No. 1 Georgia Sweeps No. 17 Florida, 4-0

Thursday, March 19

Athens, Ga.

5:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

Florida

March 19, 2026 | Women's Tennis

ATHENS, Ga. — The No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (11-3, 6-2 SEC) defeated No. 17 Florida (10-4, 5-3) 4-0 Thursday afternoon at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

Fast Facts

In the doubles session, Florida's Lucie Pawlak and India Houghton struck first, defeating Georgia's Anastasiia Gureva and Emma Dong 6-1 on court three.
Anastasiia Lopata and Patricija Paukstyte answered with a 6-2 win over No. 34 Xinyi Nong and Nikola Daubnerova on court one.
No. 7 Deniz Dilek and Aysegul Mert clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 victory against Brooke Black and Valery Gynina on court two.
No. 42 Gureva put Georgia on the board in singles, defeating No. 123 Black 6-1, 6-2 on court four.
No. 97 Sofia Rojas followed with a 6-1, 6-4 win over No. 69 Daubnerova on court six.
Emma Dong clinched the match with a 6-3, 6-1 victory against No. 105 Pawlak on court five.

Results
Doubles:
1. Anastasiia Lopata/Patricija Paukstyte (UGA) def. #34 Nikola Daubnerova/Xinyi Nong (UF): 6-2
2. #7 Deniz Dilek/Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. Brooke Black/Valery Gynina (UF): 6-4
3. Lucie Pawlak/India Houghton (UF) def. Emma Dong/Anastasiia Gureva (UGA): 6-1

Singles:
#28 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) vs. #60 India Houghton (UF): 0-6, 4-3, unfinished
#6 Aysegul Mert (UGA) vs. #68 Valery Gynina (UF): 6-4, 3-4, unfinished
#68 Deniz Dilek (UGA) vs. #39 Gabia Paskauskas (UF): 3-6, 3-3, unfinished
#42 Anastasiia Gureva (UGA) def. Brooke Black (UF): 6-1, 6-2
Emma Dong (UGA) vs. #105 Lucie Pawlak (UF): 6-3, 6-1
#97 Sofia Rojas (UGA) vs. Xinyi Nong (UF): 6-1, 6-4

Order of finish: Doubles (3, 1, 2); Singles (4, 6, 3)

Key Quotes:
Head Coach Drake Bernstein
On the team's performance…
"We're really pleased with the way we came out at one doubles. That was their first time playing one doubles today, they were fantastic from the start of the match. They play with such great energy. Patricija (Paukstyte) is really coming along. It's fun to watch when she's out there, she's embracing the match, and she's got the big smile on, it's just a lot of fun to watch as a coach. Then, two doubles came alive there when we needed it the most. Again, that doubles point set the tone for the day. I didn't get to see much down here at the pit, but it looked like we were clean, from start to finish. We've got some things that we can do better up top, and that's really what this whole season is. That's what tomorrow is for. We'll get back out here on a practice day, but it's always a great one when you can beat Florida. I'm proud of the ladies and we're excited for the next one."

Up Next:
The No. 1 Bulldogs continue SEC action in Athens with 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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