NORMAN, Okla. \u2014 The top-ranked and fourth-seeded Georgia women’s tennis team (18-4, 12-3 SEC) defeated No. 8 Texas (17-7, 11-4 SEC) 4-2 on Friday in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals at the Headington Family Tennis Center, snapping a three-match skid against the Longhorns.
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\nFast Facts<\/p>\n
\u00a0 Follow the Dawgs
\n\tThe Bulldogs have now advanced to their seventh-consecutive SEC Tournament semifinal dating back to the 2019 season (2020 SEC Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19).
\n\tGeorgia now leads the all-time series 15-6 against Texas.
\n\tGeorgia opened the match in doubles play, where Texas edged out the point with wins on courts one and three to take an early 1-0 lead.
\n\tThe Bulldogs found success on court two, as the No. 3 duo of Deniz Dilek<\/a> and Aysegul Mert<\/a> earned a 6-3 victory over Carmen Herea and Mathilde Ngijol-Carre, marking their fifth straight doubles win.
\n\tTexas clinched the doubles point with a tiebreak win on court three, 7-6(1) over Georgia’s Emma Dong<\/a> and Hayden Mulberry<\/a>.
\n\tNo. 86 Sofia Rojas<\/a> put Georgia on the board first with a dominant 6-3, 6-1 victory over Mathilde Ngijol-Carr\u00e9.
\n\tPaukstyte followed with a 6-3, 6-2 win against Kate Mansfield, marking her third consecutive singles victory and giving Georgia a second point in the early stages of singles play.
\n\tNo. 20 Lopata battled back after dropping the second set to defeat No. 3 Herea, 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, clinching a key three-set victory at the top spot and extending her singles win streak to three matches.
\n\tNo. 8 Mert secured a straight-set win over No. 6 Abbagnato, 6-4, 7-6(6), winning a tightly contested tiebreak in the second set to push her singles win streak to four matches.
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\nResults
\nDoubles:
\n1. Anastasia Abbagnato\/Elizabeth Ionescu (TEX) def. #10 Anastasiia Lopata<\/a>\/Patricija Paukstyte<\/a> (UGA): 6-1
\n2. #3 Deniz Dilek<\/a>\/Aysegul Mert<\/a> (UGA) def. Carmen Herea\/Mathilde Ngijol-Carre (TEX): 6-3
\n3. Salma Drugdova\/Eszter Meri (TEX) def. Emma Dong<\/a>\/ Hayden Mulberry<\/a> (UGA): 7-6(1)
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\nSingles:
\n1. #20 Anastasiia Lopata<\/a> (UGA) def. #3 Carmen Herea (TEX): 6-2, 1-6, 6-1
\n2. #8 Aysegul Mert<\/a> (UGA) def. #6 Anastasia Abbagnato (TEX): 6-4, 7-6(6)
\n3. #68 Deniz Dilek<\/a> (UGA) vs. #50 Eszter Meri (TEX): 3-6, 6-3, 1-1 unfinished
\n4. Elizabeth Ionescu (TEX) def. #54 Anastasiia Gureva<\/a> (UGA): 6-2, 6-4
\n5. #86 Sofia Rojas<\/a> (UGA) def. Mathilde Ngijol-Carr\u00e9 (TEX): 6-3, 6-1
\n6. Patricija Paukstyte<\/a> (UGA) def. Kate Mansfield (TEX): 6-3, 6-2
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\nOrder of finish: Doubles (1, 2, 3); Singles (5, 6, 4, 1, 2)
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\nUp Next
\nThe Bulldogs will prepare for the SEC semifinal round where they will face LSU Saturday, April 18 at 4 p.m. ET at the Headington Family Tennis Center.
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\nMatch 23 – No. 1\u00a0(4-seed) Georgia vs. No. 15 (9-seed) LSU (SEC Semifinal)
\nDate: Saturday, April 18, 2026
\nTime: 4 p.m. ET
\nLocation: Norman, Okla.
\nSite: Headington Family Tennis Center
\nLive Video:\u00a0https:\/\/gado.gs\/cv5<\/a>
\nLive Stats:\u00a0https:\/\/gado.gs\/elg<\/a><\/p>\n
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