SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. \u2014 The Georgia women’s tennis team concluded its first day of competition at the Battle in the Bay Classic, posting two singles wins and two doubles victories on Thursday at the California Tennis Club.
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\n\tPatricija Paukstyte<\/a> and Nadia Lagaev<\/a> each earned straight-set singles victories to advance to the Round of 16 in singles.
\n\tPaukstyte defeated TCU’s Natalie Salkova, 6-1, 6-1, while Lagaev topped Purdue’s Reese Frank, 6-2, 6-2.
\n\tAnastasiia Gureva<\/a> and Ava Rodriguez<\/a> teamed up to secure an 8-2 doubles victory over Loyola Marymount’s Ada Piestrzynska and Yelyzaveta Chainykova.
\n\tPaukstyte and Lagaev advanced in doubles after edging Purdue’s Reese Frank and Nehir Dogan, 8-7(4).
\n\tGureva and Rodriguez each competed in three-set singles matches, with Gureva falling to UCSB’s Lily Pradkin, 1-6, 7-6(3), 6-2, and Rodriguez dropping a (6)6-7, 6-1, 7-5 decision to Duke’s Shavit Kimchi.
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\nGeorgia continues competition at the Battle in the Bay Classic on Friday with singles and doubles action beginning at 1 p.m. ET.
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\nToday’s results:
\nSingles R32:
\nLily Pradkin (UCSB) def. #38 Anastasiia Gureva<\/a> (UGA): 1-6, 7-6(3), 6-2
\nPatricija Paukstyte<\/a> (UGA) def. Natalie Salkova (TCU): 6-1, 6-1
\nNadia Lagaev<\/a> (UGA) def. Reese Frank (PURD): 6-2, 6-2
\nShavit Kimchi (DUKE) def. Ava Rodriguez<\/a> (UGA): (6)6-7, 6-1, 7-5
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\nDoubles R16:
\nAnastasiia Gureva<\/a>\/Ava Rodriguez<\/a> (UGA) def. Ada Piestrzynska\/Yelyzaveta Chainykova (LMU): 8-2
\nPatricija Paukstyte<\/a>\/Nadia Lagaev<\/a> (UGA) vs. Reese Frank\/Nehir Dogan (PURD): 8-7(4)
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