Georgia Women's Tennis Wins First NCAA National Title Since 2000 with 4-0 Victory Over Texas A&M

Georgia women’s tennis captured the 2025 NCAA national championship with a dominant 4-0 victory over Texas A&M in Waco, Texas. It marks the program’s first title since 2000 and third overall.

Georgia Women's Tennis Wins First NCAA National Title Since 2000 with 4-0 Victory Over Texas A&M

The Georgia Bulldogs are national champions once again.

Top-seeded Georgia defeated No. 2 seed Texas A&M 4-0 in the NCAA Women’s Tennis Championship final in Waco, Texas, capturing the program’s first national title since 2000 and third overall (1994, 2000, 2025). The victory comes one year after falling to the Aggies in the same stage, completing a remarkable season of redemption under second-year head coach Drake Bernstein.

“Just really proud of this team,” Bernstein said on the ESPN+ broadcast. “They just kept putting in the effort and I couldn’t ask for a better group. Couldn’t be happier for these four seniors to go out like that.”

Despite battling injuries to key contributors Alexandra Vecic and Mai Nirundorn throughout the season, the Bulldogs (29-3) showed resilience, winning the SEC Tournament and national indoor title before closing out the year with the ultimate prize. In the NCAA Tournament, Georgia outscored opponents 24-1, including three wins over Texas A&M (30-4) this season.

In Monday’s final, Georgia took control early by securing the doubles point. Guillermina Grant and Anastasiia Lopata defeated Lexington Reed and Daria Smetannikov 6-2 on court two, followed by Aysegul Mert and Hayden Mulberry’s tight 7-5 win over Nicole Khirin and Lucciana Perez on court three. Mert, playing through a leg injury sustained in the semifinal, showed grit in both doubles and singles.

Texas A&M claimed early momentum in singles by taking first sets on three courts, but Georgia’s depth and composure prevailed. NCAA singles champion and No. 2-ranked Dasha Vidmanova delivered a straight-set win over top-ranked Mary Stoiana 6-4, 6-4 to double the lead.

Anastasiia Lopata bounced back from a 0-6 opening set to beat Khirin 0-6, 6-4, 6-2 on court three, setting the stage for the clincher.

On court six, Sofia Rojas, a transfer from Oklahoma State, secured the championship with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 comeback victory over Reed. Her teammates stormed the court in celebration as Rojas sealed the win with a volley winner.

“It’s not easy to stay focused the way that they did,” Bernstein said. “But as the scoreboards were adding up, I think you could see a lot of Georgia focus down the stretch.”

The win marks Georgia’s third NCAA women’s tennis title and its first NCAA team championship in any sport since football’s 2022 national title. The Bulldogs also claimed the 2025 national equestrian title earlier this year.

Coach Bernstein concluded the night planning to celebrate with a FaceTime to his wife, former Georgia gymnast Cassidy McComb Bernstein, and their three children: Brody, Cashton, and Beckham.