Bulldogs Earn NCAA Singles and Doubles Championship Bid

Thursday, October 16

Orlando, FL

University of Georgia

ITA Regionals

Bulldogs Earn NCAA Singles and Doubles Championship Bid

October 21, 2025 | Women's Tennis

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Georgia women's tennis team delivered a dominant showing at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships, earning three NCAA Singles and Doubles Championship qualifications. The pairing of Aysegul Mert and Anastasiia Gureva captured the regional doubles title to punch their ticket to the NCAA Doubles Championship, while No. 9 Anastasiia Lopata and No. 92 Anastasiia Gureva finished as singles co-champions, which secured their spots in the NCAA Singles Championship.

Fast Facts:

This marks the seventh time since 2009 the Bulldogs have won singles in the ITA Regional Championships.
The last Georgia doubles victory in ITA Regionals was in 2012.
2011 was the last Georgia vs. Georgia doubles final with Chelsey Gullickson and Lilly Kimbell defeating Kate Fuller (Chambless)/Lauren Herring.

Results:
Day One- Friday
Singles R64
#9 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def Anjali Kotecha (FGCU): 6-0, 6-3
#28 Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. Alexia Patru (FAU): 6-1, 6-1
#92 Anastasiia Gureva (UGA) def Malika Amirgalieva (FAU): 6-0, 6-3
#100 Sofia Rojas (UGA) def. Lucie Pawlak (UF): 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(5)
Deniz Dilek (UGA) def. Francesca Miglio (USF): 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
Emma Dong (UGA) def. Jade Psonka (UCF): 6-3, 6-1
Xinyi Nong (UF) def. Emily Deming (UGA): 6-1, 7-5
#54 Alejandra Cruz (GT) def. Hayden Mulberry (UGA): 6-3, 6-1

Doubles R64
BYE

Doubles R32
Deniz Dilek/Emma Dong (UGA) def. Paloma Goldsmith/June Bjork (FGCU): 8-3
Hayden Mulberry/Emily Deming (UGA) def. Maria Vargas/Daria Volosova (MIAMI): 8-6
Aysegul Mert/Anastasiia Gureva (UGA) def. Che Nel/Maria Ivankovic (KSU): 8-3

Day Two- Saturday
Singles R32
#9 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Katrin Pavkova (FAU): 6-0, 6-1
#28 Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. Marina De Diego Quinones (MU): 6-1, 6-3
#92 Anastasiia Gureva (UGA) def. Lauren Seye (UCF): 6-0, 6-0
#100 Sofia Rojas (UGA) def. Sienna Leeson (USF): 6-1, 6-4
Deniz Dilek (UGA) def. Eva Shaw (FSU): 7-5, 6-2
Emma Dong (UGA) def. Taly Licht (GT): 7-6, 7-6(5)

Singles R16
#9 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Mary Boyce Deatherage (FSU): 6-0, 6-3
#28 Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. Aely Arai (MIAMI): 6-4, 6-2
#92 Anastasiia Gureva (UGA) def. Nikola Daubnerova (UF): 6-2, 6-2
#100 Sofia Rojas (UGA) def. Sebastianna Scilipoti (PEPP): 6-0, 6-2
Emma Dong (UGA) def. Olivia Bergler (UCF): 6-3, 6-2
Deniz Dilek (UGA) def. #55 Gabia Paskauskas (UF): 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(7)

Day Three- Sunday
Doubles R16
Aysegul Mert/Anastasiia Gureva (UGA) def. Isabel Oliveira/Laurie Barendse(UNF): 8-5
#34 Anastasiia Lopata/Sofia Rojas (UGA) def. Evelyn Warkentin/Juliette Nask (GSU): 8-4
Hayden Mulberry/Emily Deming (UGA) def. Alejandra Cruz/Scarlett Nicholson (GT): 8-7(4)

Quarterfinals Singles
#9 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Emma Dong: withdrawn
#100 Sofia Rojas (UGA) def. Alejandra Cruz (GT): 7-5, 6-1
#28 Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. Deniz Dilek (UGA): 6-4, 1-6, 7-5
#92 Anastasiia Gureva (UGA) def. Xinyi Nong (UF): 6-4, 6-1

Quarterfinals Doubles
#34 Anastasiia Lopata/Sofia Rojas (UGA) def. Panna Bartha/Katrin Pavkova (FAU): 8-6
Hayden Mulberry/Emily Deming (UGA) def. Jade Psonka/Marina Gatell (UCF): 8-4
Aysegul Mert/Anastasiia Gureva (UGA) def. Melisa Senli/Francesca Miglio (USF): 8-1

Day Four- Monday
Semifinals Singles
#9 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. #100 Sofia Rojas (UGA): 6-2, 6-3
#92 Anastasiia Gureva (UGA) def. #28 Aysegul Mert (UGA): 3-6, 6-2, 6-2

Semifinals Doubles
Hayden Mulberry/Emily Deming (UGA) def. Anastasiia Lopata/Sofia Rojas (UGA): 6-1, 2-6, [11-9]
Aysegul Mert/Anastasiia Gureva (UGA) def. Xinyi Nong/Nikola Daubnerova (UF): 7-6(2), 0-6, [10-7]

Day Five- Tuesday
Finals Doubles
Aysegul Mert/Anastasiia Gureva (UGA) def. Hayden Mulberry/Emily Deming (UGA): 6-2, 6-1

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