Anastasiia Lopata, a senior from Kyiv, Ukraine, who performs on the No. 1 singles spot for the Bulldogs, earned All-SEC first-team honors. She is ranked No. 16 within the ITA singles rankings after an upset victory over Texas’ No. 3-ranked Carmen Herea on the SEC Championships on Friday. Lopata posted a 6-3 singles report towards SEC opponents this season. Additionally, she reached a career-high No. 10 within the ITA doubles rankings alongside associate Patricija Paukstyte, compiling a 9-2 report in convention play this season. This marks her fourth All-SEC choice and her second consecutive first-team honor.
Junior Aysegul Mert, from Istanbul, Turkey, earned her first All-SEC first-team honor. The 2024 NCAA doubles champion reached a career-high No. 6 within the ITA singles rankings and posted a 7-3 report on the No. 2 singles spot for the Bulldogs. Mert went 5-4 towards ranked opponents, together with a straight-set victory over Texas’ No. 6-ranked Anastasia Abbagnato to ship the Bulldogs to the semifinals of the SEC Championships on Friday. She and fellow Turkish teammate Deniz Dilek have additionally discovered success in doubles, rating within the prime three nationally and compiling a 15-6 general report this season.
Deniz Dilek, a freshman from Ankara, Turkey, earned All-SEC freshman crew honors following a powerful debut season. She was named SEC Player of the Week after her efficiency on the 2026 ITA Team Indoor National Championship, the place she recorded three ranked singles victories and two ranked doubles wins, together with a third-set tiebreak clinch that helped Georgia safe the title. Primarily taking part in on the No. 3 singles spot for the Bulldogs, Dilek has compiled a 6-4 report getting into NCAA postseason play. She additionally ranks within the prime three nationally in doubles alongside Mert, posting a 15-6 general report this season.
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