellow Jackets 6-1 in Season Opener

January 30, 2026 | Women's Tennis

ATLANTA, Ga. — No. 1 Georgia (1-0, 0-0 SEC) earned a 6-1 road win over in-state rival Georgia Tech (1-2, 0-0 ACC) on Friday in the Byers Tennis Complex, pushing its advantage in the all-time series to 33-6.

Fast Facts

Georgia earned the doubles point to open the afternoon as the tandem of Patricija Paukstyte and Anastasiia Lopata struck first with a 6-2 win over Tech's Olivia Carneiro and Taly Licht on court two. On court three, Georgia's rookie pair of Anastasiia Gureva and Emma Dong came out on top after defeating Eleni Karantali and Given Roach, 6-2.
Freshman No. 15 Deniz Dilek of Turkey made her dual-match debut and was the first to finish singles, defeating Georgia Tech's Carneiro 6-2, 6-2.
Veteran No. 50 Sofia Rojas was next to add to Georgia's lead, posting a straight-sets victory over Georgia Tech's Seri Nayuki, 6-4, 6-0.
Following that, No. 61 Lopata defeated Georgia Tech's Licht in dominant fashion, 6-0, 6-4, to give Georgia a 4-0 lead.
The Bulldogs elected to play out the remaining matches despite having already secured the team victory. At the sixth position, Dong defeated Georgia Tech's Sabritt Dozier 6-3, 6-2.
No. 25 Gureva defeated Roach 7-5, 6-3 at the third position.
At the top position, Georgia's No. 8 Aysegul Mert fell in a close match to Georgia Tech's Alejandra Cruz, 6-1, to close out the dual.

Results
Doubles:
Deniz Dilek/Aysegul Mert (UGA) vs. Seri Nayuki/Alejandra Cruz (GT): 4-3 (unfinished)
Patricija Paukstyte/Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Olivia Carneiro/Taly Licht (GT): 6-2
Anastasiia Gureva/Emma Dong (UGA) def. Given Roach/Eleni Karantali (GT): 6-2

Singles:
Alejandra Cruz (GT) def. #8 Aysegul Mert (UGA): 6-4, 7-5
#61 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Taly Licht (GT): 6-0, 6-4
#25 Anastasiia Gureva (UGA) def. Given Roach (GT): 7-5, 6-3
#15 Deniz Dilek (UGA) def. Olivia Carneiro (GT): 6-2, 6-2
#50 Sofia Rojas (UGA) def. Seri Nayuki (GT): 6-4, 6-0
Emma Dong (UGA) def. Sabritt Dozier (GT): 6-3, 6-2

Up Next
Georgia continues its road trip Sunday with a tough test against No. 3 North Carolina on Feb. 1 at 2 p.m. ET.

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