No. 1 Georgia Drops 4-1 Decision at No. 9 Texas

Saturday, March 14

Austin, TX

1:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

Texas

March 14, 2026 | Women's Tennis

AUSTIN, Texas. — No. 1 Georgia women's tennis (10-3, 5-2 SEC) fell on the road to No. 9 Texas (11-3, 6-1 SEC), 4-1, on Saturday at the Texas Tennis Center, marking the Bulldogs' third loss of the season.

Fast Facts

Georgia still leads the all-time series against Texas, 14-6, but has lost the last two meetings between the programs.
Anastasiia Lopata and Patricija Paukstyte opened doubles with a dominant 6-0 win over Texas' No. 50 Elizabeth Ionescu and Christasha McNeil on court two.
Texas answered on court three as Carmen Herea and Mathilde Ngijol-Carré defeated Emma Dong and Anastasiia Gureva, 6-3.
Anastasia Abbagnato and Salma Drugdova secured the doubles point for Texas with a 6-3 win over No. 8 Deniz Dilek and Aysegul Mert on court one.
The Bulldogs struggled to gain momentum in singles, with Emma Dong providing Georgia's lone point in a 7-6, 6-1 win over Elizabeth Ionescu. Dong's win marked her fifth straight singles victory.

Results
Doubles:
1. Anastasia Abbagnato/Salma Drugdova (TEX) def. #8 Deniz Dilek/Aysegul Mert (UGA): 6-3
2. Anastasiia Lopata/Patricija Paukstyte (UGA) def. #50 Elizabeth Ionescu/Christasha McNeil (TEX): 6-0
3. Carmen Herea/Mathilde Ngijol-Carré (TEX) def. Emma Dong/Anastasiia Gureva (UGA): 6-3

Singles:
1. #1 Carmen Herea (TEX) def. #6 Aysegul Mert (UGA): 7-6(5), 6-2
2. #16 Anastasia Abbagnato (TEX) def. #37 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA): 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
3. #48 Deniz Dilek (UGA) vs. #81 Eszter Meri (TEX): 4-6, 6-2, 2-1, unfinished
4. #36 Anastasiia Gureva (UGA) vs. Christasha McNeil (TEX): 3-2, 6-2, 5-3, unfinished
5. Emma Dong (UGA) def. Elizabeth Ionescu (TEX): 7-6(9), 6-1
6. Mathilde Ngijol-Carré (TEX) def. #61 Sofia Rojas (UGA): 6-0, 6-2

Order of finish: Doubles (2, 3, 1); Singles (6, 1, 5, 2)

Up Next
The No. 1 Bulldogs return to Athens to face No. 23 Florida on Friday, March 19 at 5 p.m. ET before a top-five matchup against No. 3 Auburn on Saturday, March 21 at 3 p.m. ET at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

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