No. 1 Bulldogs Set to Host Kentucky, No. 15 Tennessee

Thursday, April 2

Athens, Ga.

5:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

Kentucky

No. 1 Bulldogs Set to Host Kentucky, No. 15 Tennessee

April 01, 2026 | Women's Tennis

ATHENS, Ga. — The No. 1 Georgia women's tennis team (13-4, 8-3 SEC) is set to host Kentucky (9-11, 1-10 SEC) on Thursday, April 2 at 5 p.m. ET, followed by a top-15 matchup against No. 15 Tennessee (11-6, 6-5 SEC) on Saturday, April 4 at 3 p.m. ET at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

Fast Facts

Georgia leads the all-time series against Kentucky, 43-10. The Bulldogs' last win came in a 4-0 sweep at Kentucky last season.
Against Tennessee, Georgia leads the all-time series 58-9. The Bulldogs' last meeting ended in a 4-0 sweep at Tennessee.
Georgia features six players in the singles rankings: No. 7 Aysegul Mert, No. 31 Anastasiia Lopata, No. 46 Anastasiia Gureva, No. 61 Deniz Dilek, No. 97 Sofia Rojas, and No. 101 Emma Dong who enters the individual rankings for the first time this week.
The Bulldogs feature four ranked doubles teams, led by the No. 7 pairing of Dilek and Mert. Lopata and Patricija Paukstyte follow at No. 15, while Mert and Gureva are ranked No. 62 and Dilek and Dong sit at No. 81.
Georgia looks to bounce back from a road loss at Oklahoma and return to the win column.

Scouting the Opponents
Kentucky

Kentucky has two players in the ITA singles rankings: No. 72 Zoe Hammond and No. 99 Julia Zhu.
The Wildcats are coming off their first conference win of the season, a 4-1 home victory over Missouri.

Tennessee

Tennessee has three players in the ITA singles rankings: No. 21 Leyla Britez Risso, No. 28 Katrina Scott and No. 85 Vanesa Suarez.
The Volunteers also have three doubles teams in the ITA rankings, led by Catherine Aulia and Britez Risso at No. 28, followed by Suarez and Francesca Mattioli at No. 36 and Maeve Thornton and Mattioli at No. 63.

Match 18 - No. 1 Georgia vs. Kentucky
Date: Thursday, April 2, 2026
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Location: Athens, Ga
Site: Dan Magill Tennis Complex
Live Video/Stats: https://gado.gs/outdoorlive

Match 19 - No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 15 Tennessee
Date: Saturday, April 4, 2026
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Location: Athens, Ga
Site: Dan Magill Tennis Complex
Live Video/Stats: https://gado.gs/outdoorlive

Promotions

Thursday's match will feature a free T-shirt giveaway for the first 100 students. On Saturday, Georgia will host Family Day, with the first 200 kids receiving free eggs and candy in honor of Easter weekend.

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