No. 1-ranked Georgia women beat Duke, advance to NCAA Semi-Finals

WACO, Texas — The No. 1 Georgia women’s tennis team (27-3, 13-2 SEC) advanced to the NCAA Championship semifinals after a 4-1 victory over No. 8 Duke (24-4, 12-0 ACC) in the NCAA quarterfinal round at the Hurd Tennis Center on Thursday.

Fast Facts

• Georgia improves to 17-15 against Duke all-time, now taking the 5-4 edge in NCAA Tournament matches.
• The Bulldogs have now advanced to the NCAA semifinals for a third consecutive season and the 15th time in program history.
• Georgia remains undefeated in tournament-style competition this spring, improving to 11-0 between winning the 2025 ITA National Team Indoor Championships (four wins), the 2025 SEC Tournament (three wins) and the opening four rounds of the NCAA Tournament.
• The Bulldogs trailed early after losing doubles point for only the fourth time this season. The #1 tandem of Dasha Vidmanova and Mell Reasco struck first for Georgia, closing out three consecutive games to defeat #20 Irina Balus and Elizabeth Coleman, 6-2, on court one. The Blue Devils would go on to take courts two and three to lead 1-0 in the match.
• #74 Guillermina Grant was the first to cross the finish line in singles, dominating #95 Shavit Kimchi, 6-1, 6-3, on court five to get Georgia on the board and level the match at 1-1. The result marks Grant’s eight-consecutive victory and improves her to 31-8 on the year in singles.
• #17 Anastasiia Lopata was sharp all match long, dominating #26 Balus in straight sets for a 6-1, 6-1 victory on court two to earn the Bulldogs their first lead of the day at 2-1. The win snapped a streak of five-straight unfinished singles matches for Lopata, good for her highest-ranked win this spring.
• Leading on all four remaining courts, #2 Vidmanova struck next as she defeated #61 Liv Hovde, 6-4, 6-2, on court one to put Georgia one point away from victory. The result gives Vidmanova her 30th overall singles win this year, marking her second 30+ singles win season in a Georgia uniform (2022-23) while also setting a new career-high 18 dual singles match wins in a single season.
• Within minutes, #42 Aysegul Mert slammed the door on a Blue Devil comeback bid, defeating #72 Eleana Yu, 6-3, 6-1, on court four to secure the clinch for Georgia. Mert earned her 50th career singles win while extending her winning streak to six matches.

Results
Doubles:
1. #1 Dasha Vidmanova/Mell Reasco (UGA) def. #20 Irina Balus/Elizabeth Coleman (DUKE), 6-2
2. Shavit Kimchi/Eleana Yu (DUKE) def. #68 Guillermina Grant/Anastasiia Lopata (UGA), 6-4
3. Emma Jackson/Liv Hovde (DUKE) def. Aysegul Mert/Hayden Mulberry (UGA), 6-4

Singles:
1. #2 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. #61 Liv Hovde (DUKE), 6-4, 6-2
2. #17 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. #26 Irina Balus (DUKE), 6-1, 6-1
3. Mell Reasco (UGA) vs. #25 Emma Jackson (DUKE), 6-4, 2-6, 0-0, unfinished
4. #42 Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. #72 Eleana Yu (DUKE), 6-3, 6-1
5. #74 Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. #95 Shavit Kimchi (DUKE), 6-1, 6-3
6. Sofia Rojas (UGA) vs #98 Elizabeth Coleman (DUKE), 6-4, 4-3, unfinished

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (5,2,1,4)

Up Next
No. 1 Georgia will have a rest day on Friday before facing No. 5 UNC in the NCAA semifinals on Saturday, May 17 at 11 a.m. ET at the Hurd Tennis Center. Matches will be streamed on ESPN+.

Match 31 – No. 1 Georgia (27-3, 13-2 SEC) vs No. 5 UNC (27-4, 11-1 ACC) – NCAA Semifinals
Date: Saturday,May 17, 2025
Time: 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT
Location: Waco, Texas
Site: Hurd Tennis Center
Live Video:https://gado.gs/d7n (ESPN+)
Tournament Central Page: https://gado.gs/d7f