No. 1 Georgia Sweeps No. 32 Ole Miss, 4-0 in SEC Home Opener

Thursday, February 26

Athens, Ga.

5:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

Ole Miss

No. 1 Georgia Sweeps No. 32 Ole Miss, 4-0 in SEC Home Opener

February 26, 2026 | Women's Tennis

ATHENS, Ga. — No. 1 Georgia women's tennis (7-1, 2-0 SEC) swept No. 32 Ole Miss (6-2, 1-1 SEC) 4-0, at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on Thursday night.

Fast Facts

This match marks Georgia's first home match of the season and SEC home opener.
In doubles play, Georgia's No. 8 Aysegul Mert and Deniz Dilek defeated No. 77 Emily Welker and Andrea Nova of Ole Miss, 6-1, on court 1, securing their fourth ranked win of the season.
Emma Dong and Anastasiia Gureva clinched the doubles point for the Bulldogs against Brooklyn Olson and Inchino Horikawa with a 6-4 victory on court 3.
Moving into singles, Dong finished first with a 6-0 shutout in the first set and a 6-2 win in the second set against Owen Wilkinson putting the Bulldogs ahead 2-0.
No. 30 Gureva added a point for the Bulldogs with a straight-sets victory over Ole Miss' Andrea Nova, 6-2, 6-1.
No. 52 Sofia Rojas clinched the win for Georgia against Horikawa 6-4, 6-1.

Results
Doubles:
1. #8 Deniz Dilek/Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. #71 Emily Welker and Andrea Nova (OM): 6-1
2.#77 Anastasiia Lopata and Patricija Paukstyte vs. Alice Soulie/Riley Crowder (OM): 4-5, unfinished
3. Emma Dong/Anastasiia Gureva (UGA) def. Brooklyn Olson/ Inchino Harikawa (OM): 6-4

Singles:

#7 Aysegul Mert (UGA) vs. #11 Emily Welker (OM): 6-3, 4-2, unfinished
#41 Deniz Dilek (UGA) vs. Alice Soulié (OM): 1-6, 6-2, unfinished
#30 Anastasiia Gureva (UGA) def. Andrea Nova (OM): 6-2, 6-1
#91 Patricija Paukstyte (UGA) vs. Riley Crowder (OM): 3-6, 3-3, unfinished
#52 Sofia Rojas (UGA) def. Ichino Horikawa (OM): 6-4, 6-1
Emma Dong (UGA) def. Owen Wilkinson (OM): 6-0, 6-2

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

Up Next
No. 1 Georgia will return home to host No. 9 LSU on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. ET at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

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