Bulldogs Rack Up Wins on Day One of ITA Regionals

Wednesday, October 7

Miami, Fla

University of Georgia

ITA Southeast Regionals

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October 09, 2026 | Women's Tennis

MIAMI, Fla. — The Georgia women's tennis team opened play at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships on Friday, collecting four straight-set singles victories in the round of 64. No. 27 Deniz Dilek, No. 54 Emma Dong, Bella Payne and Patricija Paukstyte each secured a win to advance and continue their pursuit of qualifying spots in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships.

Fast Facts:

No. 27 Dilek opened the tournament with a straight-set victory over Florida State's Nicole Okhtenberg, winning 6-3, 6-4.
No. 54 Dong cruised past Mercer's Manon Rosa-Dubreuil, dropping just three games in a 6-0, 6-3 win.
Payne dominated Miami's Jaquelyn Ogunwale, earning a 6-1, 6-1 victory to advance.
Paukstyte rounded out Georgia's four singles wins, defeating South Florida's Loana Vargas 6-1, 6-3.
Nadia Lagaev fell to Georgia Tech's Seri Nayuki, 6-1, 6-1.
No. 38 Anastasiia Gureva dropped her opening match to Stetson's Cami Maldonado Gutierrez, 6-3, 6-2.
Ava Rodriguez suffered a 6-0, 6-2 loss to Georgia Southern's Evelyn Warkentin.
No. 113 Ranah Stoiber took the opening set against Miami's Anna Perelman before falling in a three-set battle, 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-3.

Up Next:
Georgia continues competition at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships on Saturday, with singles main draw and consolation matches, along with doubles action, continuing in Miami.

Today's results:
Singles R64:
#27 Deniz Dilek (UGA) def. Nicole Okhtenberg (FSU): 6-3, 6-4
#54 Emma Dong (UGA) def. Manon Rosa-Dubreuil (MERC): 6-0, 6-3
Bella Payne (UGA) def. Jaquelyn Ogunwale (MIAMI): 6-1, 6-1
Patricija Paukstyte (UGA) def. Loana Vargas (USF): 6-1, 6-3
Seri Nayuki (GT) def. Nadia Lagaev (UGA): 6-1, 6-1
Cami Maldonado Gutierrez (STET) def. #38 Anastasiia Gureva (UGA): 6-3, 6-2
Evelyn Warkentin (GSU) def. Ava Rodriguez (UGA): 6-0, 6-2
Anna Perelman (MIAMI) def. #113 Ranah Stoiber (UGA): 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-3

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