It was a great day for the University of Georgia at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex yesterday, Friday, October 18, 2024.
Sofia Rojas and Hayden Mulberry defeated Kennesaw State's Terezia Barianakova and Laura Nadaska 8-6 in doubles. Rojas faced North Florida's Anslee Long in singles, winning the match 6-2, 6-3.
Guillermina Grant faced North Florida's Aryana Bartlett in a match that was a battle. Grant took the first set 7-6(1), resolving the second set 7-5, avoiding a second tie-break. Following her qualifying round win on Thursday, Hayden Mulberry faced Tech's Kylie Bilchev, with the Bulldogs winning 7-5, 6-2. In the afternoon, Aysegul Mert played the round of 64 against FSU's Eva Shaw, winning 6-2, 6-4.
In the consolation round of 16 qualifying, Sarah Branicki returned to action against Florida Atlantic's Maya Shanok, advancing due to Shanok's withdrawal.
Meanwhile, Dasha Vidmanova's four-match winning streak ended after falling 6-3, 6-0 to WTA No. 99 Anna Blinkova at the ITF tournament in Macon.
The Bulldogs will come back to playat the ITA Southeast Regional Championships on Saturday, Oct. 19, starting at 9 a.m. ET.
ITA Southeast Regional Championships - Singles
Sofia Rojas (UGA) d. Anslee Long (North Florida) 6-2, 6-3
Guillermina Grant (UGA) d. Aryana Bartlett (North Florida) 7-6(1), 7-5
Aysegul Mert (UGA) d. Eva Shaw (FSU) 6-2, 6-4
Hayden Mulberry (UGA) by. Kylie Bilchev (Georgia Tech) 7-5, 6-2
Sarach Branicki (UGA) d. Maya Shanok (FAU) 6-1, 1-0
Laura Nadaska (Kennesaw State) d. Tatum Buffington (UGA), 6-4, 6-0
ITA Southeast Regional Championships - Doubles
Sofia Rojas/Hayden Mulberry (UGA) d. Terezia Barianakova and Laura Nadaska (Kennesaw State) 8-6
Franziska Heinemann/Juliette Nask (G Southern) d. Results Haley Gaudette/Sarah Branicki (UGA) 8-5
ITF W100 Macon
WTA No.99 Anna Blinkova d. Dasha Vidmanova 6-3, 6-0
