Bulldogs Conclude First Day at the Battle in the Bay Classic

Thursday, October 1

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Battle in the Bay Classic

Bulldogs Conclude First Day at the Battle in the Bay Classic

October 02, 2026 | Women's Tennis

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The Georgia women's tennis team concluded its first day of competition at the Battle in the Bay Classic, posting two singles wins and two doubles victories on Thursday at the California Tennis Club.

Fast Facts:

Patricija Paukstyte and Nadia Lagaev each earned straight-set singles victories to advance to the Round of 16 in singles.
Paukstyte defeated TCU's Natalie Salkova, 6-1, 6-1, while Lagaev topped Purdue's Reese Frank, 6-2, 6-2.
Anastasiia Gureva and Ava Rodriguez teamed up to secure an 8-2 doubles victory over Loyola Marymount's Ada Piestrzynska and Yelyzaveta Chainykova.
Paukstyte and Lagaev advanced in doubles after edging Purdue's Reese Frank and Nehir Dogan, 8-7(4).
Gureva and Rodriguez each competed in three-set singles matches, with Gureva falling to UCSB's Lily Pradkin, 1-6, 7-6(3), 6-2, and Rodriguez dropping a (6)6-7, 6-1, 7-5 decision to Duke's Shavit Kimchi.

Up Next:
Georgia continues competition at the Battle in the Bay Classic on Friday with singles and doubles action beginning at 1 p.m. ET.

Today's results:
Singles R32:
Lily Pradkin (UCSB) def. #38 Anastasiia Gureva (UGA): 1-6, 7-6(3), 6-2
Patricija Paukstyte (UGA) def. Natalie Salkova (TCU): 6-1, 6-1
Nadia Lagaev (UGA) def. Reese Frank (PURD): 6-2, 6-2
Shavit Kimchi (DUKE) def. Ava Rodriguez (UGA): (6)6-7, 6-1, 7-5

Doubles R16:
Anastasiia Gureva/Ava Rodriguez (UGA) def. Ada Piestrzynska/Yelyzaveta Chainykova (LMU): 8-2
Patricija Paukstyte/Nadia Lagaev (UGA) vs. Reese Frank/Nehir Dogan (PURD): 8-7(4)

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