Bulldogs Sweep No. 31 Charlotte, Advance to NCAA Super Regionals

Sunday, May 3

Athens, Ga.

1:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

Charlotte

Bulldogs Sweep No. 31 Charlotte, Advance to NCAA Super Regionals

May 03, 2026 | Women's Tennis

ATHENS, Ga. — The No. 1 Georgia women's tennis team (20-5) punched their ticket to the NCAA Super Regionals after knocking off No. 31 Charlotte (23-5), 4-0, in the NCAA Regional second round at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on Sunday.

Fast Facts

The Bulldogs secured their 106th NCAA Tournament win all-time.
Georgia improved to 3-0 all-time against Charlotte, with previous meetings coming in 2004 and 2025
Georgia extends its home winning streak to 19 matches.
Georgia claimed the doubles point with wins on courts two and three. No. 4 Deniz Dilek and Aysegul Mert led the way with a 6-1 victory over Shona Nakano and Andrea Chacon.
Emma Dong and Anastasiia Gureva added a 6-3 win against Yelyzaveta Chainykova and Prisca Abbas to clinch the doubles point for the Bulldogs.
No. 19 Anastasiia Lopata opened singles play with a commanding 6-1, 6-0 win over Ni Xi to extend Georgia's lead to 2-0.
Dong followed with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Lucia Aranda on court four.
No. 81 Sofia Rojas clinched the match for Georgia with a 7-5, 6-4 win against Prisca Abbas at the No. 5 position.

Results
Doubles:
1. #19 Anastasiia Lopata/Patricija Paukstyte (UGA) def. Ni Xi/Sara Suchankova (UNCC): 5-2, unfinished
2. #4 Deniz Dilek/Aysegul Mert (UGA) vs. Shona Nakano/Andrea Chacon (UNCC): 6-1
3. Emma Dong/Anastasiia Gureva (UGA) def. Yelyzaveta Chainykova/Prisca Abbas (UNCC):6-3

Singles:
1. #19 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Ni Xi (UNCC): 6-1, 6-0
2. #7 Aysegul Mert (UGA) vs. Sara Suchankova (UNCC):3-6, 6-3, 1-0, unfinished
3. #64 Deniz Dilek (UGA) def. Shona Nakano (UNCC): 6-3, 5-6, unfinished
4. #93 Emma Dong (UGA) vs. Lucia Aranda (UNCC): 6-2, 6-1
5. #81 Sofia Rojas (UGA) vs. Prisca Abbas (UNCC): 7-5, 6-4
6. Patricija Paukstyte (UGA) vs. Yelyzaveta Chainykova (UNCC): 7-5, 6-4, unfinished

Order of finish: Doubles (2, 3) ; Singles (1, 4, 5)

Key Quotes:
Head Coach Drake Bernstein
On today's match and looking ahead to next weekend…
"Yeah, I thought that we played really good doubles today on all three courts. It was really clean, details were on in doubles and then in singles, a couple courts, Emma and Lopata were quickly off. Maybe on the other courts we could have done a little bit better, could have been a little bit more clean. But, again, any win in this tournament and being one of the final 16 teams is an accomplishment, and we're ready to take it on to next week."

Up Next
Georgia will prepare to host the NCAA Super Regionals where it will face No. 18 UCLA on Friday, May 8 at 4:00 p.m. ET at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

Match 27 - No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 18 UCLA
Date: Friday, May 8, 2026
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Location: Athens, Georgia
Site: Dan Magill Tennis Complex
Live Video/Stats: LINK HERE
Tournament Central Page: LINK HERE

Ticket Information
Tickets for this weekend's matches are on sale online at Georgia Bulldogs | Online Ticket Office | Event Groups (evenue.net). Fans can also purchase tickets at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex beginning one hour prior to the start of the first match each day (based on availability). Tickets are $5.

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