Georgia Opens Play at ITA South Sectionals, Conference Masters

Thursday, November 5

Knoxville, Tenn

University of Georgia

ITA Sectionals

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November 05, 2026 | Women's Tennis

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. / ROME, Ga. — Georgia women's tennis opened competition at the ITA South Sectional Championships and ITA Conference Masters Championships Thursday, earning five singles victories and two doubles wins across the two tournaments. The Bulldogs picked up four singles victories and two doubles wins in Knoxville, while Linea Bajraliu added a singles victory in Rome.

Fast Facts:

No. 27 Deniz Dilek rallied for a three-set victory over Tennessee's Alyson Shannon, winning (6)6-7, 6-3, 6-4 to advance in the singles draw.
No. 113 Ranah Stoiber earned a straight-set victory over Mississippi State's Chiara Di Genova, 6-3, 6-2, while Patricija Paukstyte cruised past Louisville's Elena Noguero, 6-1, 6-0.
Nadia Lagaev also advanced with a singles victory over Miami's Michaela Laki, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2.
No. 38 Anastasiia Gureva fell to Tulane's Summer Chandler, 6-2, 6-3.
No. 19 Dilek and Aysegul Mert picked up a doubles victory over Tennessee's Francesca Mattioli and Stefani Webb, 6-2, 7-5, while Paukstyte and Bella Payne also advanced with a 7-6(4), 6-1 win over the Volunteers.
Lagaev and Ava Rodriguez dropped their doubles match to Vanderbilt's Mia Yamakita and Erin Pearce, 6-3, 6-1.
At the ITA Conference Masters Championships in Rome, No. 80 Bajraliu opened singles competition with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Mississippi State's Valeria Chaikovskaia.

Up Next:
Georgia continues competition at the ITA South Sectional Championships on Friday, with the round of 16 in singles and doubles quarterfinals on the schedule. At the ITA Conference Masters Championships, Bajraliu will continue singles competition in the round of 16.

Today's results:
Singles R32:
#27 Deniz Dilek (UGA) def. Alyson Shannon (TENN): (6)6-7, 6-3, 6-4
#113 Ranah Stoiber (UGA) def. Chiara Di Genova (MISS STATE): 6-3, 6-2
Nadia Lagaev (UGA) def. Michaela Laki (MIAMI): 6-1, 5-7, 6-2
Summer Chandler (TULANE) def. #38 Anastasiia Gureva (UGA): 6-2, 6-3
Patricija Paukstyte (UGA) def. Elena Noguero (UofL): 6-1, 6-0

Doubles R16:
#19 Deniz Dilek/Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. Francesca Mattioli/Stefani Webb (TENN): 6-2, 7-5
Patricija Paukstyte/Bella Payne (UGA) def. Lisa Kamigata/Saray Yli-Piipari (TENN): 7-6(4), 6-1
Mia Yamakita/Erin Pearce (VANDY) def. Nadia Lagaev/Ava Rodriguez (UGA): 6-3, 6-1

Singles R32:
#80 Linea Bajraliu (UGA) def. Valeria Chaikovskaia (MSU): 6-1, 6-3

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