ATHENS, Ga. \u2014 The No. 1 Georgia women’s tennis team (10-3, 5-2 SEC) returns home to host two conference matches following a four-match road stint. The Bulldogs will face No. 17 Florida (10-3, 5-2 SEC) on Thursday at 5 p.m. ET before taking on No. 4 Auburn (23-1, 7-0 SEC) on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
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\nScouting the Opponents
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\nMatch 14 – No. 1 Georgia vs No. 17 Florida Promotions
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\n\tGeorgia has won nine straight matches against Florida despite trailing 51-24 in the all-time series. The Bulldogs’ last win over the Gators came March 2, 2025, in a 4-0 decision.
\n\tGeorgia leads Auburn 61-9 in the all-time series and most recently won 4-3 at the ITA Indoor National Championships on Feb. 9, 2026, to advance to the championship match.
\n\tGeorgia features five players in the singles rankings: No. 6 Aysegul Mert<\/a>, No. 28 Anastasiia Lopata<\/a>, No. 42 Anastasiia Gureva<\/a>, No. 68 Deniz Dilek<\/a> and No. 97 Sofia Rojas<\/a>.
\n\tThe Bulldogs also have three ranked doubles teams. The top pairing of Dilek and Mert is ranked No. 7. Dilek and Emma Dong<\/a> are No. 62, while Mert and Gureva are No. 69.
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\n\tFlorida has seven ranked singles players: No. 39 Gabia Paskauskas, No. 60 India Houghton, No. 69 Nikola Daubnerova, No. 78 Valery Gynina, No. 105 Lucie Pawlak, No. 116 Emily Seibold and No. 123 Brooke Black.
\n\tFlorida has one ranked doubles pair: No. 34 Nikola Daubnerova and Xinyi Nong.
\n\tFlorida enters on a three-match winning streak and will play its first road match since March 7.
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\n\tAuburn has six ranked singles players: No. 38 Ashton Bowers, No. 43 DJ Bennett, No. 49 Ava Esposito, No. 55 Ekaterina Khayrutidinova, No. 94 Angella Okutoyi and No. 122 Merna Refaat.
\n\tAuburn has two ranked doubles pairs: No. 16 Esposito and Bennett, and No. 20 Okutoyi and Refaat.
\n\tAuburn enters undefeated in SEC play and on the road and has won 24 consecutive doubles points in dual matches.
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\nDate: Thursday, March 19, 2026
\nTime: 5 p.m. ET
\nLocation: Athens, Georgia
\nSite: Dan Magill Tennis Complex
\nLive Video\/Stats: https:\/\/gado.gs\/outdoorlive<\/a>
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\nMatch 15 – No. 1 Georgia vs No. 4 Auburn
\nDate: Saturday, March 21, 2026
\nTime: 3 p.m. ET
\nLocation: Athens, Georgia
\nSite: Dan Magill Tennis Complex
\nLive Video\/Stats: https:\/\/gado.gs\/outdoorlive<\/a><\/p>\n
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\n\tThursday’s match will feature a giveaway for fans, with the first 150 attendees receiving a “Lucky to Be a Bulldog” T-shirt. On Saturday, Georgia will host Greek Day, with the first 100 students in attendance receiving a free T-shirt.
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